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Bobby 'Slick' Leonard, Hoosiers and Pacers icon, dies at 88 Zak Keefer and J. Michael IndyStar INDIANAPOLIS -- Bobby “Slick” Leonard, the Depression-era kid from Terre Haute who grew up to lead his home state Hoosiers to an NCAA title, build the best franchise in ABA history and, later, save professional basketball in Indianapolis has died, the Pacers announced Tuesday. Bobby Leonard was 88.  Slick — he earned his nickname in a late-night gin rummy game with Lakers teammate George Mikan — was profoundly Hoosier, as Indiana as they come. He was beloved first as the All-American gu...

Pacers Legend Bobby 'Slick' Leonard Passes Away At Age 88 Indiana legend Bobby 'Slick' Leonard passed away Tuesday. He won a national championship at Indiana in 1953 and has been the face of the Pacers for decades. Author: Apr 13, 2021 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Indiana Pacers legend Bobby "Slick'' Leonard passed away Tuesday at the age of 88 years old.  Leonard attended Indiana University in Bloomington, where he won a national championship with the Hoosiers in 1953. He also coached the Indiana Pacers from 1968-80, and after his playing and coaching career, became a color commentator for the Pa...

AJ Mast/AP INDIANAPOLIS — Bobby “Slick” Leonard, the former NBA player and Hall of Fame coach who won three ABA championships with the Indiana Pacers and spent more than a half century with the organization, has died. He was 88. His death was announced by the Pacers on Tuesday. No details were given. He had been in failing health in recent years. Leonard had a record of 573-534 in 14 seasons as a coach, the last 12 with the Pacers. He also made the winning free throws in the 1953 NCAA Tournament to give the Indiana Hoosiers the second of its five national titles and was later named one ...

Bobby 'Slick' Leonard, 88, Pacers Hall of Fame coach, dies By MICHAEL MAROT Associated Press April 13, 2021 — 4:00pm Text size Copy shortlink: INDIANAPOLIS — Bobby "Slick" Leonard was selected as the ABA's greatest coach. Hall of Fame player George McGinnis considered him a genius. On Tuesday, the Indiana Pace...

New! March 22, 2021 Charlie tracks down former Indiana University All-American forward Jared Jeffries for his take on the search for the next head basketball coach in Bloomington, Ind. Jared shares his take on whether Indiana should pursue someone with direct ties to the Bob Knight era, and sorts through additional potential rumored candidates. Charlie and Jared also retrace NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 history, reliving Indiana's thrilling upset of No. 1 seeded Duke in 2002 en route to the Hoosiers national championship game appearance. Those stories, along with Jared's upcoming fishing expediti...