John devoe biography
The night 34-year-old Pacers president John DeVoe died courtside during a game
INDIANAPOLIS — Bob Netolicky was heading to the locker room at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum after a 112-103 Pacers victory over the Houston Mavericks.
But for some reason it didn't feel like victory.
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For some reason, it felt like tragedy.
Why, Netolicky wondered, were a dozen people gathered around an area of front row seats, bending over, seemingly frantic.
He had no idea on the night of Dec. 14, 1968, inside that huddle were doctors and a fire emergency crew working feverishly over a man. He had no idea that man was Pacers team president and co-founder John DeVoe.
Other players knew.
They had seen what happened as the game neared its final seconds. They had seen DeVoe slump over in his courtside seat.
Nancy Leonard watched it unfold from where she sat underneath the basket.
"All of a sudden, I just see him on the floor," said Leonard, wife of then-Pacers coach Bobby "Slick" Leonard. " John Devoe - Biography - IMDb SEPYQ