The Forgotten Architect of Syracuse Basketball | Syracuse Basketball News

Fifty years after leading Syracuse to its first Final Four, Roy Danforth—now 90 and living in Massachusetts—still feels overlooked, his legacy buried beneath the towering shadow of Jim Boeheim. Players from that historic 1975 team echo his frustration, lamenting how their foundational triumphs are rarely acknowledged. Danforth, who hired Boeheim as an assistant and later left for Tulane (where his tenure fizzled), jokes he should’ve been athletic director instead. Despite stepping away from Syracuse just a season after the Final Four, he remains fiercely proud of his team and wants to be remembered not as a legend, but as a “nice guy” who built something special—even if history forgot him. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e3fc0f05a49445da