First Advisor

Paul Collins

Date of Publication

1-1-2012

Document Type

Closed Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Creative Writing

Department

English

Language

English

Subjects

Purple Aces, Arad McCutchan, Dick Walters, University of Evansville -- Basketball -- History, Basketball teams -- Indiana -- Evansville -- History, Basketball coaches -- Indiana -- Evansville -- History, Aircraft accidents -- Indiana -- Evansville

DOI

10.15760/etd.1181

Physical Description

1 online resource (vi, 90 pages)

Abstract

On Dec. 13, 1977, the University of Evansville men's basketball team, its coaches and other university employees were killed in a plane crash at Dress Regional Airport on the city's north side. Months later, a brash outsider named Dick Walters began rebuilding the basketball program. Four years later, he led the Purple Aces to the school's first Division 1 NCAA tournament. This thesis explores the relationship between the town and the team in the years after the crash.

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Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/8111

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