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Tubby Smith's friends show support in Indy

By Pat Forde

Thursday, March 12, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS -- Among those in the front row of the Minnesota fan section are a group of Tubby Smith's old friends from his Kentucky coaching days, among them Van Florence and Jack Burford. Florence was the curator of the UK basketball museum and a program fixture through several coaches. Burford owns a car dealership in Richmond, Ky. They drove up to see Smith's team play in the afternoon and have dinner with him Thursday night at Ruth's Chris Steak House. The single most telling thing about ...

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