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Former player: Eddie Sutton was always a Hall of Famer 'off the court'

As legendary college basketball coach Eddie Sutton's health started to decline in the past few weeks, many of his former players made a trip to Tulsa to visit with their coach one last time.

Sutton, who died Saturday at the age of 84, resided in hospice care prior to his death, and his loved ones started trickling into Tulsa to spend time with him, including Bryant "Big Country" Reeves and Randy Rutherford, who played for him at Oklahoma State.

The highlight of his final days came while in hospice, when Sutton received a phone call from his friend, former President Bill Clinton, whose voice over the phone made Sutton's "eyes light up," a source told the O'Colly.