Media archive of articles about Al McGuire and his Marquette Warrior teams
(In process, we continue to add articles periodically)
Upon Al McGuire’s Death: Rembrances
“Basketball’s Al McGuire Dead At 72” By CBS Staff January 26, 2001
“Remembering Al McGuire” By Hal Bock January 26, 2001
“Al McGuire, 72, Coach, TV Analysis, and Character, dies at 72” By Frank Litsky January 27, 2001 NEW YORK TIMES
“Al McGuire: 1928-2001, A Special Person” By Sharon Ginn January 27, 2001 TAMPA TIMES
“A Remarkable Man” January 27, 2001 CHICAGO TRIBUNE
“A Master Coach, A Better Broadcaster” By Rick Majerus, January 29, 2001 ESPN
“McGuire’s Passing A Huge Loss” By Dick Vitale January 29, 2001 ESPN
“McGuire Remembered For His Wit” By Associated Press January 29, 2001
“McGuire Used Humor To Entertain And Enlighten” By Ray Ratto January 29, 2001 SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
“Remembering Al McGuire” By Tom Kertscher January 29, 2001
“Al McGuire Remembered” By UPI January 29, 2001
“McGuire Mass At Marquette” By CBC Sports January 29, 2001
“Emotional Memories Of McGuire” By Diane Pucin January 29, 2001 LA TIMES
“Milwaukee Was Touched By A Warrior” By Bill Dwyre January 30, 2001 LA TIMES
“Al McGuire: ‘Blue Chip’ Coach, Commentator, Irishman” By Dave Hannigan January 30, 2011
“McGuire’s Passing Draws Thousands To Memorial” By Associated Press January 30, 2001
“Al McGuire: A Coach That Everyone Loved” By Jimmy Breslin January 30, 2001
“Farewell To A True Warrior, Basketball World Honors McGuire” By NY Daily News Staff January 30, 2001 NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
“We’ve Truly Lost A One Of A Kind” By Mike Kupper January 27, 2001 LA TIMES
“Al McGuire Was The Best” By Chicago Tribune Staff February 1, 2001 CHICAGO TRIBUNE
“Marquette Legend Die” By Arnie Stapleton February 10, 2001 AP
“BLT Meant Butch Lee Time” By Jeff D’Alessio March 29, 2001 THE SPORTING NEWS
“Those We Lost: Al McGuire” By Elizabeth Raggi May 2001
“In Honor Of Al’s Day, Author Joe Moran Looks Back At Al’s Passing 20 Years ago” By John Dodds January 29, 2021 MARQUETTE HOOPS
Sports Illustrated Articles
“When The Real McGuire Stood Up” By Pete Axthelm March 20, 1967
“Al, You Went Out In Style” By Barry McDermott April 4, 1977
“A Conversation With Chairman Al” By Larry Keith November 28, 1977
‘The Upstaging of Piston Pete” By William F. Reed March 30, 1970
“Crazy Cat And His Curious Warriors” By Curry Kirkpatrick January 25, 1971
“SI Week In Review: College Basketball” By Sandy Treadwell March 18, 1971
“SI Week In Review: College Basketball” By Harold Peterson February 8, 1971
“ ‘You Know Me, Al.’ ‘Right, Frank, And I Hate To Do It’ “ By Curry Kirkpatrick January 17, 1972
“Because A Steering Wheel Didn’t Tilt” By SI Staff February 28, 1972
“Get Da Shoodah, Said Faddah” By Curry Kirkpatrick February 21, 1972
“SI Week In Review: College Basketball” By Harold Peterson March 6, 1972
“As Progress Rounds Off Marquette's Edges, Celebrating A Unique Program's Unlikely Success” By Charles P. Pierce June 26, 2017
“Old School Twenty-six Years After Al McGuire Brought Home A Title, His Tireless Protege And A Do-it-all Guard Have Returned Marquette To Glory” By Tim Layden Apri 7, 2003
“Down And Out, Back Up And Ready” By Barry McDermott March 25, 1974
“Nothing Could Be Finer” By Curry Kirkpatrick April 1, 1974
“The Big One Who Stayed” By Curry Kirkpatrick November 29, 1971
“SI Week In Review: College Basketball” By SI Staff January 15, 1973
“Al McGuire, 1928-2001 STREETWISE” By Mark Mravic February 5, 2001
“Watched Pot That Finally Boiled” By Larry Keith February 2, 1976
“Welcome To His World” By Frank Deford November 29, 1976
“The 19th Hole: The Readers Take Over Dec 1976” By Gay Flood December 20, 1976
“SI: Letter From The Publisher” By John A. Meyers January 31, 1977
“The 19th Hole: The Readers Take Over April 1977” By SI Staff April 18, 1977
“4 Marquette” By Larry Keith November 28, 1977
“That 70’s Show” By Julia Morrill July 2, 2007
“New Coach, Same Old Success” By Peter Gammons January 30, 1978
“Memories” By Curry Kirkpatrick March 31, 1986
Grantland Articles
“The NCAA And Nostalgia” By Charles P. Pierce December 15, 2011
“Sportstorialist: The Legacy Of Marquette’s Untucked Uniforms” By Wesley Morris March 14, 2014
