About this episode

Jim Miloch interviews Keith O'Brien about his book on Larry Bird and discusses various aspects of Indiana basketball.

Jim welcomes award-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author Keith O'Brien to discuss his new book, “Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and the Miracle of Larry Bird." First, Keith and Jim discuss Larry Bird's unsung supporting cast on the 1979 Indiana State team (14:42). Next, they cover the "what if" scenario of Larry Bird playing all four seasons of his college career for Bobby Knight at Indiana University, before deciding who the GOAT of Indiana basketball is between John Wooden, Larry Bird, and Oscar Robertson (19:06). Finally, they debate whether we will ever see another Larry Bird again in college basketball (40:06).

People in this episode

Host: Jim Miloch

Guest: Keith O'Brien

Topics covered

• Larry Bird
• Indiana basketball
• college basketball
• sports history
• journalism

Keywords

• Larry Bird
• Keith O'Brien
• Indiana basketball
• college sports
• Heartland book

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and the Miracle of Larry Bird

Places: Indiana, Indiana State

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