I … “None of us ever planned that.”But he feels like a higher power was at work because after Patsy died of a stroke in 2013, Eddie needed help. He also was an unbelievable teacher of the game of basketball. Filmmaker Christopher Hunt included me in the movie; I was the OSU basketball beat writer from December 1991 through October 1997 and covered almost all of Sutton’s biggest games during his final 15 seasons in Stillwater. Eddie Sutton was a fascinating and complicated person.
“This film has exceeded all those expectations.”Hunt was thrilled to get Clinton and Jones, big Arkansas fans from Sutton’s days of coaching the Razorbacks. Kentucky entered the 1988–89 season lacking significant talent in their lineup. When a recruiting period opened, they needed to be on the road.“I'd like for you,” Eddie told Steve, “to get a little more involved in my life.”With the blessing of his wife and three kids and the flexibility of his boss at Summit Financial, Steve jumped in with both feet. I thought Sean was incredibly honest and real. After beginning his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma State under Sutton began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for Iba at Oklahoma State in the 1958–59 school year before completing his master's degree in 1959.His success led Arkansas to expand its home basketball venue, On February 12, 1984, Arkansas had a 65–64 upset win over an undefeated, He coached the Wildcats for four years, leading them to the Elite Eight of the However Sutton's tenure at Kentucky ended at the close of the 1988–89 season after a scandal and a losing record tarnished the school's basketball program. His body was faltering. He makes sure Eddie gets to Sunday services at Life Church, Sunday dinners with the family and regular outings to the movies, a lifelong favorite. Her dad coached baseball and did color commentary on the radio for the high school football... I was fortunate on two fronts: 1. She grew up in a sports-loving family in Kansas. The filmmakers had planned a screening during the Final Four in Atlanta with the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. "Eddie Sutton was a fascinating and complicated person," former Kentucky star Rex Chapman tweeted Saturday night. Eddie at 80: Steve Sutton feels blessed that he can make more memories with his father I won’t spoil the emotional content. He was cited for Sutton announced on February 14 that he would take a medical leave of absence from the basketball team, citing his health problems and the accident as reasons. His health was failing.One day, he sat Steve down for a talk. “It’s [an] incredible look into my Dad’s life, his success, and his struggles. The announcement is due in April.Hunt, who grew up in Midwest City and attended OSU during the Desmond Mason/Gottlieb years of two decades ago, said he was first motivated to make the movie after Sutton’s repeated Hall of Fame snubs. Players Bryant Reeves, Doug Gottlieb, Chapman, Kenny Walker and Arkansas triplets Sidney Moncrief, Ron Brewer and Marvin Delph. "He also was an unbelievable teacher of the game of basketball. Oklahoma head coach Eddie Sutton smiles as he greets Missouri players following a 78-68 victory in Stillwater, Okla., Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005. He also was an unbelievable teacher of the game of basketball. Hunt also collected archival footage that either hasn’t been seen in decades or never at all, including some images from Sutton’s days growing up in Bucklin, Kansas. “As a son,” Steve Sutton said, “I love that he was still so lit up by something that is such a passion for him.” For many years, Eddie's younger sons were the ones who rode shotgun on a basketball voyage that went from Creighton to Arkansas to Kentucky to Oklahoma State. The Cowboys had flown commercial; Sutton sat near the back of the plane, on the aisle, and I was in the seat right in front of him. I was fortunate and lucky to have learned from him. Chris Hunt and his crew put their hearts into producing and releasing this show. "He also was an unbelievable teacher of the game of basketball. After beginning his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma State under Sutton began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for Iba at Oklahoma State in the 1958–59 school year before completing his master's degree in 1959.His success led Arkansas to expand its home basketball venue, On February 12, 1984, Arkansas had a 65–64 upset win over an undefeated, He coached the Wildcats for four years, leading them to the Elite Eight of the However Sutton's tenure at Kentucky ended at the close of the 1988–89 season after a scandal and a losing record tarnished the school's basketball program.
“I’m particularly proud of the way Sean kind of opened up and was so honest with me. Assistant coach and son Sutton eventually resigned as head coach May 19, 2006, succeeded by Sean Sutton.On December 26, 2007, Sutton came out of retirement to replace On February 2, 2008, Sutton became the fifth NCAA Division I men's basketball coach to reach 800 career wins after San Francisco rallied from a 19-point second half deficit to defeat Eddie Sutton was married to Patsy Wright from 1958 until her death in 2013.Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the YearBig 12 Conference Men's Basketball Coach of the Year OSU interim coach Sean Sutton, Eddie Sutton's son, coached Oklahoma State to an 81-60 win. Hunt and his crew were in Lexington, Kentucky, conducting interviews for his documentary on Eddie Sutton. A native of Bucklin, Kansas, Sutton played college basketball at Oklahoma A&M (later Oklahoma State) and was a head coach at the high school, junior college, and college levels spanning six decades. So did Scott, who hired Sean as an assistant a year later at Oral Roberts.Patsy looked all over town for a house before choosing one on the south side of town.