Host Greg Hurd interviewed Max Falkenstien for the Sunflower Cable show As Time Goes By to coincide with the release of Max's book, Max and the Jayhawks. | |||
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| Max's early days: he had a close association with KU even then. (1 min., 31 sec.) | Max attended KU night basketball games in Hoch Auditorium. (29 sec.) | ||
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| Max gets introduced to broadcasting while a high school student. (1 min., 2 sec.) | Max broadcasts his first sporting event: KU v. Oklahoma A&M in March, 1946, during the NCAA Tournament. (1 min., 19 sec.) | ||
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| Max talks us through the glory years of the late 1940s and early 1950s. (1 min., 33 sec.) | The Wilt Chamberlain story. (2 min., 07 sec.) | ||
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| Max remembers the Dick Harp era, describing him as "an Xs and Os man." (1 min., 18 sec.) | More on Wilt Chamberlain: Max and Wilt did a Topeka radio show called "Flippin' with the Dipper." -- Max also talks about retiring Wilt's number. (1 min., 47 sec.) | ||
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| Max credits much of Ted Owens' success to assistant Sam Miranda. (57 sec.) | Moving from the Ted Owens through Larry Brown eras. (1 min., 13 sec.) | ||
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| Max compares the 1986 and 1988 NCAA teams. (1 min., 05 sec.) | Max brings us into the present with the "ushering in of Roy." (1 min., 03 sec.) | ||
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| Max still enjoys his job after all these years, calling it a "labor of love." (1 min., 01 sec.) | The episode concludes with a "classic" Max play-by-play of Clyde Lovellette in action. (57 sec.) | ||












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