Author Ken Bikoff chats about his book "Hoosier Beginnings: The Birth of Indiana University Athletics." The book covers the founding of IU athletics in 1867 through 1930.
Author Ken Bikoff chats about his book "Hoosier Beginnings: The Birth of Indiana University Athletics." The book covers the founding of IU athletics in 1867 through 1930. Images and anecdotes fill the book as you read about the very first baseball and football teams. Learn about the fatal train collision that nearly stopped IU athletics, why Indiana University is not the University of Indiana, the powerful Hoosier sports legacy, and more. Bikoff is a graduate of IU's School of Journalism, worked as a sportswriter for nearly 20 years for publications including Basketball News and Pro Football Weekly, and is currently a Communications Specialist at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering at Indiana University.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Library Event |
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