Remembering Norm Van Lier and Johnny “Red” Kerr

Remembering Norm Van Lier and Johnny “Red” Kerr
Chicago Bulls guard Norm Van Lier in 1976. (AP/Rusty Kennedy, File)
Remembering Norm Van Lier and Johnny “Red” Kerr
Chicago Bulls guard Norm Van Lier in 1976. (AP/Rusty Kennedy, File)

Remembering Norm Van Lier and Johnny “Red” Kerr

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In an eerie coincidence, broadcasters and former Bulls player Norm Van Lier and coach Johnny Red Kerr died within hours of each other yesterday. Van Lier was 61. Kerr, 76. Eight Forty-Eight sports contributor Cheryl Raye-Stout remembers the legends.

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