R.I P. Hank Raymonds

Hank Raymonds a former head coach for the Marquette Warriors and assistant coach under Al McGuire when they won the NCAA national championship, passed away today at the age of 86.
From jsonline: Henry "Hank" Raymonds was perhaps best known for the 126 wins he compiled as head men's basketball coach at Marquette University, and before that for serving as Al McGuire's top assistant during the team's NCAA championship run in the late 1970s.
But it was Raymonds' humanity and grace that helped set him apart. From his never-ending concern for and loyalty to his former players to his love for all things MU, Raymonds was a familiar and friendly face for nearly a half-century on the school's downtown Milwaukee campus.
Raymonds died on Monday after a long battle with cancer. He was 86.
"A lot of coaches really enjoy the limelight, and they relish it, they seek it. But Hank was not like that," said George Thompson, who first played for Raymonds, then also the coach of MU's freshman team, in 1965. "He was just content to turn out decent ballplayers and better people, and he took great pride in seeing the guys that he coached leave Marquette and come back or stay here and contribute to society and be a part of the community and try to do the right thing.
"Pass it along to the next generation of guys."
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I got to know Raymonds for a few years after he retired from coaching. My dad worked at Marquette in the media relations department for athletics and I talked to Raymonds on several occasions. Raymonds was a genuinely nice man.
R.I.P. Hank Raymonds, you were a hell of a coach and even a nicer man.