Indianapolis: Sports History
Indianapolis had a history of engagement with professional and amateur sports long before hosting the 2012 Super Bowl. This tour will introduce you to some wel…
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Indianapolis Motor Speedwaylocation_fillIt took Ray Harroun 6 hours and 42 minutes to win the first Indianapolis 500 on May 30, 1911. Speeding past th…
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Racing in the Velodromelocation_fillThe open air cycling track, or velodrome, before you is named for Marshall Walter “Major” Taylor. In 1899, Tay… -
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Hinkle Fieldhouselocation_fillHinkle Fieldhouse, formerly known as Butler Fieldhouse, is one of the oldest and best known basketball arenas … -
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Bush Stadiumlocation_fillEarly History Bush Stadium was constructed in 1931 by the Osborn Engineering Company, the firm responsible fo… -
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The Crispus Attucks High School Tigerslocation_fillOn March 19, 1955, the Tigers of Crispus Attucks High School defeated the Roosevelt Panthers of Gary, Indiana,… -
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The Athenaeumlocation_fillFollowing the failed revolutions of 1848, many Germans emigrated to the United States to escape turmoil. They … -
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Market Square Arenalocation_fillPerched like a giant flying saucer resting on two parking garages, Market Square Arena was perhaps an aptly st… -
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Lucas Oil Stadium and the Coltslocation_fillIt was on the snowy night of March 28, 1984, when the Baltimore Colts became the Indianapolis Colts. After lo… -
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Pan Am Games at the IU Natatoriumlocation_fillThe 1987 Pan American Games represented one of Indianapolis’ biggest steps “in its quest to be known as the wo… -
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Early Baseball in Indianapolislocation_fillIn 2010, a team of professors and students from Ball State University used digital mapping technologies to ide…
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