Do you remember the “Ooh Aah Man”? His legacy
Fans could of course expect to see the Arizona Wildcats basketball team play, but if they ever needed that extra spark late in a game, there was a sixth man fan named the “Ooh Aah Man” perfect for the job.
Born in New York in 1952, Cavaleri moved to Tucson in the 1970s. He was famous for leading crowd chants throughout the 1990s, starting at an Arizona baseball game in 1979, when his chants to the crowd were followed by the team rallying back from a deficit to win. From there, he became a regular at Wildcats sporting events, especially during basketball season.
“He was like a Superman coming out of the phone booth at the right time,” said Javier Morales, another longtime Tucson sportswriter.Wildcats legend Steve Kerr was very fond of the Ooh Aah Man, and the two shared some memorable interactions. At the Final Four, another interaction involving Caveleri and Kerr occurred at a Kansas City hotel following a loss to Oklahoma where Kerr had shot 2 for 13 from the field. Javier Morales mentioned in the Arizona Daily Star that Kerr saw the Ooh Aah Man on the balcony directly below him and asked if he was going to jump, to which the Ooh Aah Man replied in a joking manner, “No, are you?”
Cavaleri’s presence at Arizona games for over 30 years culminated in him being honored at the halftime of his last basketball game in 2013. He blew kisses to the Tucson crowd as he walked off the court one final time. Cavaleri had encountered health issues, including Parkinson’s, which prevented him from attending Arizona sporting events after 2013.
His humor was something that stood out, and those who knew him raved about it. Greg Hansen, a local sports columnist, recalled a funny interaction with the Ooh Aah Man in a recent article. Cavaleri once got an email from an Arizona fan who called him a “middle-aged clown.” He responded to Hansen with a grin on his face, saying, “I’m not middle-aged, I’m 60 with a busted back and torn up knee.”
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