Hinkle Fieldhouse: Indiana's Basketball Cathedral

by Eric Angevine

Overview

Walk into Hinkle Fieldhouse, and you feel it--that palpable sense of history known as the Hinkle mystique. Indiana's basketball cathedral has stood in all its glory at Butler University since 1928. John Wooden, Oscar Robertson and Larry Bird played on its floor. Jesse Owens sprinted to a record at Hinkle, and athletes from around the globe have brought Olympic-level competition to crowds gathered under its steel arches. It was the setting for the climactic scene in Hoosiers, arguably the greatest sports movie ever made. It has hosted evangelists, ice shows, tennis matches, bike races and even roller derbies. Author Eric Angevine gets inside the paint in this complete Hinkle history, featuring archival photographs of the iconic structure and words from those who know it best.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781625851451
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	01/22/2025
Series:	Landmarks
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	163
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

Eric Angevine has written about basketball for ESPN, CBS and NBC, and he served as editor of the Jayhawk Tip-Off annual for three years. He fell in love with college basketball when he was growing up in Lawrence, Kansas. His love of American history has grown since he moved to Charlottesville, Virginia, with his wife and son.

Table of Contents

1 A Unique and Special Place to Play 5

2 An Auspicious Beginning 10

3 Heyday 25

4 World War II and Buckshot O'Brien 45

5 The Golden Years of High School Basketball 55

6 What's in a Name? 76

7 All Good Things Must End 88

8 Scoring Records, the Cold War and Hoosiers 101

9 Resurgence 112

10 Mid-Major Powerhouse 122

11 Springboard to the Final Four 134

12 The Campaign for Hinkle 146

Bibliography 151

Index 153

About the Author 160