Mark Montieth

Freelance writer, editor, author. Wrote Passion Play (Purdue), Reborn (Pacers) and Extra Innings (Indy Indians). Edited book on Indy 500 champion Bill Vukovich.

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@ScottAgness Sorry to hear, Scott! Your hustle has been admirable.

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@NBA_Coaches @CoachKarl22 Underrated coach, I always thought. Not a glamour guy, just good.

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@snowman4217 @Basso488 It’s the photo sold most often by the Speedway.

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@Basso488

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Billy Keller and I will be at the central library branch in downtown Indy on Sunday at 2 pm to talk early @Pacers history. Could be a surprise guest or two as well. No charge, plenty of time for questions.

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Great pre-race feature on @fox59 with familiar faces.

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Thanks to Mario Andretti and Donald Davidson for their input on this story.

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Mel Kenyon, at 93, is the oldest living alum of the Indy 500 but he's got more going for him than that. Greatest midget racer of all time, legit contender in Indy Car despite shoestring budget, and devoted husband. Story in this week's @IBJnews.

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This clown who doesn’t give his name or show his face lifted part of my radio show episode with Bill Hodges. Didn’t give credit or cite a source. It can be found at https://t.co/IAOogojR6J.

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I thought this was so good I listened to it Several times! What he told Larry Really got his attention! When they were trying to Recruit Larry Bird for College!

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@its_The_Dr Where did you get this? And who the hell are you?

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have the opportunity to complete and edit his manuscript on Bill Vukovich, the two-time Indianapolis 500 winner, "Vukovich: The Man Who Wouldn't Lift." Now in its second printing.

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Pleased to announce that my nomination of Angelo Angelopolous for the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame was accepted this year. He was a supremely talented sportswriter for The Indianapolis News in the 1940s and '50s and into the '60s before passing from leukemia in 1962, age 43.

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He enlisted in the Navy after Pearl Harbor was bombed and became a pilot. Assigned to fly over the bombing sites in Japan, he contracted leukemia from the radiation. Lived 7 years after the diagnosis and kept writing until six weeks before he passed. I was honored to ...

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@HooiserGuard @JackDunkins01 Tied for the worst with Golden State, which got the seventh pick. Which seemed really unfair, but they were able to get Chris Mullin with it.

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@hobocouture0 He’s hardly taken any. Not been asked. For reference on late career 3-point improvement, see Brook Lopez and Sam Perkins.

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If you truly believe the @nba rigged the lottery against the @pacers I almost feel sorry for you. Tough way to go through life with such paranoia and low self-esteem. On the other hand…

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@Warren1184593 Dell is inaccurate. Sampson came before Olajuwon. Pacers turned down Houston’s trade offer that would’ve landed them the 3rd overall pick and Houston’s No 1 pick the following year. Also, they didn’t take Bird because owners wanted immediate help and underrated Bird.

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@SamGV If you’re going to fire a shot, get the name right. Kind of deflates your credibility. And, yes, a veteran can learn a new skill. Especially shooting. Brook Lopez became a 3-point threat at 28. Sam Perkins at 32.

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@KLTHOMPSON @bkravitz No.

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@gvrlee @NBA @Pacers Not sure about that.

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@samueltking There are plenty of witnesses, including a rep from each team.