BLUEDUDE SPORTSTALK Sports Shorts Take 17....SPARTY's FLINT-stones YEAH RIGHT....the ORIGINAL 3 MUSKETEERS that put FLINT Michigan on GOOGLE EARTH....GRAYER, RISON, and RICE...Flint MI NORTHWESTERN HS Alums

I remember when Sparty won a Chip behind their FLINT-stones (Michigan State Basketball player from Flint, Michigan) Mateen Cleaves, Charlie Bell, Morris Peterson, and Antonio Smith. The FLINT-stones brought the 2nd ever Chip to East Lansing in 2000 with the First being Magic Johnson and Greg Kelser led Sparty in 1979 vs the Hick from French lick, Indiana and Larry Bird's Led Indiana State Sycamores.

But before the so called FLINT-stones made their name Famous there was another Trio who put the Flint, Michigan Population on Google Earth. Meet and Greet Jeff Grayer, Glen Rice, and Andre Rison of Flint Northwestern HS Fame.

They were made of Point Guard and All-State Football player Andre Rison (Michigan State), Shooting Guard Jeff Grayer (Iowa State), and leading Scorer Glen Rice (Michigan). They dominated the High School Basketball Scene in Michigan in the early to mid 80s.

Rice went onto be 1st Team All-American at MAIZE and BLUE and get them a National Championship in 1989 over the PJ Carleisimo led Seton Hall Pirates of South Orange, NJ. Rice was a 1989 All-American and a Top 4 Pick in the 1989 NBA Draft.

"Bad Moon" Rison went to Sparty Michigan State on a Football Scholarship where he dominated the Big Ten and was a Top 25 Pick by the Indianapolis Colts. He made his name "Bad Moon" Rison when he played for the Dirty Birds of Atlanta.

Grayer was the Consumate Professional of all three Players and the least heralded of the three as he took his talents to Hilton Coliseum and Ames, Iowa to play for the Great Johnny Orr of Iowa State. Back then the Cyclones were part of the Big 8 and Grayer dominated the Big 8 and the College Scene. A 1988 All-American and a member of the 1988 US Olympic Team and a Top 15 Pick in 1988 by the Milwaukee Bucks.

Currently Rice is living in Miami with some Business Ventyures, Bad Mooon Rison could be anywhere, and Grayer was hired in 2010 by then Cyclones Coach Greg McDermott and was held over when McDermott left for Creighton (See June 24, 2012 Post on Barnes and McDermott's Son Doug) and the Mayor of Ames and also an Iowa State Great  Fred Hoiberg took over the Cyclones in 2011.

Now before you start talking FLINT-stones now you know the Original FLINT-stones who cemented in Flint, Michigan in Google Earth.