Kevin Nash was basketball’s loss and wrestling’s gain. Before forging a path as one of the iconic figures in the WWE, Nash had aspirations of someday playing in the NBA.
Nash, who became a legend in the wrestling world as “Diesel,” spent three years with the University of Tennessee in the SEC. An incident in his college days, however, forced him to give up his basketball dreams.
The big man reportedly got into an altercation with former coach Don DeVoe, who allegedly blamed Nash for their loss to Kentucky. After his jersey was supposedly “grabbed” by the head coach, Nash “b***hsmacked him.”
Kevin Nash,during his days as a center for the Tennessee Volunteers basketball team,goes up to block a shot from the University of Kentucky’s Freddie Cowan,circa-1979 https://t.co/UevTf7GuxO
The dust-up ultimately changed his life as he left school after that. He tried to keep his dream alive by playing basketball overseas, but a debilitating knee injury eventually took him out of the hoops world.
Several years after working on a variety of jobs, Kevin Nash debuted in the WCW as “Steel.”
