Onetime Green FB Captain And The NBA Ball

11:15 update: From today's NYT ... Raise the cost of tuition and applications go up. (With two kids heading to college in a few years this is not good news ...)

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You've probably already read about the NBA deciding to ditch the synthetic-cover basketball developed by Spalding. Here's an excerpt from a Bloomberg story:

Scott Creelman, the president and chief executive of Spalding Sports Worldwide Inc., which manufactures both balls, said in a statement that the company would assist the NBA in its transition back to leather.

``We believe the microfiber composite ball offers many superior characteristics to leather,'' Creelman said. ``However, we firmly support any decision that improves player satisfaction.'

Did you know that Scott Creelman '64, was captain of the 1963 Dartmouth football team and an All-Ivy League end? He also also pitched for the Big Green baseball team.