{"id":456,"date":"2013-10-02T05:11:37","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T05:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mediablitzpublicity.com\/home\/?p=456"},"modified":"2019-08-09T04:04:16","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T04:04:16","slug":"456","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediablitzpublicity.com\/home\/2013\/10\/02\/456\/","title":{"rendered":"Glory Days: Indiana High School Basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.authorsandathletes.com\/new\/2012\/02\/16\/glory-days-indiana-high-school-basketball-by-dick-denny\/\">Glory Days: Indiana High School Basketball \u2013 by Dick Denny<\/a><\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.authorsandathletes.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/glorydaysindiana.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.authorsandathletes.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/glorydaysindiana-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1596700629\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=authorsandathletes-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1596700629\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BUY ON AMAZON: Glory Days: Catching up with the Legends of Indiana High School Basketball<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=authorsandathletes-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1596700629\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nBasketball talent in Indiana is probably no better than that found in any other state, yet the richness of tradition is unequalled anywhere else in the country. Author Dick Denny explores the Indiana basketball culture through this wonderful presentation of interviews and stories with Indiana\u2019s greatest male high school basketball stars. These legends include Carl Erskine, Monte Towe, and George McGinnis. Each former Indiana basketballer provides warm recounts of his athletic career, his contribution to the history of Indiana basketball, and how his experiences affected him later in life. This book will help you remember your favorite stars from the past, and introduce you to the ones of the present.<\/p>\n<p>Dick Denny, a graduate from Richmond High School (Indiana), was a catcher on Duke University\u201a\u2019s 1952 Blue Devils\u2019 baseball team that went to the College World Series and earned all-intramural basketball recognition. He earned a degree in journalism, and, after serving in the military, continued his studies in Northwestern\u2019s graduate school. He left after his first semester to pursue his career. His first job in journalism was reporting for the Muncie Star (Indiana) during the 1956 state high school basketball tournament. Following stints at the Star, the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette (Indiana), and the Chicago Tribune; Denny joined the Indianapolis News and wrote about high school sports\u2014particularly basketball\u2014in his Sports Den column. Denny also covered college and professional basketball, as well as hockey, tennis, and bowling in his 33 years with the News. When the News folded, he went to work for the Indianapolis Star. He retired in 1997.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glory Days: Indiana High School Basketball \u2013 by Dick Denny BUY ON AMAZON: Glory Days: Catching up with the Legends of Indiana High School Basketball Basketball talent in Indiana is probably no better than that found in any other state, yet the richness of tradition is unequalled anywhere else in the country. 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