Barry Leonard in NYT

Hillel Hoffmann
A nice story about Barry Leonard -- the voice of Cornell hoops, football and lacrosse -- was published in the New York Times today. The e-version even has an audio clip of his call of the final seconds of basketball's league-clinching win against Brown. Very happy for him. One of the many Ithaca College grads who've improved the Cornell sports experience. Thank you, Barry.

[www.nytimes.com]

Steve Donahue, the Cornell basketball coach, had Leonard in mind when he scheduled the Big Red for the E.C.A.C. Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden. Donahue knew that Leonard’s idol was Marv Albert and Leonard’s team was the Knicks, so he wanted him to broadcast a game at the Garden.

“I don’t know if the bonds at the higher levels of Division I basketball are this strong where coaches take you in like they do with me,” Leonard said. “I wouldn’t trade anything for all these years. It’s a lot of work, but it’s a blessing.”