I'm on the exact opposite (northeast) side of the Fort. I've been to Homestead a few times before (my sister had some tennis matches there) and been to nearly every part of the city at one time or another.
If you're from IN, list your hometown here...
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I'm on the exact opposite (northeast) side of the Fort. I've been to Homestead a few times before (my sister had some tennis matches there) and been to nearly every part of the city at one time or another.
Not sure how old you are but I was a JV player for Indian Creek in 1985 when the Hieneman brothers eliminated us, easily, from Semi-State at Hinkel. Way too much for our attempt at channeling the ghost on of 54 Milan.
Didn't Connersville knock out New Castle and Alford in winning the State title in '83 as well?
Also, not a native to the Hoosier State, but in addition to my time in West Lafayette, hail from Indianapolis and Evansville. Spent plenty of time in the Southern and Central part of Indiana, from Madison and Tell City to Jasper and Dale through Sullivan/Vincennes and Terre Haute.
So are you the one who wrote KAT 123 all over Marion?
That went back to Jay Edwards time, we said they couldn't count to 3 or spell cat. Next thing we know spots in Southern Huntington county started getting gratified with "123 KAT".
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Yes they did. Connersville was both physical and skilled and they put two big ten recruits on the floor at once. Alford was fantastic but it just wasn't enough.
And as usual, autocorrect is no f'ing help. I'll never know how my nieces and nephews type so fast on these freaking smart phones.
Was born in Lafayette. left about as quick as I could. Since have spent time in St. Louis, Florida and now Louisiana. Oddly enough went back to Lafayette for a few years and both of my children were born there.
I grew up in New Castle too!
Live just outside Gnaw Bone now. I hear the shotguns going off in the woods after every IU loss. Music to my ears!
I hear one of the best pork tenderloin sandwiches is, or used to be, available in a little gas station in Gnaw Bone. Never had the chance to try it.
My mom graduated from Connersville a couple years after that. My uncle would be the exact same time frame.
Halfway between Greentown and Converse, but address was listed as Greentown.
Lived in Houston for 2 years after graduation from PU, then Austin area for 33 years.
Lived in Houston for 2 years after graduation from PU, then Austin area for 33 years.
My brother graduated in 1967 and went to (shudder) iu. I am married to an iu School of Nursing graduate - we both got master's degrees from Univ of Mich and she her Ph.D. from Univ of Texas. All the members of our families, except for offspring (obviously, we all moved out of state ASAP), went to Big Ten schools. Living in California means I miss pork tenderloin sandwiches which is probably good for the waistline. Ask your mom if she remembers Kunkel's Drive In.
Help me here...trying to recall a player that was QB and played bball in the late 70s' early 80s...Rob H?
According to Wiki...........
"By the age of 28, Shawn had fathered at least seven children with six different women." SMH
Wait a minute...blond hair? Forward...played bball with a guard that escapes me? I'm friends with Conde and Kenny Vint....
Yes blonde and a forward but only played BB in middle school, no hops and too slow. Are you referring to Conde Echelbarger? I don't know a Conde Vint and Kenny sounds familiar, but my memory of middle/high has gotten muddled over the years.
A little before my time but my brother graduated in '81. Could you be thinking of Rob Louks?
yes Conde Echelbarger and Kenny Vint who had a son that was a senior at Purdue this year that was killed in an auto accident in November? ???? home during break. I thought there was a Sumner or Summer that played a year or so before?
Absolutely, Rob is out in California somewhere doing really well in the computer field. I think he may have had a son that got drafted into the NFL the last couple of years. Played bball with Rob once...really enjoyed it. Bud had a lot of good football teams back then...but basketball was always a step behind
Too bad about Kenny's son. Conde was like 2/3 years behind me and I think there was a Sumner family in the area, possibly Kurt/Kirk. I still have 2 sisters and a brother in the Greentown area (I'm the youngest) and my father is in Converse.
Ray Ashcraft was maybe a year or so behind you I'm guessing. He is an engineer that works on vision systems.
Ray is actually 3 or 4 years older than me. I think he was in one of my sisters class. I remember him playing BB/FB for EHS and he was a ripped farm boy. He's still pretty active from what I've seen on FB.
TJ, we've chatted on here a few years ago, I'm from Mulberry. Bobby smith was AD and bball and cross country coach for many years, but he was from the region somewhere. I'll can't remember exactly where right now
Ray is in good shape. I dated a cheerleader for a short while that might have been in your sisters class...can't believe I can't think of her name. Lived north of Plevna and had a couple of sisters.
Yeah, Bobby was a good coach. Sorry for my lack of memory. Bob Blades was jv coach under Bobby for a while...became A.D. at Plymouth and died of cancer a few years ago. I found myself high in a gym with Bob sitting beside me sometimes scouting. Andy Weaver that played at Prairie 83? was Western's coach for a while and did a nice job there..now at Plainfield. The old Rangeline Conference with Hamilton Southeastern, Hamilton Heights, Zionsville, Westfield, Sheridan, Clinton Prairie, Clinton Central and Tri-Central was a nice conference.
