Scott on Stephen’s postcard

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Basketball star Stephen Curry wanted to show the Davidson community how thankful he is for the past three years.

So, on the eve of his NBA career, Curry made a remarkable gesture. At a personal cost of $3,000, he sent out 2,000 “Thank You” postcards this month to fans, faculty, students and alumni.

“I started thinking about this while I was taking a summer school class at Davidson,” Curry said in a phone interview Wednesday from Oakland, Calif., after completing a practice with his new team, the Golden State Warriors. “It hit me that I wasn’t going to be able to say goodbye to everyone I wanted to, and that they might have a hard time keeping up with me now that I’m on the West Coast. I want people to know that even though I’m here, I’m still deeply tied into Charlotte and Davidson.”

Greensboro. Blog. QC Sports Blog. Salisbury.

This week’s Davidsonian

Word is Stephen’s postcard takes up half of page 4.

About the postcard

Rusty Simmons of the Chron.

More on the postcard

DavidsonNews.net: Former Davidson basketball star Stephen Curry may be at the start of a promising NBA career, but he’s not forgetting his roots. Examiner.

Stephen’s message

The text on his postcard:

To the Davidson Family,

Before I begin the next chapter in my life, I wanted to take this opportunity to personally thank all of the loyal alumni, students and fans of Davidson College who have so passionately supported me over the past three years. Davidson has been a part of making me the person who I am today and I will always remain a Wildcat at heart.

It is my hope that you will continue to support me as I begin my NBA journey. Whether in Golden State or wherever my basketball travels take me, you can be assured that I will always represent Davidson to the best of my ability. I plan on remaining an active member of the Charlotte and Davidson communities and intend on achieving my goal by earning my college degree.

My time at Davidson has left me with many lasting memories that I will cherish forever. I would also like to thank all of the coaches, teammates, professors, fans, alumni, trustees and staff who have mentored me along the way. I am proud to be a member of the Davidson family and look forward to giving back to the school and community that means so much to me. Go Wildcats!

God Bless,

Stephen Curry

Phil. 4:13

A postcard from Stephen

Eddie over on Cats.com:

I live in Salisbury, which, like the country store in O Brother Where Art Thou?, is a geographical oddity in that it is two weeks from everywhere (in terms of mail). Because of that, the postcard I received in the mail today has probably already arrived hit most people’s mailboxes. You've probably already seen it.

It is from Steph Curry, bearing a postmark of Davidson, NC. It’s a form thing, certainly not unique to me, and I’m sure I got one for no reason other than the fact that I am an alumnus and/or season ticket holder.

It appears that Steph Curry has incurred some real expense to send a card to every alumnus, student and fan for whom he could obtain an address, and his message simply thanks the school and the card recipients for supporting him and making him who he is, and further asks them to continue to support him as he begins his NBA career.

I don’t think he needs to be concerned about whether the recipients will honor that request.