Everyone wanted to be like Horace. Become a McSweeney’s Internet Tendency patron today. So I’m like, whatever, let’s draft him, that’s how we do things here. Don’t get me wrong, I wished he was 7’1" and could see, but we thought he would be good. But he comes out wearing these thick white goggles unlike anything I’ve seen before. That was all because of Horace. Earlier in the draft they took Scott Pippen.
Horace Grant kept wearing goggles after eye surgery to make kids with glasses feel better.
During the 1990s, the Chicago Bulls had a player that can be easily spotted on the court because of his eyewear. The three-point line. REINSDORF I was heartbroken. With averages of 11.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per game in a stellar 17-year career in the NBA, not only did Horace Grant win four championships, but he also made wearing goggles during games look cool.
He had a great game that night. The Bulls played the Suns in the 1993 NBA Finals. I always sat up front because I couldn’t read the board. Basketball Player . He’s legally blind.” And I tell him, “Just wait.”. DAVID STERN – Fashion Czar Copyright © ClutchPoints.
I was just trying to carry on what he started in Chicago.
Scottie Pippen. I told him, “You better watch out, Horace is going to make a nice pass tonight.”. So in 1990, I went in for a checkup and the doctor told me he had some bad news. By 1993, people started wondering how much longer they could keep it together. Kids are putting on goggles and suddenly they’re reading.
Then I started noticing things. HORACE GRANT – Legend
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Number 54, it’s iconic. The rest is history. goes a long way towards supporting our editorial staff and contributors while keeping us ad-free. I still get people telling me they wore goggles because of me. He is the identical twin brother of Horace Grant, also a former NBA player.[1].
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I wore ’em because of that for a few years. You couldn’t write a better script. After a few years I got LASIK surgery, but I kept wearing them without the perscription lenses because I had grandparents and parents come up to me and thank me for wearing them. In 1991 the most popular children’s book was Moby-Dick. During the 1990s, the Chicago Bulls had a player that can be easily spotted on the court because of his eyewear. Derrick Rose. Those words changed my life. I never even saw it, just a blur of light reflecting off his goggles. Michael started making us play pepper before games. Horace Grant was known to be the player who sported a pair of goggles throughout his career which became his trademark look. People who wear glasses in organizations win titles, not players who wear glasses. DWYANE WADE – Former Chicago Bull He’s legally blind.” And I tell him, “Just wait.” JACKSON I knew Horace was going to wear goggles, but I was expecting some trendy giant wireframes. How could they let him go? Horace got to play with Jordan, Pippen, O'Neal, Hardaway, Bryant, Payton, McGrady, and Malone during his career. JACKSON After playing for Clemson University, Horace joined the 1987 NBA Draft and would then be drafted as the 10th overall pick by the Chicago Bulls.
Game 6, that’s legendary. I asked him, “If I gave you ten goggles, and nine goggles would help you see, but one would kill you, would you wear the goggles?”. He always sat up front when we watched tape or went over plays. Horace Grant Is A Member Of .
He spent the first several years of his NBA career playing alongside Hall of Fame guard Michael Jordan. KEVIN GARNETT – Actor Cuts to old footage of Horace Grant preparing for an interview in Paris: FRENCH AUDIO TECHNICIAN: Will you sign my goggles? It was the perfect ending.
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But after he retired in ’89, the no one took that throne. All the sudden you’re seeing kids playing good D, hustling for rebounds, boxing out. In 2003, he married Andrea Grant. The white ones, the black ones, I even had the red ones. I played golf with Cedric Ceballos that morning. Required fields are marked *. I got LASIK. And I ask around the league and everyone I talked to said he’s blind.
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