Pablo Torre

He kept, you know, the seat next to him empty.

He was so myopic and he was so, you know, focused on basketball.

He was just a very unique character.

How Tark arrived in Vegas, you know, to take that job in particular.

There's one story that I would like you to tell.

And it's about the recruiting trip that Tark himself went on.

You know, Tark was killing it at Long Beach State.

I mean, they were top five in the country multiple years.

He was on the national stage.

So they were trying to make, you know, as good of an offer.

And Sig Rogich.

My name is Sig Rogich.

He's a marketing guru.

Everything Sig has done has been towards the reinvention of the image of Las Vegas and its growth.

And I think we're doing an interview today on Jerry Tarkanyan and his life.

He saw the potential of what Jerry could bring in a winning sports program in Las Vegas in the byline.

And he wanted them to understand this is a community.

It's not just gambling, casinos, prostitution, drugs, all the Sin City vices you might expect.

And so Sig took Lois Tarkanian and Jerry on a tour of Las Vegas.

I was driving them around the community and showing Lois the churches and pointing out the cultural side of this town.