RIP Doug Moe
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Those great UNC players, Coaches, back in the were not altar boys. And I am talking about just all the whie boys-cause that was all there were back then
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In 1961 breaking sports news came out in more of a trickle than a flood, unaided by social media or even sports broadcast reports. But even with only one news source a day – usually the robust local sports page – that spring was one of heightened drama in the college basketball world.
In mid-March came the revelation that two men had been arrested in New York, charged with conspiring to fix the results of college games by bribing players. Less than a week later, Sports Illustrated shed new light on the scandal with an article called “The Facts About the Fixes.” The initial indictments had mentioned Seton Hall, Dayton, Connecticut and Colgate, but the SI story included the tantalizing statement that more players would soon be implicated from “a number of Southern State universities.”
Every few days from March through May, players from a new university were uncovered as part of the vast point-shaving network, which was directed by former Columbia University and NBA player Jack Molinas, managed by his gambling associates and backed by mafia money. In late April, when UNC players Lou Brown and Doug Moe were implicated in grand jury testimony in New York, the scandal came home to roost in the Triangle. The two were later cleared of fixing any games, but more fallout was still to come in ACC country.
On May 13, 1961, in the size and font of headline type normally reserved for a cataclysmic world news event, the News and Observer announced, “Three N.C. State Players Charged with Cage Fixing.” The testimony in New York and a resulting investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation had resulted in arrest warrants for three Wolfpack players: Anton Muehlbauer, Stan Niewierowski and Terry Litchfield.
The players would soon have to answer for themselves in the legal system, but every fan of a Big Four team also felt the repercussions of their actions. Before the month was over, the UNC Board of Trustees had met and agreed on a series of measures designed to stem what system president Bill Friday viewed as the growing excesses of college athletics. The new restrictions involved a limit on out-of-state recruiting, a ban on organized basketball during the summer and a reduction of the schedule that led directly to the cancellation of the popular Dixie Classic holiday tournament.
In mid-March came the revelation that two men had been arrested in New York, charged with conspiring to fix the results of college games by bribing players. Less than a week later, Sports Illustrated shed new light on the scandal with an article called “The Facts About the Fixes.” The initial indictments had mentioned Seton Hall, Dayton, Connecticut and Colgate, but the SI story included the tantalizing statement that more players would soon be implicated from “a number of Southern State universities.”
Every few days from March through May, players from a new university were uncovered as part of the vast point-shaving network, which was directed by former Columbia University and NBA player Jack Molinas, managed by his gambling associates and backed by mafia money. In late April, when UNC players Lou Brown and Doug Moe were implicated in grand jury testimony in New York, the scandal came home to roost in the Triangle. The two were later cleared of fixing any games, but more fallout was still to come in ACC country.
On May 13, 1961, in the size and font of headline type normally reserved for a cataclysmic world news event, the News and Observer announced, “Three N.C. State Players Charged with Cage Fixing.” The testimony in New York and a resulting investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation had resulted in arrest warrants for three Wolfpack players: Anton Muehlbauer, Stan Niewierowski and Terry Litchfield.
The players would soon have to answer for themselves in the legal system, but every fan of a Big Four team also felt the repercussions of their actions. Before the month was over, the UNC Board of Trustees had met and agreed on a series of measures designed to stem what system president Bill Friday viewed as the growing excesses of college athletics. The new restrictions involved a limit on out-of-state recruiting, a ban on organized basketball during the summer and a reduction of the schedule that led directly to the cancellation of the popular Dixie Classic holiday tournament.