We didn’t realize it but Thursday marked the 41st anniversary of Coach K’s introduction at Duke.
The Duke Chronicle headlined it this way: “KRZYZEWSKI: THIS IS NOT A TYPO.”
His first act, not surprisingly, was to spell his last name out for the assembled members of the media.
“First of all it’s K-R-Z-Y-Z-E-W-S-K-I,” he said with a wry smile.
People wouldn’t have to ask for long.
After a trying second and third season, Mike Krzyzewski was on the way to becoming an iconic figure in sports. He made Duke a powerhouse in the NCAA and, later, completely revitalized the US Olympic basketball team to the point where other teams once again just assumed they would lose.