The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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78 ■ THE WOLFPACKER ■ PACK PAST earlier. "Where the referees wear crew cuts and say 'Hey, C.T., mighty fine team you got there. How's your wife? How's that prized pig of yours?'" Wonder how Wendell Murphy felt about that? Here then, is some of the raucousness of that day at the old College Inn meet- ing room, where Valvano was introduced underneath a Slobbering Wolf logo, with- out much of the "I've worked my whole life to get here and I couldn't be happier" nonsense. He signed a contract worth somewhere between $40,000-$45,000, and Casey said any outside business Valvano generated was between the coach and the outside company, so he wouldn't disclose any information on a full financial package. In attendance that day were Casey, school president Joab Thomas, assistant athletics director Frank Weedon, sports in- formation director Ed Seaman, the usual collection of super fans and boosters, and a standing-room only collection of writers and three television stations. • "I played very hard to get. I told them I would take a multi-week contract. And that's what I got. I called Willis Casey back at 11:30 the other night and said 'I don't want to bother you, but I've got a wife and 2.7 children. They'd like to know if my contract is for a year, a month, if I'm get- ting paid, or am I paying you?'" • "I have an average family, with 2.7 kids. My wife is pregnant. She's working on a power forward." • Of his own family, with older brother Nick and younger brother Bob, he said: "I'm the one in the family that there are no pictures of." • Of his one-year stint as head coach of Johns Hopkins: "Most places you start two guards, two forwards and a center. I started an ophthalmologist, a gynecolo- gist and a pediatrician. I sent in a general practitioner for the pediatrician." (He used this line a lot over the years, but this was a new audience.) • Of moving to the country life North Carolina after growing up in New York City and Long Island: "I don't fly fish. It's tough casting into a fire hydrant." • His thoughts of academics: "I'm not in the business of fouling kids up. I like to have a close relationship with my players. It's important for players not to always see their coach in a three-piece suit. I'd like them to see them come over to my house and see my wife make me take the garbage out. Self-image is so important. I consider myself fairly intelligent. I like the theater. I like to read. I like to have conversation with the academic community. I like to feel good about me. Basketball is not my whole Wake Stone Corporation Five convenient locations to serve you with crushed stone: triangle Quarry Moncure Quarry I-40 at Harrison Ave. US 1 at Deep River 919-677-0050 919-755-7349 knightdale Quarry Hwy. 64 East 919-266-9266 nash Co. Quarry n. Myrtle Quarry I-95 at Gold Rock Hwy. 9 East, SC 252-985-4411 843-756-3400 ® ® Benjamin Franklin, one of our Founding Fathers wrote, "wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it." With this thought, we encourage our clients to enjoy the wealth they worked so hard to build. In the end, true wealth is not about money, but about the experiences we share with those we love. As an independent financial advisor firm, we can help you craft a customized plan centered on what is important to you. Contact us today to learn how our team of experts can help you pursue your financial goals and help you live team of experts can help you pursue your financial goals and help you live richly. After all, you've earned it. Securities and Advisory services offered through Commonwealth Financial Network, Member FINRA/SIPC, a Registered Investment Adviser. Jim Trull, Wealth Manager, AIF , CFP Member, Wolfpack Club 1255 Crescent Green, Suite 440 Cary, NC 27518 | 919-463-0018 jtrull@keystonefinancialpartners.com www.keystonefinancialpartners.com