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In the summer of 1962, Pete Gill was hired to coach basketball at tiny Ireland High School. With no starters taller than 5' 10", few wins were predicted for the Spuds. Yet, after inflicting brutal preseason conditioning, employing a variety of unconventional motivational tactics, and overcoming fierce opposition, Gill molded the Spuds into a winning team that brought home the town's first and only sectional and regional titles. Roos brings to life...
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"The content of this 852-page book consists of (1) an alphabetized listing of all schools entering the state tournament during WWII; (2) an alphabetically organized data block and team roster for each school participating in the state tournament for each of the four seasons during WWII (the bulk of the work);(3) the periodic AP poll rankings of teams; and (4) an independent tabulation of all state tournament results for each WWII season, from the...
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The years 1945—1959 marked the time when basketball truly became the sport of Indiana. High school basketball bound together communities across the state and interest in the sport rose to a new level. The period saw the Milan/Muncie Central game, given new fame through the movie Hoosiers. It also saw the first televised game, the start of the career of Oscar Robertson (who played for Crispus Attucks), and friendly town rivalries to build the state's...
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Hoosiers have always loved basketball! Long before Larry Bird carried Indiana State University to the 1979 NCAA National Championship or Bobby Knight walked the sidelines at Indiana University, basketball fostered community identity across the Hoosier state. From Indiana's tiniest towns to its biggest cities, high school basketball is a source of pride, unifying communities with different races, religions, and social and economic status. First drawn...
15) Tourney time: the Indiana High School Athletic Association Boys' Basketball Tournament 1911-2005
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[2005]
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2012.
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Southern Indiana's athletic roots run deep in basketball, football, baseball, tennis, golf and soccer. The first Local Legends book began the story of that history, and this book brings it to the present. You will read about local golfing legens Jerry Schreiber and Kevin Wassmer, football standouts Deke Cooper and Curtis Painter, as well as basketball brothers Luke, Tyler and Cody Zeller. Eaton even tackles the still developing stories of many of...
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