“30 for 30 Shorts: Untucked” By Grantland Staff March 12, 2014
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Articles
“McGuire’s Magical Weekend” By Roger Jaynes March 22, 1987
“Color Never Blinded McGuire’s Love” By Garry Howard February 25, 2001
“The Day Al McGuire Was Speechless - In 1978” By Chris Foran March 8, 2016
“Al McGuire In His Own Words” By Jeff Mailett February 11, 2017
“D'Amato: Al McGuire, Hank Raymonds, Rick Majerus Had Different Styles, Similar Success” By Gary D’Amato December 27, 2017
“Author Joseph Declan Moran discusses Al McGuire connection between MU, St. John's” By Ben Steele February 21, 2018
“Bruce Weber And His Brothers Used To Watch Al McGuire Conduct Marquette Practices. They All Went On To Become Successful Coaches” By Ben Steele December 7, 2021
“Did Al McGuire Really Slap Bernard Toone During NCAA Title Run? Former Marquette Players Talk About Their Relationship” By Ben Steele July 21, 2022
“Do You Remember Al McGuire’s Last Game As A Coach? It’s Not Marquette’s 1977 Title Game” By Ben Steele July 8, 2024
“From Al McGuire’s temper to a donnybrook involving ‘The Black Swan,’ Marquette has seen memorable top-5 clashes” By Ben Steele February 15, 2024
“Marquette First Made The Final Four 50 Years Ago. The Stars Of That Team Want To See Another Run” By Ben Steele February 23, 2024
“Marquette's 1977 NCAA Championship Will Never Be Forgotten In Milwaukee” By Cathy Kozlowicz May 23, 2024
“New York Looms Large In Marquette’s History, From Al McGuire To Butch Lee To 2025 Recruit“ By Ben Steele February 4, 2025
Other Publications
“The Best Of Al McGuire” By Dave Anderson, March 27, 1977 NEW YORK TIMES
“Back Where It All Began: Al McGuire At Dartmouth” By Jim Kenyon May 1986
“McGuire Won A Title, Then Walked Away” By Ray Glier April 1, 2007 NEW YORK TIMES
“McGuire’s Rant Sent Marquette Rolling To A Title In ‘77” By Jerry Karpowicz March 28, 2007 RACINE JOURNAL TIMES
“McGuire An Unorthodoxed Legend” By Peter Vecsey April 5, 2009. NEW YORK POST
“McGuire Consistently One Step Ahead” By Peter Vecsey April 7, 2009 NEW YORK POST
“Former MU Basketball Star Maurice Lucas Passes Away” By Dominic Tortorice November 2, 2010 MARQUETTE WIRE
“MU’s Hank Raymonds Dies at 86” By Todd Rosiak December 6, 2010
“Former Marquette Basketball Coach Dies Of Heart Failure at 64” By Patrick Leary December 4, 2012 MARQUETTE WIRE
“Marquette Hoops Legend Dean Meminger Dies at 65” By Trey Killian August 26, 2013 MARQUETTE WIRE
“Gary Rosenberger, Member Of 1977 NCAA Championship Team Dies at 57” By Don Walker October 7, 2013
“Dean Smith, Al McGuire and Charlotte’s Providence Road” By Bob Berghaus Feb 5, 2015 CITIZEN-TIMES
“Al McGuire’s Son Almost Played For Dean Smith” By Bob Berghaus Feb 11, 2015 CITIZEN-TIMES
“Goose Had His Own Issues With The National Anthem” By Jim Franz Sept 4, 2016 BELOIT DAILY NEWS
“At Marquette Interview, Memories Of Al McGuire Live Again” By Tom Tolan January 18, 2017
“Sportscaster Dick Enberg Revisits The Friendship Of A Lifetime in ‘McGuire’” January 19, 2017 WUWM (includes audio)
“Al McGuire: A Man Who Left His Mark On The NCAA Championship Game” By George Mitrovich April 3, 2017
“One Finger Salute: Vulgar Image Captures Peak of Marquette-Wisconsin Rivalry” By John Hand and Brian Boyle December 5, 2017 MARQUETTE WIRE
“Dwyre’s Decision To Run Photo Prompted Emotion, Controversy From Readers” By John Hand December 8, 2017 MARQUETTE WIRE
“Basketball's Al McGuire Did It His Way On The Court And In The Booth” By Michael Mink April 2, 2018 INVESTOR’S BUSINES DAILY
“Taking A Look Back At The Hiring Of Al McGuire” By Dennis Krause March 1, 2021
“Al McGuire: Portrait Of A Maverick” By Andrew Szanton February 3, 2022
“Former All-Time Leading Scorer, George Thompson Dies at 74” By John Leuzzi June 9, 2022 MARQUETTE WIRE
“1977 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champion Bernard Toone dies at 65” By John Leuzzi July 12, 2022 MARQUETTE WIRE
“Just Come In With Everybody Else (Audio Interview)” Mary Schmidt-Boyer December 21, 2022
“Al McGuire’s Brookfield Life” By Clayton Trutor February 17, 2023
“Remembering The Legacy - And Words - Of Marquette University’s Men’s Basketball Coach Al McGuire” By Tom Kertscher March 30, 2023
“Al McGuire: Learning From Legends” By Don Sicko October 11, 2025