Street video gives current Hawkeyes perspective

[HawkeyeHypnosis]

Street video gives current Hawkeyes perspective | TheGazette

From article:

“We brought that over and showed that to them so they could hear people talk about him, they could see footage of him, and they could try to get a feel for what it was like when everyone found out [about the accident],â€￾ McCaffery said. “. . . I think when that meeting ended yesterday, they had a pretty good feeling of what he meant to this program and how he’s still very much a part of the family.

“They walk by the memorial right in front of our locker room, and you wonder how much do they think about that. They see it every day, so they knew who he was, they knew what he meant, they’ve read that. But I think they have a much better feeling now.â€￾

 

[TritonHawkeye]

I still remember and probably always will his image being shown on ESPN when the news broke. My whole family saying two words over and over...oh no!

 

[wundergrape]

Maybe it's an unrealistic expectation, but I really hope the team gets it. Chris's death meant so much more than everybody's favorite player passing. Our hopes as a program died with Chris Street, as painful as this is to admit.

There was a close-to-unbroken lineage going all the way back to Dick Ives in 1944, through the Fabulous Five years, to the six pack years, the Lute years, and the early Davis years. Chris was the culmination of that 50 year span of world-class players, and he embodied all of the passion and love that the fans had for Hawkeye basketball back then.

That year, '92-'93, represented yet another chance for us to win a national title; an itch that crept up on Hawk fans every ten years or so. Sadly, no one has felt that way since January 16, 1993. That night changed who we are as a program, and we haven't recovered from it yet.