CARMEL Dixieland jazz, sounding like a party on the streets of New Orleans, blared as people filled Carmel United Methodist Church. Life as Bobby Slick Leonard knew it was a celebration, a place to do good on earth, love others, lift people up and have fun.
The blanket of snow that had graced Indiana that morning was surely his dad s doing, his son Billy Leonard said.
Beyond Leonard s accolades in basketball and his hall of fame status, he was a husband, a father, a grandfather, a coach and a friend. And he loved to joke.
First, the snow fell in late April the morning of Leonard s funeral and then the lyrics to What a Friend We Have in Jesus, didn t appear on the screen as funeral attendees stood up to sing.
By Rick Cleveland
Apr 21, 2021 5:40 PM
Don Kessinger batted .400 for his Ole Miss career, but he was even better known for his fielding ability. (Ole Miss athletics)
Greatest athlete in Ole Miss history? My guess in 99% of Rebels would blurt “Archie Manning” before the question is completed.
Hard to argue: Manning was an All American quarterback and also an outstanding shortstop in baseball. And then there’s Jake Gibbs, also an All American quarterback so gifted in baseball the New York Yankees paid him $100,000 to sign to play baseball instead of football. That was back when Mickey Mantle was the highest paid player in baseball at a salary of 100 grand.
OHIO’s Class of 1971 reflects on campus, life experiences 50 years after graduation Published: April 21, 2021 Author: Nick Henthorn, BSJ 21 This photo, taken by Harry Snavely, BFA ’51, and featured in the July 1971 Ohio University Alumni Journal, shows June 1971 OHIO graduates posing for photos in front of Class Gateway following Commencement ceremonies held in the Convocation Center. According to the publication, 2,791 students earned their OHIO degrees during the 1970-71 academic year.
For the United States, 1971 was the year of Ping-Pong Diplomacy and the Pentagon Papers. Walt Disney World debuted as did the nation’s first Starbucks. The 26
th Amendment, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18, was certified, and the Vietnam War – and the protests against it – continued.
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The first thing Aaron “Showtime” Taylor did when he got back to Los Angeles was sleep. He was drained.
According to Steph Curry and Steve Kerr and Draymond Green, Taylor was the MVP of the Golden State Warriors’ April 10 victory against the Houston Rockets. He was on fire all night long, so much so that he had to get doused with water by Kent Bazemore during the postgame interview with the Dubs’ broadcast team. He got the game ball too, which he later curled up with like it was the Stanley Cup Trophy.
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Aaron Showtime Taylor posing for a photo in Los Angeles. After 26 years served, Taylor was released from San Quentin State Prison in October 2020, and guested as the PA announcer for Warriors-Rockets on April 10. He hopes to be a play-by-play announcer full-time.Jake Rose/Special to SFGATE
The first thing Aaron “Showtime” Taylor did when he got back to Los Angeles was sleep. He was drained.