This story was published originally in IndyStar June 11, 2000. It began with one man's "crazy idea," drawing first laughter -- then criticism. To some, holding a telethon to save a pro sports ...
It seemed like an odd idea—even in 1977. But without the telethon organized by then-coach Bobby "Slick" Leonard and his wife, Nancy, there likely would be no Indiana Pacers—or Bankers Life Fieldhouse ...
Factory-working men with nothing more to give than $5 or $10 bills showed up still greasy in their uniforms. Children sidled in shyly to hand over coffee cans filled with pennies and nickels, money ...
The Telethon is the story of how the Indiana Pacers avoided financial ruin by holding a “Save The Pacers” telethon in the summer of 1977. Needing season ticket sales and investment, Pacers ownership ...
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