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    The Perfect Season: A Memoir of the 1964-1965 Evansville College Purple Aces
    The Perfect Season: A Memoir of the 1964-1965 Evansville College Purple Aces
    The Perfect Season: A Memoir of the 1964-1965 Evansville College Purple Aces
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    The Perfect Season: A Memoir of the 1964-1965 Evansville College Purple Aces

    By Russell Grieger

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    In 1964, the Evansville College Purple Aces raced undefeated through the Indiana Collegiate Conference, posting a perfect 24–0 regular-season record and winning the College Division NCAA championship. The skeleton of this season exists in newspaper archives and in books that capture the on-court action, but the flesh and blood has never been written—until now. This is the story of Russell Grieger, a starting guard, and his observations, feelings, reactions, and struggles of that season. It provides a game-by-game look into the team, showcasing Grieger's teammates, Coach Arad McCutchan, and Evansville's love for the Aces. The Perfect Season is an insider's inspiring story of a team whose motto—"If you're going to go, go big time or don't go at all"—inspired them to achieve their dream.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIndiana University Press
    Release dateSep 19, 2016
    ISBN9780253023247
    The Perfect Season: A Memoir of the 1964-1965 Evansville College Purple Aces

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