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For over 125 years, Hoosier athletes and coaches have grabbed headlines with their accomplishments and accolades. Legendary performers and larger-than-life figures have called Bloomington home, and their stories have been passed down through generations. But for every classic tale about a Hoosier athlete, coach, or program, there's another that's been forgotten. Until now.


After gaining unprecedented access to IU archives and longtime employees, authors John Decker, Pete DiPrimio, and Doug Wilson reveal events and images that were lost for decades. Filled with new and entertaining stories of the people who have made IU Athletics legendary, Unknown, Untold, and Unbelievable Stories of IU Sports is a must-have for any fan.


Discover behind-the-scenes stories of


  • the Olympic Trials featuring Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Chris Mullin, and Steve Alford;

  • the infamous 1997 black football jerseys;

  • Ernie Pyle's outlandish automobile polo match to raise funds for the IU marching band;

  • A. J. Moye's notorious block against Duke;

  • the time Sam Bell won the bid for an NCAA track meet—without a facility or even bleachers;

  • and many more incredible stories from the renowned IU Athletics program.

  • Acknowledgments


    Introduction


    1. Men (Temporarily) in Black


    2. Block? What Block?


    3. Hep Creates Tradition that Rocks


    4. What's the Deal with IU Football? Mark Knows


    5. Hoosier History Com-Pyled


    6. Too Many to Name on Wall of Fame


    7. National Icons, IU Afterthoughts


    8. Don't Look Down on Assembly Hall


    9. Clear as a Bell How IU Secures NCAA Track Meet


    10. What's the Racquet?


    11. Gold Standard: Knight Assembles Team to Remember in '84

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    Informations

    Publié par
    Date de parution 01 août 2019
    Nombre de lectures 2
    EAN13 9780253036179
    Langue English
    Poids de l'ouvrage 5 Mo

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    Extrait

    This book is a publication of
    Indiana University Press
    Office of Scholarly Publishing
    Herman B Wells Library 350
    1320 East 10th Street
    Bloomington, Indiana 47405 usa
    iupress.indiana.edu
    © 2018 by John Decker, Pete DiPrimio, and Doug Wilson
    All rights reserved
    No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48–1992.
    Manufactured in the United States of America
    Cataloging information is available from the Library of Congress.
    ISBN 978-0-253-03620-9 (hdbk.)
    ISBN 978-0-253-03616-2 (pbk.)
    ISBN 978-0-253-03619-3 (e-bk.)
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    CONTENTS
    Acknowledgments
    Introduction
    1. Men (Temporarily) in Black / John C. Decker
    2. Block? What Block? / John C. Decker
    3. Hep Creates Tradition That Rocks / Pete DiPrimio
    4. What’s the Deal with IU Football? Mark Knows / Doug Wilson
    5. Hoosier History Com-Pyled / John C. Decker
    6. Too Many to Name on Wall of Fame / Pete DiPrimio
    7. National Icons, IU Afterthoughts / John C. Decker
    8. Don’t Look Down on Assembly Hall / John C. Decker
    9. Clear as a Bell How IU Secures the NCAA Track Meet / Pete DiPrimio
    10. What’s the Racquet? / John C. Decker
    11. Gold Standard: Knight Assembles Team to Remember in ’84 / John C. Decker
    Acknowledgments
    T his project couldn’t have been completed without the support, aid, and tolerance of a handful of very knowledgeable people and friends at IU Athletics.
    IU Assistant Athletic Director Chuck Crabb was not only a primary source for many of the stories but also a source of many great ideas. Chuck’s willingness to meet with each of us on numerous occasions over the course of a year is greatly appreciated. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of everything Hoosier-related, and we relied on it heavily. His dedication to IU Athletics is a big reason why so many of the items we wrote about are still around today.
    When it comes to anything Indiana football, no one knows more nor is more passionate than former Hoosier player-turned-coach-turned-administrator Mark Deal. Like Chuck, Mark was willing and able to sit down with us on numerous occasions as we defined and refined the stories we wanted to pursue.
    IU Associate Athletic Director Jeremy Gray, meanwhile, was a big advocate of this project when it was first pitched over lunch at Nick’s, and it couldn’t have happened without his support. Not only did Jeremy help us formulize many of the story ideas and point us in the right direction in many instances but he refused to succumb to a fear of heights on the journey to the top of Assembly Hall.

    While those three have been key supporters every step of the way, there are countless others that we leaned upon heavily. Several of the stories couldn’t have materialized without the aid of men’s basketball trainer Tim Garl and assistant athletic director Marty Clark. Former IU media relations director Kit Klingelhoffer was also a willing and reliable source throughout the project. Media Relations staff members Nate Wiechers, Scott Burns, Greg Kincaid, and Jeremy Rosenthal assisted us in tracking down photos that helped tell many of our stories, and Bradley Cook from IU Archives helped immeasurably by giving us access to countless historical items and photos.
    Last, but certainly not least, we owe a big thank-you to a handful of people from IU Press. Pam Rude, Dave Miller, Michelle Sybert, Dave Hulsey, Peggy Solic, and Gary Dunham all helped make this a reality. We are especially grateful to our wonderful editor Ashley Runyon, who supported us every step of the way . . . even when we seemed to be one step behind in getting done!

