Submitted by Hotel Putingradon May 30th, 2024 at 9:33 PM
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Dane Fife
UMxWolverines
May 30th, 2024 at 9:39 PM^
Coached some amazing teams, and most importantly gave us the walkon legend Dugan! RIP sir
Joined: 03/01/2009
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Blue boy johnson
May 31st, 2024 at 6:45 AM^
Dugan Fife was not a walk on. Thought I’d correct the record.
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UMxWolverines
May 31st, 2024 at 8:40 AM^
It was before my time and it's been a long time since I read the Fab Five book, but I thought Dugan Fife was offered a spot on the team after Fisher saw him playing in the rec building? Or am I thinking of someone else?
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Bando Calrissian
May 31st, 2024 at 8:58 AM^
That wasn't Dugan, who IIRC, contended for Mr. Basketball in MI.
"Fife didn't even take any other visits. He met with Fisher and Jay Smith, and he said, 'I'm coming.'" (Chapter 3)
EDIT: I think you're thinking about Freddie Hunter? He was a walk-on for sure.
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UMxWolverines
May 31st, 2024 at 12:06 PM^
Yes you got it, Freddie Hunter is who I was thinking of.
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4INROW
May 31st, 2024 at 8:04 PM^
Honest mistake considering their names are so similar.
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blueheron
May 30th, 2024 at 9:39 PM^
RIP. He had an impressive career as an athlete, too:
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Rhino77
May 30th, 2024 at 10:00 PM^
Dugan!
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kdhoffma
May 30th, 2024 at 10:56 PM^
Fab Four + Fife… such a perfect follow up name. Should have been a final four team, thanks Clinton!
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Zoltanrules
May 30th, 2024 at 10:36 PM^
RIP Coach.
Dan also was the starting guard on UM teams with the great Rudy T.
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shoes
May 31st, 2024 at 5:05 PM^
Dan actually preceded Rudy T at Mich. He played on some pretty good teams with Henry Wilmore and Ken Brady. I attended those games as a student.
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Zoltanrules
June 2nd, 2024 at 8:51 AM^
Rudy T was one year older and they also played together in 1968-69.
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UMayhem
May 30th, 2024 at 11:00 PM^
A legendary figure on the basketball court and in our community. Great coach. Class guy. He really did seem to know all the kids in the McGrath league and would spend time getting to know the parents too. RIP Coach. You'll be missed.
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StateStreetApostle
May 30th, 2024 at 11:00 PM^
A life well-lived. Requiescat in pace.
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drjaws
May 30th, 2024 at 11:06 PM^
Absolute unit in the community and absolute legend. RIP coach
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BursleyHall82
May 30th, 2024 at 11:23 PM^
Dang. Losing Thad Garner and Dan Fife in the same week. No more, please.
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GoBlue96
May 31st, 2024 at 7:29 AM^
RIP and way too young. I just attended the funeral of a former boss that also retired in 2018 and was dead at 74.
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rice4114
May 31st, 2024 at 2:17 PM^
Heard this too many times. Live life my friends dont wait for that magical day. Use those vacation days and go!!
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ChalmersE
May 31st, 2024 at 2:47 PM^
Dan also pitched for Michigan. On one day in April of 1969, he toed the rubber against Notre Dame. His opposing pitcher was Bob Arnzen, who also played basketball, very well, for the Irish. Neither fared well, as this Daily Article notes: https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071754084/747.
Fife, of course, went on to pitch for the Twins while Arnzen played a little in the minors. So much for the prognosticating abilities of that Daily writer (that would be me).
RIP Dan, you will truly be missed.
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