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The championshp team
Reunion night at Crispus Attucks

A look back


PDF of Attucks Front Page
pdf.gifAttucks wins - You can view the March 20, 1955 front page.

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The "Crazy Song"

Listen to the Tigers' chant:
The "Crazy Song" was produced by Chess Records in 1956 and performed by Larry Liggett, which was the stage name of music teacher Laurence Leggett Sr. The song was written by Edwina Bell (now Edwina Payne) when she was a student.
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Project editor: Ted Green
Lead reporter: Tracy Dodds
Designer: Tim Ball
Online: Matt Dial
Copy editor: Bill Huddleston
Graphic artist: Greg Nichols
Contributing reporters: Mark Alesia, Jeff Rabjohns
Research: Star library staff

SPECIAL THANKS TO ...

Phillip M. Hoose, whose book, "Hoosiers: The Fabulous Basketball Life of Indiana," was a fount of information. Also to Gilbert Taylor and Lorna Brummer, curator and assistant curator of the Crispus Attucks Museum; Wilma Moore of the State Historical Society; Dan Green of the Indianapolis Police Department; Charlesetta "Chazz" Means, Terri Wall, Cathy Knapp, Barbara Hoffman, Dawn Mitchell and Mike Jesse of The Star library; Tony Rinier of The Star sports department; and especially Betty Crowe.



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