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The Daily OrangeFormer NBA hall of famer scores as local landlord
By Emily Laurence
Posted: 3/5/06, 11:25 PM EST Section: Pulp
The office looks more like a shrine than a real estate waiting room. The walls are covered in framed basketball posters and photos. An autographed action shot of Orlando Magic center Danny Schayes is arguably the most eye-catching. Most of the pictures are of the landlord himself, Danny Schayes' father and Basketball Hall of Fame member, Dolph Schayes.
Dolph Schayes is one of the most respected NBA players of all time. He played for the Syracuse Nationals, back when Syracuse had a professional team, and the Philadelphia 76ers, retiring as the NBA's leading scorer. A total of 1,059 NBA games later, 78-year-old Schayes is now the manager of East Ridge Apartments.
Schayes is still intimidating. His hair may now be white and he's not as lithe as he once was, but he's only a couple inches shorter than he was 50 years ago at 6 feet, 8 inches. It comes in handy being in the real-estate business.
"When the time comes for the rent, I knock on the door and people see this giant of a man and they give me the rent," Schayes said.
Seniors Josh Fecteau and Nevin Stutzman, both said even disregarding the NBA history, Schayes is not the average landlord. "He tries to act as a father," said Fecteau, an information studies major.
According to Stutzman, Schayes will put post-it notes on all the roommates' doors if one person is late paying the rent.
"He doesn't do technology," Fecteau said. "In the two years I've been renting from him, I've only received hand-written notes."
Even though they may not agree with everything their landlord does, such as the time Schayes painted their house periwinkle, they both concede that Schayes was an exceptional athlete.
Schayes traded his playbook for a desk job back in 1966 after coaching the Philadelphia 76ers. Now he is, in his words, "a professional fan of good basketball" and likes watching the Knicks and 76ers.
Though he admits to not being a big SU fan, he still watches the games on television.
Dolph Schayes is one of the most respected NBA players of all time. He played for the Syracuse Nationals, back when Syracuse had a professional team, and the Philadelphia 76ers, retiring as the NBA's leading scorer. A total of 1,059 NBA games later, 78-year-old Schayes is now the manager of East Ridge Apartments.
Schayes is still intimidating. His hair may now be white and he's not as lithe as he once was, but he's only a couple inches shorter than he was 50 years ago at 6 feet, 8 inches. It comes in handy being in the real-estate business.
"When the time comes for the rent, I knock on the door and people see this giant of a man and they give me the rent," Schayes said.
Seniors Josh Fecteau and Nevin Stutzman, both said even disregarding the NBA history, Schayes is not the average landlord. "He tries to act as a father," said Fecteau, an information studies major.
According to Stutzman, Schayes will put post-it notes on all the roommates' doors if one person is late paying the rent.
"He doesn't do technology," Fecteau said. "In the two years I've been renting from him, I've only received hand-written notes."
Even though they may not agree with everything their landlord does, such as the time Schayes painted their house periwinkle, they both concede that Schayes was an exceptional athlete.
Schayes traded his playbook for a desk job back in 1966 after coaching the Philadelphia 76ers. Now he is, in his words, "a professional fan of good basketball" and likes watching the Knicks and 76ers.
Though he admits to not being a big SU fan, he still watches the games on television.
