Rusty Marshall was the first reader to ID the three former Dukies in the seventies picture contest and wins a free month on the Blue Devil Nation Premium Newsletter.

Eighty six answers were sent and three readers guessed correctly, but Rusty was the first to answer and happened to know th players personally.

Steve Litz, Rick Katherman and Randy Denton were the answer to the contest question.  Thanks to all who participated.

The players from front to back were Steve Litz, Rick Katherman and Randy Denton.

Litz gave fans fits, many thought he was Dick DeVenzio.  He was a seldom used forward that averaged just under 3.0 per game.

Katherman had a nice shot from outside and was mentioned in one magazine of the day as being one of the better recruits.

The main man in the picture was Raleigh, North Carolina's Randy Denton, one of the best centers in Duke Basketball history.  He was a rebounding sensation that had great games against the like of Dan Issel of Kentucky.

We hope to interview Randy, so stay tuned.  Anyhow, thanks to all of you for taking the time to answer and I will be doing it again soon.

As for Rusty, shoot me an e-mail and I will set you up.  In the end, so many people missed Steve Litz that I doubted my own memory, but confirmed his ID with my pal Al Featherston.

Lastly, I am sorry that there is a glitch in the comment section.  I will contact eponym to straighten it out.