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unselfish and hard-working. "He had all the character traits you would want in somebody you want to be around, would want to marry your daughter or be your teammate or husband. He was that type of kid." Street is a guy that is hard to forget. JAN. 19, 1993, WAS 'SADDEST DAY' FOR FORMER IOWA SID Phil Haddy, who retired in July after more than 40 years with the UI athletics department, called the death of Street, "the saddest moment, without question" during his tenure. "That whole week, maybe the rest of the season, was sad," Haddy said. "It wasn't the same. Everything was about Chris not being with us." Chris Street talks with ESPN college basketball analyst Dick Vitale. Close saw what type of player Street was every day in practice, and knew bigger things — specifically the National Basketball Association (NBA) — would have come calling. "I think if he would have lived, he would have continued to add to his athletic accomplishments," said Close. "I don't think there is any question that he would have played in the NBA. If he had stayed healthy, I think he would have had a long, long NBA career… I don't think there is any doubt." Haddy called Street a "Hawkeye, through and through." On many road trips, Haddy recalls Street sitting in the back of the bus or plane and listening to veterans in the news media — Bob Brooks and Ron Gonder — tell Hawkeye stories from the past. "He was a guy that everybody liked," Haddy said. "He was a true Hawkeye." In his final game, Street wowed the nation with a 14-point, eight-rebound performance; host Duke used a second-half run to win by nine. "He was so good on the front of that press," said former Iowa Select teammate Fred Hoiberg, now head coach at Iowa State. "It was so hard to get the ball in on him — he stood two feet over the line when you were trying to throw the ball in — he was great at it." Because of Street's death, the Hawkeyes didn't return to the court until Jan. 28 at Michigan State. Close, who will be on the opposing bench with "The first game we actually played (after Street's Wisconsin during the 20-year anniversary, remembers Street as "a guy that got the most out of death) was at Michigan State, and it was one of the weirdest things," Haddy said. "I remember what he had." the night before the game — it's hard to imagine "He was incredibly hard-working, but he put his if you hadn't been there — looking into a tunnel teammates, coaches and friends first," said Close. looking out at the court. I was looking out at our "He is the kind of guy that would give his shirt team from a very narrow spot through a tunnel. I off his back. He kept working and improving, and thought I saw Chris out there. I just broke down had dramatic impact on people because he was 39