Sports Media With Richard Deitsch

Episode 383 of Sports Media Podcast features best-selling author Jack McCallum, the writer of “The Real Hoosiers: Crispus Attucks High School, Oscar Robertson, and the Hidden History of Hoops.” In this podcast, MacCallum discusses the Crispus Attucks High School’s basketball team winning the Indiana state championship in 1955 and 1956, making the Attucks the first all-Black team in the nation to win a state title; why he was compelled to write this book; how he approached the research; the commercialism of such a project; trying to contact Oscar Robertson; the game-changing abilities of Victor Wembanyama; the upcoming oral history of Sports Illustrated and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices