Cobb, a 5-foot-11-inch guard, was the leading scorer on the 1978-79 Boston College team, and scored well under his 21.3-points average in several of the suspected games. Hill said the players involved made about $10,000 each. The controversy unfolded and three Boston College basketball players (Rick Kuhn, Jim Sweeney and Ernie Cobb) were brought to trial for point-shaving during the '78- '79 season.
Hill won six games, but didn't begin to win wagers until Boston College's star Ernie Cobb joined the scheme for the last five games. He estimated his partners made $250,000. Please return to this site frequently, as information will be pasted as it becomes available.
I had no inkling at all (of any point shaving) until I read it in the paper. Name: Ernie Cobb Position: Point Guard Height: 5-11 (1.80m) Weight: 180 (82kg) College Team: Boston College Eagles Nationality: American Birthplace: Stamford, Connecticut Birthdate: 8/31/1956 Drafted: Boston College has established this website as the primary source of information regarding plans for the fall semester. Directed by Cayman Grant, Joe Lavine. 'There are no charges against him and he has not been indicted,' said Melzer. The Boston College case arose out of the Lufthansa investigation. Hill said the players involved made about $10,000 each. After 17.4 points his sophomore year, Cobb averaged 22.8 points per game •over twenty-five games last year .while hitting on 52% of his shots.
He estimated his partners made $250,000. The Boston College case arose out of the Lufthansa investigation. Ernie Cobb was a good ballplayer. Rick Kuhn (No. No coaches or administrators were accused of involvement in the crime. Ernie Cobb, the star of the Boston College basketball team in the 1978-79 season, was found not guilty yesterday of charges that he joined a game- … On October 7, ESPN will air the latest installment of its acclaimed “30 For 30” series with a look back at the infamous Boston College basketball point shaving scandal from the 1978-79 season. Portrait of Harlem Wizards Ernie Cobb in gym with children. Boston College guard and former Stamford High School standout Ernie Cobb drives past St. John's Frank Alagia during a game in 1976. 14, left in first row), and Jim Sweeney (No. Boston College lost to Fordham, St. John's and Connecticut in the three games. View the profiles of people named Ernie Cobb. Hill won six games, but didn't begin to win wagers until Boston College's star Ernie Cobb joined the scheme for the last five games. With Michael Bowie, Ernie Cobb, Vince Doria, Ed Guevara. Bob Hooft, a Harvard forward that year, remembers Boston College as a "pretty solid team. As Coach Davis put it, "He needs no recommendation offensively." Hill claimed he made between $75,000 to $100,000 in eleven weeks. Join Facebook to connect with Ernie Cobb and others you may know.
FAQs for employees, faculty, and students and parents are provided by section. The mob, including Jimmy Burke, become the focus of a point shaving controversy at Boston College. Hill claimed he made between $75,000 to $100,000 in eleven weeks.
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