They created an NBA franchise around Beard and 3 of his Kentucky teammates: Alex Groza, Cliff Barker and Wah Wah Jones. All four of them also won a gold medal at the 1948 Olympics. Thus, the Indianapolis Olympians. The first year team also included Kentucky teammates Joe Holland and Jack Parkinson.
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'Integrity is what you do when no one is looking'
"The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep”
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