Men's Basketball

 
Host Steve Jansen and guest Blair Kerkoff recount the history of Forrest Clare "Phog" Allen and his impact on the game of basketball for the Sunflower Cable show As Time Goes By.
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Phog Allen's early days in Independence, Mo. (58 sec.) The Allen family heads West. (58 sec.)

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Allen becomes a Jayhawk in 1906. (57 sec.) Allen takes control at the beginning of the Robinson Gymnasium era. (1 min., 16 sec.)

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Allen promotes basketball to the country. (1 min., 10 sec.) Allen fights gambling interests, and leads KU to a National Championship. (59 sec.)

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1955: Allen is forced into retirement, but has a landmark named after him (53 sec.) Allen's legacy: as a "contributer" in the Basketball Hall of Fame. (46 sec.)

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Steve Jansen introduces Blair Kerkoff, author of a Phog Allen biography. (1 min., 8 sec.) Kerkoff explains what drew him to Phog Allen's story. (54 sec.)

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How Forrest Allen came to be known as "Phog." (1 min., 7 sec.) On the story of how Allen and Naismith met, and how to coach basketball. (43 sec.)

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The real story of how Allen and Naismith met. (1 min.) On Phog Allen's pursuit of osteopathic medicine. (1 min., 13 sec.)

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Phog's football innovations, and his ascent to Athletics Director at KU. (1 min., 15 sec.) On the great KU guard Paul Endacott. (1 min., 03 sec.)

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Phog helps make basketball an Olympic sport (54 sec.) Phog helps create the NCAA Tournament. (1 min., 04 sec.)

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Tales from the 1952 National Championship (1 min., 33 sec.) The episode concludes with a "classic" basketball play-by-play called by Max Falkenstien. (47 sec.)