On Saturday former Friar greats Otis Thorpe and Bruce Campbell are having their jerseys retired by Providence College during the PC game against Butler University. Below are some reflections on Otis Thorpe. Sunday there will be an article on Bruce Campbell.
It was the spring of 198o. The Providence College Friars coaching staff was counting on two key recruits from Florida, Bruce McKnight and Otis Thorpe, to help turn around a Friar program that had been in the cellar of the Big East since the conference’s formation. McKnight was the heralded recruit while Thorpe was the raw player with a lot of upside.