Indiana Hoosiers Fans' Bucket List

by Terry Hutchens, Bill Murphy

Overview

Every Indiana Hoosiers fan has a bucket list of activities to take part in at some point in their lives. But even the most die-hard fans haven’t done everything there is to experience in and around Bloomington, Indiana. From visiting the campus to copying Keith Smart’s jump shot to win the 1987 national championship, author Terry Hutchens and Bill Murphy provide ideas, recommendations, and insider tips for must-see places and can't-miss activities near the Assembly Hall. But not every experience requires a trip to campus; long-distance Hoosiers fans can cross some items off their list from the comfort of their own homes. Whether you're attending every home game or supporting the Hoosiers from afar, there's something for every fan to do in The Indiana Hoosiers Fans' Bucket List.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781629372600
Publisher:	Triumph Books
Publication date:	10/15/2017
Series:	Bucket List
Pages:	272
Sales rank:	1,059,478
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Terry Hutchens has covered the Hoosiers for 18 seasons, the first 15 at the Indianapolis Star. He currently is the content manager for Btownbanners.com and does freelance work for the Associated Press out of Indianapolis. This is his eighth book, and seventh on IU sports. Five times, Terry has been honored as Indiana’s Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. He also teaches sports journalism at Indiana University in Bloomington. Terry and his wife Susan live in Indianapolis. Bill Murphy is a writer and longtime educator based in Greenfield, Indiana. A veteran of nearly 40 years coaching basketball at the elementary through high school level, he feels privileged to have worked with thousands of students over his many years of dedicated service. He is the author of Branch: The Branch McCracken Story as well as The Cardiac Kids: A Season to Remember, the story of the 1967 Indiana University football team that captured the Big Ten Championship and made it to the Rose Bowl. An IU season-ticket holder for the last 58 years, he is also an avid collector of Hoosiers memorabilia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Chapter 1 Game Day 2

Watch It at Assembly Hall 5

Watch the Game in Bloomington 12

Soak Up the Atmosphere in Cook Hall 14

Watch the Game Anywhere in the Country 18

Listen to Fish 20

See the Hoosiers Play on the Road 24

See the Hoosiers Play in Hawaii 25

Chapter 2 Players and Coaches 26

The Hall of Famers 28

The Best of the Rest 42

And Then There Were the Coaching Legends 79

Chapter 3 Venues and Games 110

Original Assembly Hall 111

Men's Gymnasium 112

The Original Indiana Fieldhouse 113

The New Fieldhouse (Gladstein Fieldhouse) 125

Assembly Hall (Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall) 134

The Greatest Games 144

Chapter 4 Traditions 160

Candy-Striped Warm-up Pants 161

The National Championship Banners 163

Martha the Mop Lady 170

The William Tell Overture 174

Big Heads Behind the Basket 177

No Names on the Backs of Jerseys 179

They Don't Retire Numbers at Indiana 182

No Mascot Either 183

Hoosier Hysteria ("Midnight Madness") 188

Senior Night 192

Chapter 5 The Cream and Crimson 196

Showing Off the Cream and Crimson 197

Get Involved with an IU Alumni Chapter 202

Indiana Man Caves 204

Must Reads for Indiana Basketball Fans 218

Chapter 6 The Ultimate Hoosiers Bucket List 230

Attend a Game at Assembly Hall 231

Buy Keith Smart or Christian Watford a Drink 232

See the Hoosiers Hang the Next Championship Banner 234

Complete the Hoosier Basketball Experience 235

Attend a Summer Tailgate Tour Stop 236

Have a One-on-One Conversation with Bob Knight 237

Hoist a Big Head 239

Sit with Your Dad and Watch Indiana Win a National Title 239

Attend Hoosier Hysteria 241

Camp Out at Assembly Hall 242

Be Out with the 1976 Undefeated Indiana National Champions on the Night When the Final Unbeaten Team from That Particular Season Drops Its First Game 243

Sit Right Behind the Bench at Assembly Hall 244

Watch Bob Knight Roam the Sidelines at Assembly Hall 245

Visit the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in New Castle 247

Get to See Don Schlundt Play in Person 250

Stay in the Steve Afford All-American Inn 251

Visit Hoosier Gym from the Movie Hoosiers 252

Run on the Assembly Hall Court with the Flags at the Under-Eight-Minute Timeout 253

Have Lunch with Angelo Pizzo 254

Attend a Game in the Original Assembly Hall 255

About the Authors 257