While many fans may know 12-time All-Star and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame NBA player Rick Barry for his triumphs on the court, one of his closest friends knows a different side of Barry.
Barry and Johnny Holliday, the legendary Maryland football and men's basketball play-by-play announcer, met through their time in the Bay Area with the NBA's San Francisco Warriors. The Miami natives shared the Cow Palace in Daly City, Calif., with Holliday in the booth and Barry on the court.
Barry averaged 24.8 points and 4.9 assists between the NBA and ABA from 1965-1980. He guided the Golden State Warriors to a sweep of the Washington Bullets in the 1975 NBA Finals, earning Finals MVP for his efforts. Barry and Holliday, however, met well before that.
