Tom Gola

Remembering Dave Madden, Claudio Abbado, Tom Gola

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The Partridge Family Manager REUBEN, CLAUDIO, AND LASALLE'S GREATEST Dave Madden is best known for his role on the 1970's sitcom The Partridge Family. He played Reuben Kincaid, the group's manager. He had shown his comedic talents earlier on the 1960's cult classics Camp Runamuck and Laugh-In. Claudio Abbado was one of Europe's greatest conductors, and he conducted everywhere from Berlin to Chicago to the European Union Youth Orchestra. Tom Gola was one of the greatest basketball players ever to come out of Philadelphia, a city known for basketball. A star at LaSalle University, he is one of the few players to win an NIT, NCAA and NBA Championship. David Joseph "Dave" Madden[1] (December 17, 1931 -- January 16, 2014) was a Canadian-born American actor. His most famous role came in the 1970s sitcom The Partridge Family, in which he played the group's manager, Reuben Kincaid. Madden later had a recurring role as diner customer Earl Hicks on the mid-1970s to mid-1980s sitcom, Alice. After two unsuccessful years on the Southern nightclub circuit, Madden traveled to Los Angeles, where a successful opening night at a Beverly Hills nightclub led to a 10-week retention, and a recommendation by patron Frank Sinatra to Ed Sullivan, who signed Madden for three nights on the Ed Sullivan Show.[1] These appearances led to his first real acting engagement, a spot on Camp Runamuck, in 1965. Madden first gained national notice as a milk-drinking, confetti-throwing sad sack on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In from 1968 to 1969. However, he became better known worldwide for his role as Reuben Kincaid, the harried manager/agent for The Partridge Family (1970--1974). Partridge co-star Danny Bonaduce, whom Madden took into his home during Bonaduce's family's domestic strife, has said that he owes a lot to Madden. In 1976 Dave appeared in Eat My Dust! It was the first movie developed by Ron Howard Gola was one of the most talented collegiate athletes in Philadelphia sports history. He came to national attention while playing for the hometown La Salle University Explorers men's basketball team. Gola starred as a college freshman and led La Salle to the 1952 N.I.T. championship.[2] Gola paced the Explorers to the NCAA basketball championship in 1954 and was named Tournament MVP. That same season he was selected as National Player of the Year. As a senior, Gola helped La Salle finish as the runner-up in the 1955 NCAA Tournament. He averaged 20.9 points and 19.0 rebounds during 115 games and holds the NCAA record with 2,201 career rebounds. At 6'6" (198 cm), Gola was clearly a forward who could shoot/score, rebound and defend, but he also had the ballhandling (dribbling, passing) skills of a guard, and with his shooting range and All-Pro defensive skills, could play just as well in the backcourt. He was inducted into the La Salle Hall of Athletes in 1961 and the Big 5 Hall of Fame in 1986. In 1977, Tom Gola was inducted into the National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame.[3] Gola was listed on "ESPN's Countdown to the Greatest" College basketball players as #17.