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VIDEO: Dan Patrick recalls memories of former NC State Jim Valvano

Jim Valvano

Dan Patrick recalls some emotional memories of his time with NC State coach Jim Valvano as the NCAA tournament gets underway. Valvano led the Wolfpack to a national championship over a heavily favored Houston team in 1983. He passed away of cancer ten years later in 1993. Since his death, his words in a moving speech at the ESPY Awards have remained a rallying cry in the hopes of raising money for cancer research.

Daniel Martin is a writer and editor at JohnnyJungle.com, covering St. John’s. You can find him on Twitter:@DanielJMartin_