by Steve Beaven
Gadis, Mack, 182
Geek’s Guerillas, 227
Goodley, Greg, 7
Graves, Wallace
airplane crash, 97–98, 102, 116–18, 131–32, 138
innovations, 63–64, 129–30
military service, 117–18
NCAA tournament, 223
Sloan, Jerry, and, 22, 23
Walters, Dick, and, 127–28, 238
Grogan, Clyde, 108
Hale, Lincoln, 40
Hall, Elmer, 178
Hall, Joe B., 3–4, 5–6, 25, 107, 124, 143
Harper Dining Center, 144, 215, 223–24, 227, 230, 235
Harris, Eric
1978–79 season, 150 139, 152, 190
1979–80 season, 161, 190
1980–81 season, 191
1981–82 season, 189, 191–92, 194
career interests, 151, 190, 191
frustrations, 189–92
NCAA tournament, 229, 230, 234
transfer, thoughts of, 190–91
Walters, Dick, and, 189, 190–91
Harris, Franco, 132, 133, 134
Harrison High School, 71, 92
Haskins, Mitch, 168, 169
Heckendorn, Kraig, 82, 83, 110
Hoosier Holiday, A (Dreiser), 29–30
Hoosier Hysteria, 66–67
Housman, A. E., 206
Hudson, Bob, 27–28, 109, 117, 126, 153
Hughes, Alfredrick “the Great,” 185, 186
Humes, Larry, 13, 14, 21, 67, 143
Indiana Pacers, 54, 66
Indiana State University–Evansville, 76, 81–84, 157–59, 195
Indiana University, 76, 215
Johnson, Charles, 17
Johnson, Dave, 210
Johnson, Earvin “Magic,” 157–58, 222
Johnson, Richie, 164, 186, 196, 201, 212, 222–23, 231, 234
Jordan, Michael, 214, 217
Kansas State University, 5, 25, 220
Keefer, Jack, 146, 147
Kelley, Scott, 151, 152
Kent, Robbie, xiii
Kentucky Wesleyan College, xiii, 42–43
King, Bob, 6
King, Maury, 89, 134
Kingston, Don, 54–55, 99, 203–4, 205, 206
Kingston, Kevin, 53–55, 62, 70, 99, 107–8, 203–4, 205–6
Kingston, Valery, 54, 98–99, 204, 205
Kingston, Wanda, 54, 99, 203, 204–5
Kirkpatrick, Mark, 92, 109, 131
Kniese, Mark “Sneezy,” 92, 131
Knight, Bob, 61–62, 67, 76, 143, 168
Knox, Elisabeth, 71, 113, 114
Knox, Larry, 71, 113, 114
Knox, Tim, 71, 114
Krajack, George, 58, 59
Ku Klux Klan, 32, 36
Kuster, Jennifer, 77, 136
Lankford, Debbie, 93
Latham, Donnie, 19
Lawrence North High School, 146
Leach, Jerry, 214
Leach, Karen, 214
Leach, Roma, 214
Leaf, Brad
1978–79 season, 139, 147–48, 150
1980–81 season, 171, 172, 175
1981–82 season, 186, 192, 194
high school basketball, 145–46
McKinstry, Rick, and, 233
NCAA tournament, 212–14, 222, 223, 225, 228–29, 230, 231, 232
Walters, Dick, and, 147
work ethic, 145–46, 147
Leaf, Jackie, 145, 146, 147
Leaf, Jerry, 145–46, 147, 229
Lee, David, 15, 21–22
Lee, Robert, 31
Lendy, Murray, 173, 224
letters of intent, 26, 27–28
Liston, Brian, 192, 193, 195
Lloyd, Russell, 73, 177
Local 808 (International Union of Electrical Workers), 17, 19–20, 177–78
locker room upgrades, 163, 241
Loyola University Chicago, 162, 185–86, 192–93, 195–96, 198–200
Macauley, Ed, 8–9, 21, 112
Males, Herbert, 32
Marquardt, Dean, 211–12, 221–22, 224–27, 228, 229, 231, 234, 235
Marquette University, 195, 219, 221–23, 227–30, 230–34
Marriott, Gary, 146, 173–74, 188, 199, 220, 222
Marshall University, 110
McCarty, Walter, 239, 240–41
McCutchan, Arad (Mac)
airplane crash, 97–98, 101, 125–27
as basketball coach, 44, 45–46, 47
childhood, 39
college career, 39–40
Deford, Frank, on, xii–xiii
devotion to UE, 90, 164
finances, 46–47
NCAA tournament, 215
retirement from coaching, xvi, 48, 79–80
Sloan, Jerry, and, 12–13, 14, 15
Steelers charity game, 134
values and personality, 41
Walters, Dick, and, 122, 176
Wooden, John, and, 44–45, 174–75
work life, 40–41
McGary, Hugh, Jr., 30
McGuire, Al, 211, 226
McKinstry, Rick, 186, 220, 231, 232–33
memorial fund, 130–33, 134, 180
memorial plaza, 131, 137–38, 154–55
Methodist Church, 33, 34
Meyer, Ray, 142, 144, 215
Michigan State University, 157–58
