The unofficial online home for fans of the UAB Blazers. Part of Collegiate Sports Nation (CSN).

Don't know if any of y'all had seen these or not...I found them interesting. I can't vouch for how accurate the statement at the bottom is. Cool nonetheless.



"“Ok so in 1976 Arnold was in Birmingham filming the movie “Stay Hungry”. While he was here, he was working out for his movie and was given a UAB shirt, which at the time had no athletic program. Then when Arnold went back to LA/Hollywood, he frequently worked out at UCLA’s gym. There Coach Bartow who was the men’s basketball coach saw the shirt and was interested about this so called “UAB”, then in 1977 Coach Bartow leaves UCLA where he had a cush job and starts an athletic program at UAB. So Arnold is the reason we have UAB sports.”

http://landonhowell.com/index.php/2011/1...er-knew-2/
https://twitter.com/#!/Graeme_McDowell

I believe he also had an ortho surgery done on his knee, IIRC.

Arnold is not the reason we have uab basketball. One of the UAB administrators had a Missouri connection to Bartow, I believe. And that is the first time I've ever heard the UCLA job called cushy.

Cushy, not bushy. That is another thing entirely.

If you click the blog, he cites his source as a video game forum, so it's probably legit....

(01-11-2012 04:46 PM)Uncle BLAZER Wrote:  Cushy, not bushy. That is another thing entirely.

Stupid autocorrect.

(01-11-2012 04:01 PM)blazerman2006 Wrote:  Don't know if any of y'all had seen these or not...I found them interesting. I can't vouch for how accurate the statement at the bottom is. Cool nonetheless.



"“Ok so in 1976 Arnold was in Birmingham filming the movie “Stay Hungry”. While he was here, he was working out for his movie and was given a UAB shirt, which at the time had no athletic program. Then when Arnold went back to LA/Hollywood, he frequently worked out at UCLA’s gym. There Coach Bartow who was the men’s basketball coach saw the shirt and was interested about this so called “UAB”, then in 1977 Coach Bartow leaves UCLA where he had a cush job and starts an athletic program at UAB. So Arnold is the reason we have UAB sports.”

http://landonhowell.com/index.php/2011/1...er-knew-2/
https://twitter.com/#!/Graeme_McDowell

This man by himself kept the steroid industry in business for close to two decades. I am suprised he's still alive and kicking.

(01-12-2012 09:25 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(01-11-2012 04:46 PM)Uncle BLAZER Wrote:  Cushy, not bushy. That is another thing entirely.

Stupid autocorrect.

Good to hear.
Whew! Because I have had some bushy jobs and they were not easy.