i think. the folklore in the santa clara valley, is that he's one of the greatest all time ball handlers, shooters and players. i mean he's really outstanding.i don't think people understand how good he really was. radnich though, would rather eat a box of nails than talk about his basketball accomplishments. i was an ok player. but it helps to understand gary's on-air persona when you know you could tell that was his personality. a long range shooter. dick davey, santa clara's basketball coach. in 1967 he was the head coach for leyland high. gary played for the opposing brannan high.my first high school game as a coach. i think his senior year in high school. he proceeded to go out on the court in our game and score 43 points. and i vividly remember gary shooting one shot deep in the right corner, and walking over to the drinking fountain to get a drink of water while everybody else went over to the other end. gary's mom evelyn never missed a game, but she felt like hiding after seeing her son pull the water fountain stunt. oh...he doesn't belong