Time has built a buffer between today and the era when Fred Schaus succeeded on great levels in collegiate and professional sports. No amount of time, though, can mask the fact he was a larger-than-life presence respected for his skill in the game and his class away from it. Bob Huggins said simply and correctly, “I don’t know that there are a lot of people who can do the things Fred was able to do in his career.”

Schaus died Wednesday in Morgantown. He was 84.