Even the father of the father of Title IX, Birch Bayh Sr., coached Indiana State for five seasons. Lambert attended high school in Crawfordsville, Indiana, played at Wabash College and spent four years coaching preps before taking the Purdue job in 1916. After coaching at the high school level before World War II, he took the Indiana State job after serving in the Navy in 1946. “He and (Kansas State coach) Tex Winter were probably the biggest influences on me.”Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... We did that in high school,” said former Attucks and Purdue star Willie Merriweather, who later coached George Gervin in high school.

Source: thestar March 16, 2021 21:22 UTC