ONE BRAVE FAN FOUND THE WAY TO INSURE A VICTORY: HE SOLD HIS SOUL
Rick Telander
December 16, 1974
For a while the Missouri Valley Conference had perhaps the best basketball in the country. In the late '50s and early '60s, during the post-cold-war and pre-UCLA days, it couldn't be beat.
"How many did The Jet have on Saturday?"
"Twenty-nine."
"What was the attendance?"
"Uh...7,800."
"Wrong. It was 7,980."
"O.K. then. How many guys dunked during warmups?"
"Fourteen."
"Fifteen."
"You're crazy."
"Fifteen. Every guy on the team dunked."