Ernie McCray
EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Tucson High School and University of Arizona basketball standout Ernie McCray is a legendary figure to Tucsonans and Wildcat fans. McCray, who holds the Wildcats’ scoring record with 46 points on Feb. 6, 1960, against Cal State-Los Angeles, is the first African-American basketball player to graduate from Arizona. He also starred at Tucson High. McCray, who now resides in San Diego, earned degrees in physical education and elementary education at Arizona. He is a longtime educator, actor and activist in community affairs in the San Diego-area. He wrote a blog for TucsonCitizen.com before the site ceased current-events operations last year. He agreed to continue offering his opinion and insight with AllSportsTucson.com. McCray also writes blogs for SanDiegoFreePress.org.
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This Mother’s Day
I found myself reflecting
affectionately
on my mother
and a mother
who I was proud
to call my wife,
two women
who gave me all the love
I would ever need to sustain me
in this realm called life.
And after thinking about them
for a while
in my mind’s eye
I came to realize
that there’s another mother
I might want to recognize:
My daughter, Tawny,
who is just like my mother
and hers in scope and size,
of them like
a slice off the old wedge,
if such a happening
has ever revealed itself before my eyes.
I see those mothers of all times
flowing from her like water
from a fountain at spring time
during the melting snows –
every time I see her mother her son,
the way she holds him
so lovingly,
tenderly,
as if he were a feather
that could be swept with the wind,
and talks to him
so soothingly,
earnestly,
as if he were to comprehend,
and listens to him
so attentively,
actively,
as if he were a human
of worth;
more than that,
as if he’s the most precious
being on earth…
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Ernie McCray during his Arizona playing days. His 46 points in a 1960 game remains a school record (University of Arizona photo)
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Ernie McCray’s daughter Tawny with baby on the way (McCray family photo)
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Just like her mother with her.
And my mother with me.
It’s such a joyful sight to see:
The flourishing of a beautiful mother
on one’s Family Tree.
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