Middle Tennessee State University, 85, 87, 88, 89, 92, 110
Midwestern City Conference, 162, 186, 198–200, 209, 220, 222
Miley, Brad, 157
Miller, Louis “Weenie,” 56, 57, 109
Miller, Steve, 77, 80, 83, 88, 89
Miller, Vicky, 77
Moon, Donald, 131
Moon, Keith, 131
Moores Hill College, 33–34
National Guard Armory, 42
National Invitation Tournament, 164, 186, 198
National Jet Service, 93, 105, 115
National Letter of Intent, 26, 27–28
National Transportation Safety Board, 114–16
NBC, 214
NCAA
divisions, xvi, 8, 14, 64
letters of intent, 26, 27–28
transfer rule waiver, 128
NCAA tournament (1979), 157–58
NCAA tournament (1981), 219–20
NCAA tournament (1982)
about, 200, 214–15
aftermath, 234–35
broadcasting, 214, 215, 222, 223, 225, 229, 232–33
coach feelings about, 208, 210–11, 220
fan feelings about, 207–8, 215–18, 221, 223–24, 225, 227, 230, 235
Marquette-UE game, 219, 221–23, 227–30, 230–34
player feelings about, 208, 211, 212–14
rally before, 208
nickname change from Pioneers to Aces, 34–35
North Central High School, 145, 146
Nyenhuis, Brian, 222, 224, 227, 228, 229, 231, 232, 235
Ohio River, xiv, 9, 30
Oklahoma State University, 165
Olney, Illinois, 71, 113, 114
Olson, Lute, 141–42
Olsthoorn, Larry, 141–42
Oral Roberts University, 23, 24, 60, 68, 162, 214, 219, 220
Owensboro, Kentucky, 42–43
P-47 Thunderbolt fighter planes, x
Patberg, Thornton, 22, 97–98, 106, 124, 126
Perry, Kenny
1980–81 season, 175, 188
1981–82 season, 192, 193, 194, 195–96
Bullock, Theren, and, 171–72
NCAA tournament, 228, 230
recruitment of, 164, 167–69, 175
Walters, Dick, and, 164, 167–68, 169
Pike High School, 179–80, 181–83
Pittsburgh Steelers, 132–34
Purdie, Jerry, xiv
Purdue University, 43, 45, 100, 165, 238
race relations, 30–32, 129–30, 182
Radford, Wayne, 66, 67
Raymonds, Hank, 211, 212, 224, 226, 227, 228, 229, 232
Republic Aviation, x–xi, 36,
37
Riggs, Lee, 177
Ritter, Paul, 59
Rivers, Glenn “Doc,” 211, 212, 224, 226, 231, 235
Roberts, Henry (Hank), 43
Roberts Stadium
capacity, xiii, 51, 163
demolishment of, 240
disuse after airplane crash, 133–34
history, 43–44
locker room redecoration, 163
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, ix–xii, 240
Sappleton, Wayne, 185, 192, 198, 199
Schymik, John, 94, 95, 96, 102–3
Schymik, Mary Jo, 94, 95
season tickets, xiii, xiv, 140
Servel Refrigeration Company, 18, 19, 36, 37
Shawneetown, Illinois, 9–10
Sherwood, Steve, 139, 159–60, 161, 200, 201, 217, 227–28
Siegel, Carmen, 59–60, 180, 181
Siegel, Ed, 59–60, 61, 81–82, 179–83
Siegel, Mark
as college player, 81–82
death and funeral, 110, 180–81
as high school player, 179–80
illness, 59–60, 61–62, 78
recruitment of, 60–61
Simpson, Ernie, 88, 101, 108, 117, 124–25, 128
Sloan, Bobbye, 22
Sloan, Jerry
airplane crash, 123–24
basketball camp, 8, 9, 21
as basketball coach, 12, 15–16, 20–22
childhood, 12
college career, 12–14, 91
Duff, Mike, and, 8, 9, 21, 22
at Loyola game, 195, 196
McCutchan, Arad, and, 12–13, 14, 15
NBA career, 8, 15
press conferences, 12, 16
race relations, 130
resignation, 22–23
as Whirlpool employee, 13, 17
Smith, Art, 78, 103, 104
Smith, Carolyn, 78, 103–4
Smith, Doug, 103
Smith, Greg, 78–79, 103
South Spencer High School, 168, 169
Southern Illinois University, 13, 14, 64, 91, 133, 142, 192
Sports Illustrated, xii–xiii, xiv, 14, 143, 212
St. Joseph’s College, 131, 219
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 125
Stephenson, D. C., 32
Stephenson, Stafford, 62, 88, 110, 117, 124–25, 128–29, 134
Stewart, Norm, 5, 25, 26, 27, 28, 164, 168, 215
strikes, labor, 17, 19–20, 110, 178
Sunday Courier & Press, 73, 112
