There’s a great event coming up that you’ll want to put on your calendar.
An Evening with the Spurs: Coyote Tales & Court Stories with Sean Elliott, Bill Schoening & Rob Wicall.
Spurs fans know Sean Elliott as the “Memorial Day Miracle” and as the longtime color commentator for Spurs broadcasts. Elliot was drafted third overall in 1989. Paired with the David Robinson, the Silver & Black began an upswing that continued through the drafting of Tim Duncan and culminating in the 1999 NBA championship.
Soon after the championship, Elliott announced that he had a kidney disease known as focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. He received a kidney from his brother, underwent a transplant, and became the first player in history to return after the surgery just eight months later.
Bill Schoening served as the voice of the Spurs for twenty-four seasons, retiring last summer. In August 2022, he was announced as an inductee into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame. Schoening is a four-time winner of the Associated Press “Top Texas Play-by-Play Award,” and also won the 2014 Texas Sportscaster of the Year Award from the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.
Rob Wicall spent 20 years as the Spurs Coyote. He served as the Spurs’ backup Coyote before assuming the role full time in 2004. In 2005, Gameops.com named him Best Mascot of the Year. In 2014, the Coyote was named NBA Mascot of the Year. In 2016, he retired due to an arthritic condition, ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
The combined legacy of this trio will be on full display at the Brauntex Theater in New Braunfels on Thursday, May 28th as they share their personal Spurs stories.
“Come to the Brauntex Theatre for an unforgettable night of behind-the-scenes stories, laughter, and legacy. Coyote Tales & Court Stories brings together former Spurs player Sean Elliott, Bill Schoening, the voice who called the action, and the man inside the iconic Coyote mascot, Rob Wicall. These three will be sharing the stage in an intimate setting, answering your burning questions LIVE!”
Tickets and VIP Meet and Greet packages are available HERE.
I spoke with Bill at a recent Spurs home game and I’ve got to say, he has so many wonderful stories in his near quarter-century with the Spurs. He’s called over 2000 games and has been there for every twist and turn. If the few minutes we spent are a precursor to what the evening has in store, it will be a night you won’t want to miss.
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