    Introduction
    Some of the best stories about Indiana University Athletics have been unknown, untold, or forgotten.
    Until now.
    For more than 125 years, Hoosier athletes and coaches have grabbed headlines with their accomplishments and accolades. Legendary performers and larger-than-life figures have called Bloomington home, and their stories have been passed from one generation to the next.
    But for every unforgettable story about a Hoosier athlete, coach, or program, there’s another that’s been forgotten. In some cases, the reason is the passage of time, and in others, it’s because someone didn’t want the tale revealed.
    But those stories still existed—perhaps in a box tucked deep in a storage closet in Assembly Hall, or in the recesses of a long-time employee’s mind. They’ve been waiting to be shared.
    In Unknown, Untold, and Unbelievable Stories of IU Sports ,we tell many of those unbelievable stories that virtually no one knows about. From notes kept by Bob Knight on the 1984 US Olympic Trials to football jerseys worn only once before disappearing, we’ve uncovered fascinating stories that you didn’t know and might not believe.
    How do we know these stories are largely unknown? Between the three of us, we’ve written about or for Indiana University Athletics for more than 70 years. We’ve literally penned thousands of articles for outlets including the Bloomington Herald Times, Ft. Wayne New Sentinel, Evansville Courier, Inside Indiana Magazine ,and even Indiana University Athletics. When anything of significance has happened with Indiana University sports, one of us—if not all three of us—has been there to witness it and report about it for more than 30 years.
    Some of these stories we’ve known, but never told. In other cases, we’ve heard rumors, and have pieced together the truth. In other instances, we’ve stumbled into fascinating tales while researching other subjects.
    The end results are the following hidden gems about the people, places, and things that have made Indiana University Athletics one of the preeminent athletic programs for more than a century.
    We hope that you enjoy the book as much as we loved putting it together. As a journalist, there are few things more enjoyable than telling readers a story they don’t know about.
    And that’s what this book is all about.
    B loomington’s best-known watering hole tells the best-known tales of Indiana University’s (IU) storied athletic programs.
    Take a seat in a first-floor booth at Nick’s English Hut on Bloomington’s iconic Kirkwood Avenue and look around. You’ll see pictures of championship teams and images of legendary coaches and All-Americans. Wind past the kitchen and up the stairs, and the walls will remind you of the most famous chair ever thrown and of a swimming program that once had no equal.
    But make your way to the establishment’s newest addition, the second-floor bar, and you’ll come across a framed football jersey that’s in need of an explanation. Former IU walk-on and current Temple University Athletic Director Pat Kraft’s number 47 is encased on the west wall. That jersey was worn in 1997, the first year of former coach Cam Cameron’s tenure. That Indiana team went just 2-9 and won only one Big Ten game.
    Also of note—Kraft’s jersey is black. And basketball Coach Bob Knight hated it.
    ★ ★ ★
    When Coach Cam Cameron took over the Indiana football program in 1997, he wanted to make dramatic changes.
    The big picture for the former Hoosier quarterback turned NFL assistant coach was trying to find a winning formula for a program that had been mostly losing for generations. In its 110 years of existence, IU football had produced only two Big Ten titles—and one (1945) came before the league even bore its current name.
    Recent times weren’t much better. After a run of some of the program’s greatest successes under Coach Bill Mallory from 1986 to 1993 (six bowl games in eight years), IU football stumbled and sank to some its greatest depths, losing 15 of 16 Big Ten games and 17 of 22 overall from 1995 to 1996.


    Worn for just one game in 1997, former Hoosier and current Temple University Athletic Director Pat Kraft’s black jersey is encased on the second floor of long-time Bloomington bar Nick’s.
    Photo by John C. Decker.

    That prompted a coaching change, and Indiana turned to the thirty-six-year-old Cameron. A 1983 Indiana University graduate who played both football and basketball, Cameron had developed a reputation as one of football’s up-and-coming offensive minds thanks to his success as an assistant coach at the University of Michigan (1986 to 1993) under legendary Coach Bo Schembechler and as the quarterbacks coach for the NFL’s Washington Redskins (1994 to 1996).
    Cameron’s immediate goal when he returned to Bloomington was to change the conversation about Indiana football.
    “We were coming off a couple of years where we had gone 1–15 in the Big Ten, and everything was so negative,” says former IU football media relations director Todd Starowitz. “He wanted people talking about Indiana football in a different way.”
    That meant making changes, both subtle and dramatic.
    One of the biggest changes came during fall camp. Instead of conducting all of August’s fall training camp practices on the IU campus, Cameron chose to take his team on the road for a four-day barnstor

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