ESPN 30 for 30: Slick, Nancy, & the Telethon

[Scoot McGroot]

http://espn.go.com/30for30/film?page=slicknancytelethon

A tremendous, and relatively short, watch for any Pacers fan. It's only about 14 minutes long, but touches on the Pacers move into the NBA from the ABA, and how if financially crippled the team for awhile (due to the merger terms, such as giving up TV revenue for first 3 years in the NBA, and such).

[Scoot McGroot]

Some additional telethon reading, both via the Indystar.com.

How Slick Leonard saved the Pacers with a 1977 Telethon

1977 telethon a magical chapter in the Pacers' fairy-tale story

[Grang33r]

Good stuff, thanks for posting

[Wizop]

Channel 20, the Indy PBS station, had a Slick bio last year that was even better. One thing that stuck with me was that his family was so poor growing up that they couldn't afford tooth paste and when he graduated high school one of the teachers paid for the dental care he badly needed.