This Day in Buffalo Sports History: It's raining baskets
February 7, 1953 -- Records for accomplishments in a particular building seem to carry less weight now than they used to have. Maybe it's because buildings tend to come and go a little more these days.
But back in 1953, it was pretty big news when Larry O'Connor scored 42 points in a game against John Carroll in Memorial Auditorium. That set an Aud record.
O'Connor was quite a ball player in his time. He led the team in scoring that season by averaging 18.3 points per game. O'Connor was drafted by the NBA in 1953 by the New York Knicks (although he didn't play) and is in the Canisius College Athletic Hall of Fame.
As for the Griffs as a team, they finished 9-14 on the season - losing six of their final seven games. Joe Niland was the team's coach.
Andy Anderson broke O'Connor's record in 1967 when he scored 46 points against LaSalle. Larry Fogle later left them both in the dust.
--- Budd Bailey
