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FOR THE RECORD TALES FROM SPECIAL K— Greg Kelser, who teamed up with Earvin “Magic” Johnson to lead MSU to its first NCAA basketball championship in 1979, has now told his story in Tales From Michigan State Basketball (Sports Publishing LLc, 2006). The book, written with Booth Newspapers of Michigan sportswriter Steve Grinczel, is fi lled with inside anecdotes from his MSU years. Kelser was a firstteam All American and also a first-team Academic All American, and was the first Big Ten player ever to compile 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career. He starred in a championship game that changed basketball forever and remains the most-watched game of all time. He, Magic and Indiana State’s Larry Bird triggered the popularity of “March Madness” and “Final Four.” The last 20 years Kelser has been a TV analyst. In the book, he gives an inside account of his life, including the magical 1979 season and his take on such Spartans as Jud Heathcote, Gus Ganakas, Tom Izzo, Scott Skiles and Steve Smith. SPARTAN BASEBALL DREAM—Danny Litwhiler, MSU baseball coach from 1964-82 and member of the MSU Sports Hall of Fame, has told his exciting life story in Danny Litwhiler: Living The Baseball Dream (Temple University Press, 2006), co-authored with Jim Sargent, M.A. ’68, Ph.D. ’72. Litwhiler played 18 years as an outfielder and set a Major League record by playing 187 games in the outfield without an error, from 1941-43. His glove is in Cooperstown, NY. As a coach, he invented a number of devices, including the JUGS radar gun to measure pitching speed. Among the players he coached at MSU were future stars like Kirk Gibson and Steve Garvey, as well as future successes in other fields, such as Tyrone Willingham. Co-author Sargent is history professor and dean of social science at Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke, VA. BIG TEN NETWORK—The Big Ten Conference will launch its own network in August 2007. Mark Silverman, who was general manager and senior vice president of ABC Cable Networks Group since April of 2004, has been named as the organization’s first president. Says Big Ten Commissioner James E. Delany: “Mark’s media and business experience coupled with his intelligence and personal leadership style equip him to successfully launch and lead this network.” Operating 24-hours a day, 365-days a year, the Big Ten Network is majority-owned by the Big Ten Conference, while Fox holds a minority interest in the network. The Big Ten Network will be the destination for Big Ten fans around the country. Showcasing a wide array of classic-to-current sports as well as original programming produced by the conference’s 11 institutions, it will be available to all carriers and distributors nationwide. SIMMONS HELP PACE WRESTLING—In mid-January, the Simmons brothers, Nick and Andy, were helping pace this year’s Spartan wrestling team to a No. 21 national ranking. Nick Simmons was ranked No. 1 in the nation at 133 pounds with a perfect 25-0 record, which includes wins over eight ranked opponents. Andy Simmons, ranked No. 4 at 141 pounds, has also excelled, along with freshman Franklin Gomez, who was ranked No. 7 at 125 pounds. Joe Williams was ranked No. 8 at 184 pounds. In January MSU notched its first dual meet victory of the season with a win over Pittsburgh. HUMANITARIAN HALL OF FAME—Steve Smith, basketball star and philanthropist, has been inducted into the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame, Meridian, ID. Smith was inducted in December along with Steve Largent, football great turned congressman, and baseball great Harmon Killebrew. The hall is now in its 12th year, with 35 inductees. Smith made the lead gift for MSU’s Clara Belle Smith Student Academic Center, created a number of scholarships, and is a member of the Reading Is Fundamental national board of directors. A 14-year NBA veteran, Smith is currently in his second year as the Atlanta Hawks’ TV color analyst. Photo courtesy of Larry Maneely Page 36 Winter 2007 MSU Alumni Magazine 046957070001_30-39.indd 36 1/30/07 12:31:29 PM
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