8/16/12 – Courage in Munich Seminar to Georgetown College
August 16, 2012 Athletic Department Blog Updates
PrintRarely do high school students have the opportunity to hear about an important chapter in world history straight from the people who made it, but such an opportunity will present itself to Kentucky youngsters on Friday, Aug. 24, at Georgetown College.
The 12 members of the 1972 United States Olympic basketball team – the one that was literally cheated out of the gold medal in the most controversial game ever – will appear with distinguished journalists and scholars at a series of four seminars beginning at 9 a.m. in the college’s conference center. All four of the seminars will be free and open to the public.
The seminars will discuss the historical, political, and sociological implications of the team’s decision to not accept the silver medal – the first and only time that has happened in Olympic history. One of the seminars also will be devoted to the invasion of the Olympic Village that resulted in the execution of 11 Israeli athletes — a tragedy that introduced terrorism to the American TV audience.
The seminars will be held the day before a banquet at the Marriott Griffin Gate in Lexington. The banquet speaker will be team member Doug Collins, current head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers and NBC basketball analyst at the London Olympics. Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear will attend the banquet, and a taped message from Olympics coach Mike Krzyzewski of Duke will be played.
But the Friday seminars will be where the public will have its best opportunity to see the players and hear their stories.
“This will be the first reunion for these 12 players since they left Munich 40 years ago,” said Hall of Fame journalist Billy Reed, who has been working with 1972 Olympic team captain Kenny Davis to co-ordinate the seminars and banquet. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Kentucky youngsters. I guarantee you that any state would love to host this event.”
The reunion is being held in Kentucky because Davis, the all-time leading scorer at Georgetown College, lives in Paint Lick. Only two weeks after returning from the Olympics, Davis took a job with Converse, maker of the iconic Chuck Taylor All-Star sneakers, and has remained with the company to this day.
High school principals, athletics directors and coaches wishing to bring student athletes to the seminars should contact Jim Allison at Georgetown College or Miranda Harvey at the Preston-Osborne public relations firm in Lexington. Lunch will be available for a nominal fee at the conference center.
Over the last 40 years, the story has been retold many times and in many forums, including Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and every major newspaper in the world. The gold-medal game between the U.S. and the Soviet Union was played not only against the chilling backdrop of the terrorist attack, but of the propaganda Cold War between the super-powers that then was at its peak.
The Soviets and their communist allies around the world were determined to use sports as a forum to promote their system and way of life. Although they had made great inroads in most sports, their No. 1 goal was to defeat the U.S. in the game invented in America – basketball. Going into the 1972 gold-medal game, the U.S. was 63-0 all-time in Olympic competition.
It was Doug Collins, then a star at Illinois State, who hit what some have called the two most clutch free throws in basketball history to give the U.S. a 50-49 lead over the Soviet Union with three seconds remaining. It was the Americans’ first lead of the game and culminated a gritty comeback led by Kevin Joyce of South Carolina (a Roman Catholic) and Jim Forbes of Texas-El Paso.
But Collins’ second free throw triggered a bizarre series of events that ended with the Soviets being able to snatch away the victory. Between Collins’ second free throw and Soviet player Alexander Belov making a basket on the Soviets’ third attempt at in-bounding the ball, there were so many rules violations by both the Soviets, the referees, the official timer, and even a high Olympic official that the U.S. team voted unanimously to protest the game.
When an Olympic jury denied the appeal by a 3-2 vote – three of the panel’s members were from Communist countries – the 12 angry young Americans voted unanimously to not accept the silver medal. Over 40 years, despite pressure from Olympic and even some American officials, they have stuck to their principles – a decision that remains as controversial today as it was then.
Besides Collins, Joyce, Forbes, and Davis, the members of the 1972 team, with their colleges in parenthesis, are Bobby Jones (North Carolina), Tom Burleson (N.C. State), Tom Henderson (Hawaii), Mike Bantom (St. Joseph’s), Dwight Jones (Houston), Jim Brewer (Minnesota), Tom McMillen (Maryland), and Ed Ratleff (Long Beach State).
Of the 12 members, 10 were selected in the first round of the NBA draft. McMillen was elected to several terms as a U.S. Congressman from Maryland, and Bantom is still a high-ranking member of NBA Commissioner David Stern’s staff.
Friday, August 24 (Open to the Public)
Seminars T&K Conference Center, 100 Crawford Drive (entrance off Lemons Mill Road), Georgetown, KY
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. — History of Olympics and Converse involvement
- Moderator: Bob Hammel, former sports editor of Bloomington Herald-Tribune, Member of Basketball Writers Hall of Fame
- Panelists: Dick “Hoops” Weiss, New York Daily News; Billy Reed, Hall of Fame basketball writer; Jim Klotter, PhD, Professor of History, Georgetown College; John Bach, assistant on the 1972 U.S. Olympic Team; Olympic team members Tom Burleson, Jim Forbes, and Tom Henderson
- Moderator: Jerry Colangelo, president of USA Basketball and/or Jim Tooley, executive director of USA Basketball
- Panelists: David “Taps” Gallagher, basketball historian and author of Stolen Glory; John Bach, former Penn State coach and assistant on the 1972 U.S. Olympic team; C.M. Newton, former college head coach and member of Basketball Hall of Fame; Susan Johnson, retired Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Georgetown College; Olympic team members Doug Collins, Mike Bantom, and Jim Brewer.
