NEW YORK — The concentric circles of John Feinstein’s life spread the news of his death Thursday.
First, John’s brother, Bob, passed along the sad news to Gary Williams, the legendary former Maryland coach. He first met Feinstein in 1978, when Williams was a 30-something-year-old coach at American University and Feinstein was a young Washington Post basketball beat writer. Williams and Feinstein remained close over the years.
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Williams then called La Salle head coach Fran Dunphy. Williams felt bad calling on a game day but felt Dunphy needed to know. Dunphy helps organize the Coaches vs. Cancer charity breakfast, an event held annually in Philadelphia at the Palestra the morning after Selection
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