RIP Joey Meyer.

He was so much more than "Ray's boy". But then too, he was that...

I can't believe the skinny son, the lanky man on the sidelines -- who helped in recruiting and coaching his father's DePaul teams before leading his own rightfully to their successes on the court -- was 74.

My how the years fly by...  RIP to a good son, a good man, a sportsman in full Joey Meyer.

Meyer served as an assistant for his father for 11 seasons before taking over when Ray retired after coaching DePaul from 1942-1984. Joey Meyer got the Blue Demons into the NCAA tourney in each of his first five seasons. They reached the Sweet 16 in 1986 and 1987. Meyer went 231-158 in his 13 seasons as DePaul's head coach. Some of Meyer's top players included Rod Strickland, David Booth and Tom Kleinschmidt. Following his time at DePaul, the Chicago native coached in the NBA's developmental league and worked as a regional scout for the Los Angeles Clippers.