Slick Leonard

Indiana’s love affair with the incomparable Bobby “Slick” Leonard will live on long after his passing, just as he wished.

“You could mark that night as the beginning of a period that was not good for our franchise,” says Donnie Walsh. “It really hurt us dramatically.”

“Bobby ‘Slick’ Leonard: Heart of a Hoosier” depicts the impact one man can have on a family, a team, a city.

“The best part is that there’s so much people don’t know about Slick Leonard,” says filmmaker Ted Green. “He’s a documentarian’s dream.”

Jog your memory, while meeting the new issues on the block.

While a clunky read at times, Leonard’s biography serves as a good introduction to the history of Indiana basketball.

Editor’s Note, Feb. 15, 2013: The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will announce the finalists for its Class of 2013 inductees today, and Pacers broadcaster Bobby “Slick” Leonard is one of the contenders. The following originally appeared among IM’s “23 Reasons to Love the Pacers—Again!” in the November 2012 print edition.