Remembering Iowas Fabulous Five and era changes in basketball
The piece reflects on the 1955-56 Fabulous Five, noting they won back-to-back Big Ten titles and comparing era differences in scoring, games, and coaching. It honors players like Bill Logan Carn Cain John Johnson and Bucky OConnor while resisting direct all time greatness judgments.
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Iowa
Iown
Hawkeye Cage
Lute Olson
Bucky O'Connor
Ralph Miller
Pops Harrison
Fabulous Five
Hawks
Bill Logan
Carn Cain
John Johnson
Logan
Cain
Big Ten
Bill Seaberg
Sharm Scheuerman
Bill Schoof
Michigan State
Morehead State
Kentucky
Temple
Bill Russell
San Francisco
Evanston
Gazette
Illinois
NCAA
Morehead
Golden Gate
Iowa Hawkeyes face Michigan State rebound test in 3 PM tilt
Iowa seeks to rebound after a 58 56 loss to Ohio State as coach Lute Olson readies lineup tweaks for a key Big Ten showdown with Michigan State. Olson warned of Spartans slowing the pace and referenced past issues with foul trouble to Jay Vincent, while considering moves to boost ball movement and scoring.
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Iowa City
Lute Olson
Iowa
Hawks
Ohio State
Lute
Hawkeyes
Michigan State
Northwestern
Spartans
Indiana
KWWL
Olson
Jud Heathcote
Brigham Young
Jud
Jay Vincent
Vince Brookins
Mark Gannon
Kevin Boyle
Bob Hansen
Steve Carfino
Cyclones Sweep Hawkeyes 25 14 in Hilton Showdown
Iowa State stormed to a 25 14 upset of Iowa at Hilton Coliseum as Jim Gibbons defeated Randy Lewis on a second period takedown before Lou Banach dominated Dave Osenbaugh 9 0 through two periods. ISU rises to 6 0 and claims top ranking while Iowa falls to 9 1 and narrows title hopes.
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Ames
Dan Gable
Ed Banach
Tim Cysewski
Dave Brown
Nationals
Harold Nichols
Nichols
Iowa State
Hilton Coliseum
Cardinal and
Gold
Iowa
Cyclones
Hawks
Jim Gibbons
Randy Lewis
Lewis
John Raber
Georgia
Lou Banach
ISU
Dave Osenbaugh
Banach
Underwood sparks Linn-Mar with overtime win over Prairie
Linn-Mar overtakes Prairie 62 56 in overtime as backup guard Jay Underwood nets four points in OT. The Lions improve to 6 3 overall and 5 0 in the East Central Iowa Conference, aided by 28 of 42 free throws and six players scoring in the extra period. Prairie sees four players foul out, with Rotter and Scheetz leading the scoring and rebounding.
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Cedar Rapids Prairie
Linn-Mar
Jay Underwood
Prairie
Lion Gym
Underwood
Linn- Mar
Lions
Limn-Mar
Bob Landis
Iowa
Dyersville
Beckman
Iowa City
Regina
Landis
Dave Dougherty
Mike Scheetz
Mike Nolan
Jim Kindig
Todd
Lumsden
Jeff Nielson
Jeff Uiff
Lum
Dan Webber
Kevin Cooling
Nielson
Rotter
Cooling
Iliff
Jeff Wessel
Webber
Wessel
Scott Joens
Hawk
Scheetz
C.R. Prairie
Curt Woods
Jim Rotter O
Dave Doroherty
Dennis Bruns
Mike Sheetz
Iwis Betts
T Wooner
Se Lina-Morrett
Jett Nielson
Todaumsden
Jum Aindig
Jov Underwood
Gien Fries
Brad Airy
Brett Higoason
Rich Binger
Holt
Stars Clash in Hula Shrine Games to End Season
The East-West Shrine All-Star game at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto begins at 2 p.m. CST with CBS coverage, while the Hula Bowl in Honolulu airs at 3 p.m. on ABC. Notable players include Neil Lomax, Mark Herrmann, Rogers, May, Easley, Lott, Singletary, and Flick, as teams vie for post season acclaim.
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ABC
KCRG
Rogers
Purdue
Jim Young
Young
Mark Herrmann
Dave Young
Mark May
Pittsburgh
Ken Easley
UCLA
Ronnie Lott
Southern California
John Simmons
Southern Methodist
Mike Singletary
Baylor
Neil Lomax
Little Portland State
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