There is some sad news from the DePaul community this afternoon. Ray Meyer, who coached the Blue Demon basketball team for an incredible 42 years, died this afternoon in Chicago.
He was succeeded as coach by his son, Joey Meyer, who coached well into the 1990s.
DePaul's surprise run in 1979 into the NCAA Final Four (joined by Magic Johnson's Michigan State and Larry Bird's Indiana State) is remembered in Chicago as one of the greatest local sports stories.
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