Eugene “Gene” Pingatore, A Basketball Coach At The Type Of (Private) School That Colin And Sheila Would Send Their Three Sons To If They Ever Resided In The Chicago Area In Illinois, Prior To His Passing In 2019; Needed To Comprehend How Much More Important Automobiles, School Buses, Tractors, Electric Fans, Amateur/Ham Radio, And Commercial Broadcast Radio And Television All Are Than Sports; Including Basketball.

Colin would likely commend Gene Pingatore for having once owned an E-Platform Buick Riviera, given that his father, Whit, owned and operated the Buick Dealership in Troy, New York, until the onset of the first Oil Crisis in 1973.

Gene Pingatore, an Illinois basketball coaching legend, wore his heart on his sleeve

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/6/27/18761384/gene-pingatore-st-joseph-chicago-high-school-basketball

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/nba/acclaimed-prep-basketball-coach-gene-pingatore-dies-at-83/

https://ibcaillinois.org/news/2025-museum-pingatore-event

https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/hoop-dreams-at-25-is-youth-basketball-any-wiser-now/