In review, I, the Kornerman, was well pleased with the event Saturday at the Boone County Historical Center. Thank you so much to those who took time to join us.
A very nice crowd.......they had to break out some chairs that hadn't been used for some time.....and everything was very well organized. Thank you to my hostess, Jeanne Wiebke, and all of the BCHC crew who were involved.
Someone who was unable to attend, wondered if I could reveal some of the contents of my remarks in written form on the Korner. Well, there were 90 minutes of "remarks" but one of the main topics concerned various things of interest that Boone folks were involved in and were, perhaps, unknown by many.
Following are some of those items that were covered:
Boone native who was instrumental in the evolvement of the forward pass in football.
When popular Canadian award winning singer, Anne Murray, country star Garth Brooks and famed comedian Bob Hope made appearances in Boone.
The strong Boone connection to men's college basketballs "Final Four" in the mid-50's.
The 1932 BHS boys state championship game, played before the largest crowd ever, 8,000, for a basketball game in Iowa up to that time.
Boone connected stars of theatre and television, Mary Ellen Dowd, aka M'el Dowd, and the Broadway production "Cabaret" and Calista Flockhart, aka Ally McBeal, on the award winning TV series.
Boone's Clyde Hovick, the first Iowa boy to ever clear 14-foot in the pole vault.
Boone's connection to the famous "Missouri Waltz."
Toreador swimming......the very first Iowa High School Swim Championship meet in the Boone High pool. Helen Fennema, a Boone boys coach, the first time in the nation that a woman had coached a boys high school athletic team and, of course, BHS athlete Bob Anderson who set two NATIONAL high school swim records.
Former KWBG announcer Mike Pace, who for 20 years was the host of the Powerball drawings twice a week on national television.
Jim Doran, the Boone County native who caught the winning touchdown pass in the 1953 National Football League championship game.....now called the Superbowl.
Boone High graduate Lloyd Courter who became an NCAA champion.......in billiards.
Major League baseball catching great, Jimmy Archer, who once played in Boone and married a Boone lady.
KWBG programs Dial Your Neighbor, Quiz Biz and the Little League Game of the Week.
Toreador golfer Dr. Ed Updegraff who, for several years, was the top-rated Amateur golfer in the USA.
Boone High graduate, Norm Erbe, who became Governor of Iowa.
Boone's Babe Ruth All Star team, one of the eight best in the world and a participant in the Babe Ruth World Series in New Jersey.
Boone High School achievements in the 1960's......football, basketball, baseball and Rose Bowl band.
The best commencement speech ever, at the Boone Campus, DMACC.
My experiences, on statewide television, honoring great high school athletic achievements statewide for 30 years and as the MC of the National High School Sports Hall of Fame for eight years featuring some of the nation's top athletic names Arnold Palmer, Johnny Bench, Tom Landry, John Wooden, Bart Starr, Len Dawson, Kim Mulkey and others.
What a fun day.
K-----K
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