Indiana University Olympians

From Leroy Samse to Lilly King

David Woods

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Indiana University Press
04 August 2020

Biography: sport; Olympic games

From track and field to swimming and diving, and of course basketball and soccer, Indiana University Olympians celebrates over a century of Indiana University Olympic competitors. Beginning in 1904, at the 3rd summer games in St. Louis, IU's first Olympic medal went to pole vaulter LeRoy Samse who earned a silver medal. In 2016, swimmer Lilly King rocketed onto the world stage with two gold medals in the 31st Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Featuring profiles of 49 athletes who attended IU, Indiana University Olympians includes the stories of well-known figures like Milt Campbell, the first African American to win decathlon gold and who went on to play pro football, and Mark Spitz, winner of seven swimming gold medals. The book also highlights fascinating anecdotes and the accomplishments of their less well-known colleagues, including one athlete's humble beginnings in a chicken house and another who earned a Silver Star for heroism in the Vietnam War. Despite their different lives, they share one key similarity-these remarkable athletes all called Indiana University home.

By: David Woods
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 553g
ISBN: 9780253050076
ISBN 10: 0253050073
Pages: 282
Publication Date: 04 August 2020
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Table of contents Preface 1. Basketball Steve Alford, 1984 Quinn Buckner and Scott May, 1976 Walt Bellamy, 1960 2. Track and field Derek Drouin, 2012, 2016 David Neville, 2008 DeDee Nathan, 2000 Bob Kennedy, 1992, 1996 Jim Spivey, 1984, 1992, 1996 Dave Volz, 1992 Sunder Nix, 1984 Willie May, 1960 Milt Campbell, 1952, 1956 Greg Bell, 1956 Fred Wilt, 1948, 1952 Roy Cochran, 1948 Charles Hornbostel, 1932, 1936 Don Lash, 1936 Ivan Fuqua, 1932 LeRoy Samse, 1904 3. Swimming Lilly King, 2016 Cody Miller, 2016 Blake Pieroni, 2016 Gary Hall, 1968, 1972, 1976 Jim Montgomery, 1976 Mark Spitz, 1968, 1972 Mike Stamm, 1972 John Kinsella, 1968, 1972 Charlie Hickcox, 1968 Don McKenzie, 1968 Chet Jastremski, 1964, 1968 Kathy Ellis, 1964 Fred Schmidt, 1964 Frank McKinney, 1956, 1960 Mike Troy, 1960 Bill Woolsey, 1952, 1956 4. Diving Michael Hixon, 2016 Mark Lenzi, 1992, 1996 Cynthia Potter, 1972, 1976 Lesley Bush, 1964, 1968 Ken Sitzberger, 1964 5. Soccer Brian Maissoneuve, 1996 Steve Snow, 1992 John Stollmeyer, 1988 Angelo DiBernardo, 1984 Greg Thompson, 1984 6. Other sports Michelle Venturella, 2000, softball Mickey Morandini, 1988, baseball Dick Voliva, 1936, wrestling Indiana University Olympians Sources Photo captions and credits

David Woods caught the Olympic spirit early. He has been covering Olympians since 1972, when a naïve college kid covered training camp of the U.S. women's track and field team in Champaign, Ill., for The News-Gazette. Woods' first Olympics were at Los Angeles in 1984. He has covered Olympic sports for The Indianapolis Star since 1994, reporting from every Summer Games since 1996. He is the first four-time winner of the Jesse Abramson Award for journalism excellence from Track and Field Writers of America, and has won more than 25 national and state awards. This is his fourth book. The three others were about Butler University basketball. Woods, a native of Urbana, Ill., lives in Indianapolis with wife Jan. They have two married daughters, Karen and Kathy.