Jim Forbes, one of El Paso’s greatest basketball ambassadors, died Friday morning after a several-week stay in an El Paso hospital due to health issues. I got to know all of Jim Forbes in terms of basketball and life. He went on to play at UTEP, in the 1971 Pan American Games and the 1972 Olympics for the United States. At the Olympics, the United States lost the gold medal game to the Soviet Union in one of the most controversial finishes in Olympics history. Subscriber exclusive:Jim Forbes represented the best of humanity: Chavez columnBasketball coach Jim Forbes diesDoug Collins remembers coach ForbesVeronica Escobar: Sending my sincerest condolencesUTEP basketball coach Joe Golding shares story about ForbesEl Paso community remembers coach Forbes

Source: Forbes January 22, 2022 19:17 UTC