Sid Catlett

American basketball player (Cincinnati Royals).
Died on Wednesday November 8th 2017


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@obituarywriters: RT @NYTObits: In 1965 he led his school against the team led by Lew Alcindor, soon to be known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 6 years ago

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@bananabanana000: RT @NYTObits: In 1965 he led his school against the team led by Lew Alcindor, soon to be known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 6 years ago

@NYTObits: In 1965 he led his school against the team led by Lew Alcindor, soon to be known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar… - 6 years ago

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@NYTObits: “Depending on where he was, there were always two people on him,” Catlett said about guarding a young Lew Alcindor.… - 6 years ago

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@EricCortellessa: Sid Catlett, 69, @DeMathaCatholic Alum and Star of a Classic High School Basketball Game, Dies - 6 years ago

@NYTObits: In practice, Catlett, who was 6 feet 8 inches tall, held a tennis racket aloft to acclimate his teammates to shooti… - 6 years ago

@DSlotnik: Sid Catlett, star of perhaps the best high school basketball game ever, has died. Great story by @RichSandomir for… - 6 years ago

@piomio1960: RT @NYTObits: Sid Catlett, who helped defeat Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, in one of the best high school basketball ga… - 6 years ago

@NYTObits: Sid Catlett, who helped defeat Lew Alcindor, later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, in one of the best high school bas… - 6 years ago

@abstractnytimes: Sid Catlett, 69, Star Of a Classic High School Psychological Feature Game, Dies - 6 years ago

@LadyLibrarianND: RT @ndmagazine: The @nytimes remembers the late @NDmbb star Sid Catlett '71, "silky smooth, with a body like LeBron James's and a feathery-… - 6 years ago

@GaryGrassey: RT @ndmagazine: The @nytimes remembers the late @NDmbb star Sid Catlett '71, "silky smooth, with a body like LeBron James's and a feathery-… - 6 years ago

@McCarrenBill: RT @ndmagazine: The @nytimes remembers the late @NDmbb star Sid Catlett '71, "silky smooth, with a body like LeBron James's and a feathery-… - 6 years ago

@LoveBlessRepeat: RT @PoopeeBlakeney: Met Big Sid when I recruited his son lil Sid to LaSalle. I️ can hear his big booming voice as I write this. Cool Cat ht… - 6 years ago

@GovernerSlugwel: @kaj33 Hello. I’m a Jazz musician and musical historian. I was reading about Sid Catlett this week. Do you have any… - 6 years ago

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@jruffino2: #notredame #dematha Sid Catlett, basketball star in ‘greatest high school game ever,’ dies at 69 - 6 years ago

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@yelnats21: Sad to say Sid Catlett has passed @JBsportscaster - 6 years ago

@scottgranneman: This is a really interesting obit: “Sid Catlett, basketball star in ‘greatest high school game ever,’ dies at 69” - 6 years ago

@sportsdeaths: NBA: Sid Catlett, age 69, played w ‘71-2 Cincinnati Royals - 6 years ago

@SegravesNBC4: This is a terrific read on so many levels. Once again proving why Dave McKenna is a great writer. - 6 years ago

@dbarkin: really good story - 6 years ago

@MissKYUS2011: RT @Mesports: RIP Sid Catlett #basketball - 6 years ago

@MichaelJTheis: This guy and his tennis racket were legends at DeMatha. They kept the tennis racket in a trophy case. - 6 years ago

@JohnBick1960: Sid Catlett, basketball star in ‘greatest high school game ever,’ dies at 69 - 6 years ago

@BEYMVRIV: RT @_iSplash: The Washington Post held my uncle down today man... - 6 years ago

@KyleWKempf: Impressive obit"Sid Catlett, basketball star in ‘greatest high school game ever,’ dies at 69" - 6 years ago

@MikeMartinezDC: People in D.C. still talk about the time, 50 plus years ago, that Sid Catlett and DeMatha beat Lew Alcindor and Pow… - 6 years ago

@Mesports: RIP Sid Catlett #basketball - 6 years ago

@YaYasewsYoYos: RT @CarlosLozadaWP: "Wootten had his players shoot the ball with a higher trajectory by having Mr. Catlett hold a tennis racket during prac… - 6 years ago

@gina_goldberg: RT @CarlosLozadaWP: "Wootten had his players shoot the ball with a higher trajectory by having Mr. Catlett hold a tennis racket during prac… - 6 years ago

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@Aye_Cwood: RT @_iSplash: The Washington Post held my uncle down today man... - 6 years ago

@adam_awenner: huge loss -- Sid Catlett, basketball star in ‘greatest high school game ever,’ dies at 69 - 6 years ago

@CLeuthy: Sid Catlett, basketball star in ‘greatest high school game ever,’ dies at 69 - 6 years ago

@reggieasanders: Never saw him play but the stories are legendary. Well done @mattschudel We need more of this. @washingtonpost - 6 years ago

@JoeLindseyDC: Catlett was a member of the storied DeMatha squad that beat Lew Alcindor’s powerhouse Power Memorial High in 1965. - 6 years ago

