Jimmie Carr just might have watched more Galesburg basketball games than anyone.
A former Streaks player in the late 1950s, a radio broadcaster spanning six decades, and now a super fan, Jimmie Carr has been a fixture around Galesburg High School basketball for more than 70 years.
Jimmie played three seasons for legendary Galesburg Coach John Thiel. He was second-leading scorer on a team led by another Streaks legend, Bumpy Nixon, that finished third in the IHSA state tournament in 1959.
A career radio sales consultant — including many years at WGIL — Jimmie was an instantly recognizable and popular radio voice for Streaks basketball from the 1960s through 2017, serving as a color analyst for both Galesburg boys and later girls basketball.
The Galesburg Athletic Hall of Famer joins WGIL Content Director Jay Redfern to talk Silver Streaks basketball. They discuss how Bumpy Nixon transferred from Quincy to Galesburg, how John Thiel allowed more Black athletes to play sports in Galesburg, who Jimmie ranks as the best Silver Streaks teams, players, coaches and much more.