Basketball: King of Indiana

About the Book

It is true, they don’t make things the way they used to, they don’t do things the way they used to, and the times are not what they used to be.  This book is a journey back to the days of my early childhood through high school. What was like to be raised in Indiana basketball country?  It was an exciting time with over 700 high school teams from every corner of the state of Indiana competing each year in a single elimination tournament for the Indiana State Basketball Championship.  One small school triumphed in a miracle over the great odds against them.  It is still for me to imagine what those hundreds of Indiana basketball heroes experienced by having family, friends, classmates, cheerleaders, teachers, community fans for all kinds of reasons, even stranger bystanders, cheering and shouting them on with encouragement.

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About the Author

Gary graduated from Clinton High School, Clinton, Indiana in 1954, Purdue University, Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering in 1958 and St. Louis University, Master Business Administration in 1966.  He was married in 1959 to Freya Lieurance.  They have four children – Bobbie, Judy, Ross, Matthew, and ten grandchildren.  His engineering career spanned 1959-1966 with McDonnell Aircraft.  His computer management/consulting career spanned 1967-2000 with Control Data, Compucare, Northwest Aerospace Training Corporation, Northwest Airlines, Jostens, Keane and others.  Gary was president of his own corporation.  Gary has resided along the way in Indiana, Missouri, California, Virginia and Minnesota.  He is currently retired in Minnesota and the autobiography about growing up in Indiana basketball country is his first book.