@alanag581: @JBsportscaster talking to a friend about Sid Catlett-said u played w him- and on a cruise you subbed for your brother hurt his leg! - 6 years ago

@CoachJaeWright: S/O to @washingtonpost for this article on my uncle today! - 6 years ago

@D3NNY_13: RT @_iSplash: The Washington Post held my uncle down today man... - 6 years ago

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@gleopold1: Dematha (Sid Catlett) vs. Power Memorial (Lew Alcindor) - 6 years ago

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@NelsonMLee12: Sid Catlett, basketball star in ‘greatest high school game ever,’ dies at 69 - The Washington Post - 6 years ago

@Basketbalreport: Sid Catlett, basketball star in 'greatest high school game ever,' dies at 69 - Washington Post - 6 years ago

@biletnikoffawrd: Sid Catlett Dies At 69. Star Of Dematha's 1965 Upset Of Abdul-Jabbar's Power Memorial - 6 years ago

@_SLAPPY_: RT @DeMathaCatholic: Wa Post story on the late Sid Catlett '67: - 6 years ago

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@mstepczyk: RT @Deadspin: Sid Catlett, star of the greatest high school hoops game ever played, has died: - 6 years ago

@colbyvanv: RT @NDmbb: With a heavy heart, we announce the passing of Irish legend Sid Catlett. Sid had a remarkable basketball career in the D.C. area… - 6 years ago

@jjoyner1010: RIP Sid Catlett. Before my time, but fav tale from @DeMathaCatholic v. PowerMemorial is Morgan Wootten having Stags… - 6 years ago

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@FusionJones01: RT @DeMathaCatholic: Wa Post story on the late Sid Catlett '67: - 6 years ago

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@FergusVUP: RT @MattSchudel: Sid Catlett, "grace and greatness in action" in high school hoops' "greatest game ever" - 6 years ago

@jazz_kissa_: RT @tedgioia: The son of “Big” Sid Catlett, one of my favorite all-time jazz drummers. - 6 years ago

@PaulPage: Sid Catlett was a hoops legend, a local star who never shined as bright on the national stage as he deserved. RIP - 6 years ago

@tedgioia: The son of “Big” Sid Catlett, one of my favorite all-time jazz drummers. - 6 years ago

@CollectedN: Sid Catlett, basketball star in ‘greatest high school game ever,’ dies at 69 - 6 years ago

@ryanloral: RT @postobits: "Grace & greatness in action": Sid Catlett and the "greatest high school basketball game ever" - 6 years ago

@MattSchudel: Sid Catlett, "grace and greatness in action" in high school hoops' "greatest game ever" - 6 years ago

@MattSchudel: Sid Catlett, "grace and greatness in action" in high school hoops' "greatest game ever" - 6 years ago

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@postobits: "Grace & greatness in action": Sid Catlett and the "greatest high school basketball game ever" - 6 years ago

@twitbituaries: Sid Catlett, basketball star in 'greatest high school game ever,' dies at 69 - - 6 years ago

@dan_mccleary: Great story of Sid Catlett starting with the world's greatest high school basketball game and ending in a jazz frie… - 6 years ago

@old_time_DC: "Sid Catlett...Has Died....Catlett was a member of the storied DeMatha squad that beat Lew Alcindor’s (Kareem... - 6 years ago

@MojoCloned: Sid Catlett, Star Of The Greatest High School Hoops Game Ever Played, Has Died - 6 years ago

@Seanlaude14: RT @NDmbb: With a heavy heart, we announce the passing of Irish legend Sid Catlett. Sid had a remarkable basketball career in the D.C. area… - 6 years ago

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@malcolm_moran: RT @NDmbb: With a heavy heart, we announce the passing of Irish legend Sid Catlett. Sid had a remarkable basketball career in the D.C. area… - 6 years ago

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@clintontennsee: RT @ed_odeven: Sid Catlett, Star Of The Greatest High School Hoops Game Ever Played, Has Died - 6 years ago

@cigarmc: RT @NDmbb: With a heavy heart, we announce the passing of Irish legend Sid Catlett. Sid had a remarkable basketball career in the D.C. area… - 6 years ago

@BantaTrey: RT @NDmbb: With a heavy heart, we announce the passing of Irish legend Sid Catlett. Sid had a remarkable basketball career in the D.C. area… - 6 years ago

@iveyjanette_207: RT @NDmbb: With a heavy heart, we announce the passing of Irish legend Sid Catlett. Sid had a remarkable basketball career in the D.C. area… - 6 years ago

@PeteWeberSports: @NDmbb @angdicarlowndu @NDMikeBrey @NDMonogram @DeMathaCatholic @kaj33 @NDHoopsRB @NotreDame Sid Catlett, Colis Jon… - 6 years ago

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@Will2WinDMV: R.I.P. Sid Catlett - 6 years ago

@coachbuckethead: This is so great. Sid Catlett, Star Of The Greatest High School Hoops Game Ever Played, Has Died - 6 years ago

@Zanegreen12: RT @woottenfilm: Beautiful article about the life of Sid Catlett and the enduring legacy of the 1965 Power Memorial game: - 6 years ago

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