Taylor, Bryan, 77, 80, 82, 83, 88, 89, 101, 110
Taylor, Freida, 101
Tennessee Tech University, 150, 159
“Thinking,” 68–69
Thomas, Isiah, 12, 185, 217
Tip-Off Club, 140, 168, 238
Titzer, Lloyd, 225
“To an Athlete Dying Young” (Housman), 206
Top 20 rankings, 164, 171, 193–94
travel, team, 50, 89, 132, 164
Troyer, Lois, 94, 95–96, 97, 181
Troyer, Stephen, 94–95, 96, 97, 102–3, 181
Turam, Emir
1980–81 season, 187–88
1981–82 season, 196–98, 199
background, 172–74
difficulties, initial, 187–89
NCAA tournament, 212, 221–22, 223, 228, 230
recruitment of, 164, 173–74
Walters, Dick, and, 187–88, 189, 197
UCLA, 167, 175–76, 191, 220
Underground Railroad, 31
University of Baltimore, 191–92, 197
University of Evansville. See specific topics
University of Houston, 219, 232
University of Iowa, 141–42
University of Kentucky, 3–4, 5–6, 25, 163, 176, 214–15, 240
University of Louisville, 162, 207, 220, 240
University of Missouri, 25, 26–27, 112, 215
University of North Carolina–Charlotte, 161–62
University of Oklahoma, 56, 117, 182
University of Pittsburgh, 56, 76, 80, 88, 155
University of Wisconsin, 209–10, 237–38, 238–39
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, 150
Valparaiso University, 24, 47, 160, 192
Van Pham, Ty, 105, 115
Vandeveer, Michael, 208, 215, 216
Vietnam War, 55, 57–59
Virginia Military Institute, 56–57
Walker, Kenneth, 111
Walters, Albert, 166
Walters, Dick
1978–79 season, 139–40, 152, 158–59
1979–80 season, 162
1980–81 season, 175–76
1981–82 season, 194, 196, 197, 200, 201
ambition, 162–65, 193–94
Bohnert, Craig, and, 155–56
Bullock, Theren, and, 171–72
career before UE, 121–23
Deford, Frank, on, 143–45
detractors, 148
early life, 166–67
expectations for, 140–41
family life, 148–49, 238
firing, 238
Graves, Wallace, and, 127–28, 238
Harris, Eric, and, 189, 190–91
hiring as UE coach, xvii, 127–29
Kelley, Scott, and, 151
Leaf, Brad, and, 147
McCutchan, Arad, and, 122, 176
McKinstry, Rick, and, 220
missteps, 140
NCAA tournament, 208, 210–11, 230, 231, 234
Perry, Kenny, and, 164, 167–68, 169
record at UE, 239
recruiting strategy, 129–30, 141–42, 164
Sherwood, Steve, and, 159, 160, 161
style, 165–66
Turam, Emir, and, 187–88, 189, 197
University of Wisconsin job, 209–10, 237–38, 238–39
Watson, Bobby, and, 121–22
Weaver, Chris, and, 216
Wooden, John, and, 176
Walters, Gladys, 166
Walters, Jan, 122, 123, 148–49, 238
Washington, John, 65
Washington, John Ed, 65–67, 77, 82, 83, 88
Washington, Sammie, 65
Watson, Angela, 73
Watson, Bobby
background, 23–24
Bobby Watson Show, 74, 75
Duff, Mike, and, 25–26, 27–28
education, 56–57
family, 72–74
funeral, 108–9
Furr, David, and, 72
interviews before death, 87–89
Kingston, Kevin, and, 53–54, 55
military service, 55, 57–59, 87
Siegel, Mark, and, 60–61
as UE coach, xvi, 49–52, 67–71, 79–82, 84–85, 92, 164
Walters, Dick, and, 121–22
Watson, Carl, 56
Watson, Chandra, 73, 74
Watson, Deidra, 72–74, 75, 77, 89, 109–10, 135–36
Watson, Leigh, 73, 74
Watson, Lois, 56, 58
Weaver, Chris, 49–50, 51–52, 216
Western Kentucky University, 75, 76–80, 82, 88, 124
WFIE, 74, 75
Whirlpool Corporation, 13, 17–20, 177–78, 240
Wilson, Michael, 211, 222, 226, 228, 234
Winburn, Tony, 78, 82, 88
Wooden, John, 44–46, 47, 174–75, 176
World War II, ix–xii, 35–37
Xavier University, 24, 58, 59, 73, 162, 199
Zoss, Robert E., 210
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Steve Beaven is an Evansville native and a former staff writer at the Oregonian. His work has appeared in the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and two sons.
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