Thursday, November 8, 2012
My sincere condolences to the family of Carmen Basilio on his passing. I graduated from Le Moyne College in 1977 and played on the baseball team. Carmen was the team's pitching coach, I believe in name only, as he seemed to know very little about baseball. Nonetheless, his involvement with the team allowed me to get to know him, and because we shared the same Italian heritage, he took me under his wing and made my transition to college life much easier. We would often play racket ball during the week days, and one of the first lessons all students learned was that you should not beat Carmen at racket ball, or else you would be confronted with A left hook to the ribs (ha!). I know this first hand, as I only defeated Carmen once. He was such a great competitor. Carmen was a special person, and I consider it a privilege and blessing to have known him.
May God Bless,
Chuck Libordi
Hornell, NY
