The legendary musician, 77, contracted a severe eye infection he contracted in July in France which left him blind in his right eye, with 'limited vision' in his left.

The goatee consisted of a mustache, a soul patch (a small spot of hair that grows under the bottom lip) and groomed beard.

Now, his program is approaching that level. The Red Storm are 20-3 overall, 11-1 in the Big East and No. 17 in Friday morning's updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings.