Number 24

Bailey, Barnes, Barry, Bonds, Bryant, Chelios, Gordon, Griffey, Henderson, Malone, Mays . . . the competition for the greatest #24 of all-time is absolutely STACKED.  Bill Cartwright, the catalyst of the great Bulls teams of the early 90s joins us to talk about the Bulls, The Last Dance, his love of the Say Hey Kid and more! It's an action-packed show featuring a brand-new segment from Mr. Rudy Klancnik himself.

Our Guest
Bill Cartwright was a  key part of the one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history. He played 16 seasons for the Knicks, Bulls and Sonics and was co-captain of the Bulls teams that won three-straight NBA titles in the early 90s.  After his playing days he became a successful assistant coach with the Bulls, Nets and Suns and a part of 3 more championship teams. He was a two-time All-American at University of San Francisco and is still the Dons all-time leading scorer. His #24 is retired at USF alongside legends like Bill Russell and KC Jones where he is now Director of University Initiatives.

1:31 – “This is the inaugural edition, ladies and gentlemen, of Number News.”
Rudy debuts a sparkly new segment, Number News (which will eventually be called Rudy’s Roundup). As the name states, it’s news and notes of import in the uniform number world. 

5:00 – “It’s 16 years . . .”
6-time NBA champ Bill Cartwright joins us and immediately corrects Tom on the number of years he played in the NBA. We also talk #24, the Bulls dynasty, The Last Dance, Willie Mays and why the Knicks still suck.

11:08 – “I’m gonna kick it off, focusing on baseball.”
Rudy talks great baseball #24’s including Willie Mays, Ken Griffey Jr., Rickey Henderson and more. Football at 16:37. Basketball at 22:28. Hockey/NASCAR/Soccer at 31:23 

35:07 – “You excited? You feelin’ it?”

Screen stars. Actors wearing #24 in movies and TV:

Corbin Bernsen as Roger Dorn in Major League (1989)Fred “The Hammer” Williamson as Dr. Oliver Jones in MASH (1970)Toheeb Jimoh as Sam Obisanya in Ted Lasso (2020)Kadeem Hardison as Antoine Tyler in The Sixth Man (1997)Dylan O’Brien as Stiles Stilinski in Teen Wolf (2011-2017) 

37:33 – “Now it’s time for the Hall of Shame.”
The Derrick Rose Award (great careers ruined by circumstance) goes to Nile Kinnick and Marvin “Bad News” Barnes. The Hall of Shame recipient is Brazilian Soccer as an institution for the taboo it has associated with #24.

40:30 – “Let’s focus on some Heat Check guys.”
These are people who are still playing and vying for a spot someday on the Hall of Fame list.

Miguel Cabrera Stephon Gilmore Robinson Cano Nick Chubb Devonta Freeman Josh NormanBuddy Hield Lauri Markkanen.Kaapo Kakko Johnathan Abram 

45:13 – “Let’s go for it.”
The Hall of Fame List:

Willie MaysKobe BryantRickey Henderson Jeff GordonKen Griffey, Jr. 

Our thanks to Frank Allocco at USF for helping us secure the interview with Bill Cartwright.

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