Lefty and Mount ACCMore
Here's a vote for The Lefthander for a spot on Mount ACCMore - our mountain shrine to Atlantic Coast Conference sports legends.
Lefty Driesell came to Maryland in 1969 proclaiming that he would make it "the UCLA of the East." He fell a good bit short of that - Driesell's teams never even made it to a Final Four - but the droll coach did put the Terrapins on the college-basketball map in short order.
His 1974 team that finished 23-5 might have been the best team never to make it to the postseason - they failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament after losing to eventual national champ North Carolina State 103-100 in overtime in an ACC tournament final for the ages and then declined a bid to the National Invitational Tournament.
The Terps were perennial contenders thereafter - and Driesell was a perennial thorn in the side of North Carolina's Dean Smith and Virginia's Terry Holland.
One selling point for putting Driesell on Mount ACCMore - the smooth bald head would be ideal for rock climbers.
Another selling point - carve his head next to Smith's, and we wouldn't have to worry about the sour puss on ol' Dean-O ever reverting to a fake smile.
- Chris Graham