“Adrian Dantley is in one word — Dedication.” — Digger Phelps With football season in the rearview mirror and basketball season in full swing, it’s the perfect time to look back at one of the greatest players to ever wear an Irish jersey—Adrian Dantley.
A rare talent who overcame a major limitation Adrian Dantley is one of those players who is easy to overlook as time marches on, but he was a special talent.
This list will include a number of players from the era of Michael Jordan whose careers started out brilliantly, but for whatever reason — tragedy, circumstances, or other — never reached the lofty levels people expected of them. Enjoy!