Dick McConnell stands with his son, Rick McConnell, before the start of a basketball game between Dick's Sahuaro High School basketball team faced Rick's Mesa Dobson basketball team on Dec. 5, 1989. Photo by David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star

 David Sanders / Arizona Daily Star

Nothing but big numbers here: Dick coached Sahuaro High School to four basketball state championships and won a then-state record 774 games. Rick led Sahuaro to the 1973 and 1974 state baseball titles, and was an all-city basketball guard who became part of Arizona’s 1976 NCAA baseball championship team. Rick later coached Mesa Westwood High to more than 500 victories.Β 

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