Tommy LaGarde Basketball News & Bio
| Name: | Tommy LaGarde | | Hometown: | Detroit, MI | | High School: | Central Catholic | | Born: | February 10, 1955 (69) | | Height/Weight: | 6-10, 230 | | Position: | Center | | Notes: | 1976 Olympic Basketball Gold Medalist, 1977 All-American | | Related: | Phil Ford | Jeff Wolf | Walter Davis | John Kuester |
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DeCock: Ex-UNC star Tommy LaGarde builds career around unexpectedA big man on some of the best UNC teams of the ’70s, his No.?45 is one of the honored numbers hanging from the roof...
Sun Aug 19, 2012
Video: Tommy LaGarde, the original "Maverick"Former North Carolina Tar Heel and Dallas Maverick Tommy LaGarde disputes the claim that John McCain and Sarah Palin are the original mavericks in this...
Tue Jul 31, 2012
Phil Ford: We've Overcome Injuries Before
I hold out hope because of what happened to us in 1977. When Tommy LaGarde injured his knee late in the season, we were playing...
Tue Mar 20, 2012
Tommy LaGarde blocks out Marquette memories
Tommy LaGarde holds a place in UNC basketball lore because of a game in which he didn’t play. That came in 1977 against Marquette in...
Thu Mar 24, 2011
Catching up with Tommy LaGarde
These days, 53-year-old Tommy LaGarde prefers the quieter lifestyle. LaGarde, who made second-team All-America at North Carolina in 1977 and played six years in the...
Sat Jan 26, 2008