Remembering 'Pinky' McNamara, U benefactor, regent, athlete

A couple quotes pulled from the archives about McNamara -- and one by him

May 24, 2011 at 3:55PM

As we reported this morning, Richard "Pinky" McNamara -- one of the University of Minnesota's biggest benefactors -- died Monday.

That story notes:

I dug through the Star Tribune archives and found a couple quotes about McNamara over the years:

And here's one from McNamara himself:

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