The basketball coach and athletics director visited the pioneering Scarlet Knights coach who was recently paralyzed in a car accident.
Rutgers athletics director Pat Hobbs, left, former track and field coach Sandra Petway, center, and Scarlet Knights men's basketball coach Steve Pikiell inside Petway's Venice, Fla., home on Wednesday, April 27, 2022.Sandra Petway was going to have a couple of visitors at her Florida home she was told last week — Rutgers men’s basketball coach Steve Pikiell and athletics director Pat Hobbs.
Petway was on her way to a bible study class near her home in Venice, Florida, when Hobbs’ assistant called. She vowed to call back that night.Petway spent weeks at Sarasota Memorial Hospital and then months in rehab. The former Trenton State College women’s track star returned to her Venice home only last month.
Rutgers officials notified Petway last week that they would be honoring her in a different way than they planned last fall.“For me, it’s an amazing honor to be recognized as a Hall of Famer with all of the former coaches at Rutgers,” she said.“That’s part of our challenge in not having our whole history in a readily available place, which we’re going to remedy,” Hobbs said. “She’s absolutely deserving, and it’s something that she is looking forward to.
“I just smile because I said I’d like to recruit people with her passion and her spirit and her joy. I was kind of blown away by how happy she is even through some tough times. There’s Rutgers ‘R’s’ everywhere in her garage. The floor is painted red, and she’s in her Rutgers gear. The history she knows at Rutgers and the spirit that she’s attacking her health with now is unbelievable. A typical coach — tough-minded, resilient, funny. A great few hours.
“Sandee is 150% Rutgers, and I’m just delighted that she’s getting her recognition because she certainly deserves it,” Williams said. “She’s got an inner drive that we could all take a lesson from. She’s a fabulous role model because she has been through a lot and I’ve never heard her complain. I’m sure she has her moments, but I have never seen her be anything but positive. She’s truly inspirational.
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