10:45 a.m. – Noon — How the ’72 gold-medal game changed international basketball (USA Basketball)
Noon-Lunch
1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. — The ethical debate about not accepting the silver medals
- Moderator: Dave Kindred, Hall of Fame sports columnist for The Louisville Courier-Journal, The Washington Post, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; the Sporting News; and Golf Digest
- Panelists: Chancellor Brit Kirwan, University of Maryland; Roger Ward, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy, Georgetown College; Olympic team members Kenny Davis, Ed Ratleff and Kevin Joyce.
- Moderator: Tom Preston, former director of Kentucky Homeland Security
- Panelists: Gen. Edward Tonini, Kentucky National Guard; publisher Rufus Friday, Lexington Herald-Leader; Guilherme Silva, PhD, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Georgetown College; Alan Stein, Stein Group; Olympic team members Bobby Jones, Tom McMillen, and Dwight Jones.
2:45 p.m. – 4 p.m. — Discussion of terrorism and TV coverage
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- ‘Corn’ captured best of high school sports
- Don Lane, aka Donnie Lane, sharpshooter
- Bowling Green’s swagger of success
- Cliff Hagan played for Owensboro one week, UK the next
- Kyle Moore: Mom had a mean hook shot
- Roy Bowling ushered girls’ basketball into modern era
- Fraley’s coaching career comes full circle at Powell County
- Transy’s all Bluegrass-bred basketball roster
- King of the Bluegrass still reigns as top holiday tourney
- Johnson Central celebrates first football title
- Belfry vs. Central has a (championship) ring to it
- 50th anniversary of Dayton High’s football title
- Dennis Johnson and the good ol’ days of multi-sport athletes
- Jake Johnson catches, passes John Cole, keeps state receiving record local
- Jimmie Reed: a football lifer
- Justin Thomas latest Kentuckian to cash in on PGA Tour
- Beth Bates got her foot in the door of football history
- For Belfry ‘stat man’ Bennett West, it’s not just a numbers game
- Todd Bretz the constant in Dunbar’s soccer success
- RIP, Bobby Keith: Clay County icon; basketball genius
- Jeff McGill has helped nuture state golf tradition
- Charles Hurt: a Shelby County Rocket to remember
- Rachel Sanford: for the love of running
- Lynch East Main: once king of the hills and state
- Under Beatty, Trinity is 15-0 against Lexington teams
- Perfect match: Ron Kordes & Assumption volleyball
- My, oh, Myra; Kentucky’s only 4-time golf champ
- Jack and Joe Morris, football’s top father-son coaching duo
- ‘Granddaddy’ Rec Bowl has unmatched history
- Can McCracken County end 1st Region title drought
- Old scorebooks, part 10 — Future big-leaguers in ’94 final four
- Old scorebooks, part 9 — PRP’s amazing comeback 20 years ago
- Old scorebooks, part 8: Little ol’ Paintsville beats the big boys
- Old scorebooks, part 7: LexCath wins title with ace Michael dealing victories
- Old scorebooks, part 6 — Eddie Brooks’ homer binge
- Old scorebooks, part 5: Harrison County’s breakthrough state title
- Old scorebooks, part 4: Franklin County’s upset for the ages
- Old scorebooks, part 3: Pelphrey, Lorenzen, Smith played baseball, too
- Old scorebooks, part 2: Poynter’s hot post-season for Tates Creek in 1990
- Old scorebooks, part 1: Lafayette ace Curtis Whitney’s pitching prowess in 1992
- Greenup County’s pursuit of perfection is over, but not its pursuit of state title
- Austin Kearns part of South Lexington ‘reunion’
- PRP’s Bill Miller feels ‘blessed’ in fight against cancer
- Steve Wright steps down at Southwestern
- Is it time to end Kentucky-Indiana All-Star series?
- Hero shot for ‘Nova a personal thrill for LexCath alum
- Dodgers’ A.J. Ellis caught news of Dunbar’s title
- Dunbar celebrates long-sought title
- Lexington vs. Louisville for 7th time in finals
- Dunbar, Doss squeeze into title game
- Sweet Sixteen now a Final Four
- NewCath’s Big Ben clocking big numbers
- Grab bag of contenders in Sweet quarterfinals
- Goodin out to prove he’s the best
- Braden Miller has a ‘Ty’ to South Laurel champs
- Fairdale’s back-to-back feat has aged well
- Sweet memories 70 years in the making
- Hollingsworth shines, Dunbar survives
- Watson cheers Dunbar’s return to Rupp
- Sweet Sixteen: different kinds of bricks
- Sweet Sixteen a NewCath family tradition
- Butler flattens Flyers to claim 5th title
- Butler gets shot at record-tying 5th title
- Flyers in finals for first time in 36 years.
- Butler buzzer-beat beats E-town
- Murray rolls into state final four
- Mercer County makes final four
- Scott Hundley getting out of coaching
- Flyers escape Campbell’s upset bid
- Aces deal Harlan a repeat defeat
- Boley leads E-town past Henderson County
- Butler bounces Bowling Green
- Murray beats Manual for 28th win in a row
- Thursday’s Sweet Sixteen matchups
- Holmes ‘D’ does in the Red Devils
- Campbell County gets its first ‘Sweet’ win
- Cook leads Franklin County by Shelby Valley
- Chris Souder’s ‘best year’ of his coaching life
- Mercer County rolls by Leslie County
- Mason County ends Augusta’s run in 10th
- Boys’ Sweet Sixteen field taking shape
- Remembering kicking guru George Barber
- Creech’s 48 points lift Jenkins to region finals
- Recalling Tim Couch’s basketball glory days
- Justice latest Kentuckian to play hoops at Vandy
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