Lest we forget: Lou Bender

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By Ron Kaplan | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

Bender, “an All-American basketball player at Columbia whose stellar play during the Depression helped popularize the game and make Madison Square Garden a magnet for college basketball,” died on Sept. 10 at the age of 99.

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Topics: Jews and basketball, Lest we forget

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  • Thank you for recalling not only a great athlete but a wonderful human being and dad. Thank you again, steve bender

    Comment by Steven Bender on September 29, 2009 @ 9:48 pm

  • Naturally, he was before the time of many Korner readers, but Judaism is steeped in tradition and paying honor to our parents.

    Comment by Ron Kaplan on September 30, 2009 @ 9:51 am

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