Again, solid in-depth content JCT.
Brought back many memories... thanks for this 'next chapter' in your series.

I'll add one note: Joe Gentile was hoping for a 7500-seat arena.
(He said so... I was working for him the day the new gym was announced in the Spring of 1995.)
Never found out why Loyola went with the 5000+ version...

Looking forward to your next report!

I think the smaller gym size was a good decision.....NU just re-did their arena and brought capacity down about 1500 to I think 6500. With access to tv and computer less people are attending everywhere.

Wow. Lots of painful memories in that article. It is amazing any of us survived. It makes me appreciate the current situation. Ramble on.

I saved the article from the Amphtheatre mamager and his statement about Depaul being able to draw close to 10,000 fans for a basketball game at an outdoor court in Nebraska . I was at the Feb. 1989 game where Gene Sullivan's Ramblers defeated De Paul in front of just over 4,000 fans at the Amphtheatre . The seating capacity was 8,000 . The building was owned by Chicago commercial buildings slumlord Lou Wolfe and shady drug dealers .

Lu Wolf is a slumlord?!?

I say bring back Bo Rambler! He may be a penniless vagrant, but at least he's honest.

It appears that Lu Wolf just died.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-m ... ssion=true