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Berbick, Trevor, 111–12
Bezerra, Brazil, 32–36, 38–40
Bienville, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de, 224, 244
Big Ten Conference, 147, 182
Birmingham Barons, 311
Bitici, Tim, 303–4, 313
Blaik, Earl Henry “Red,” 154
Blowfish (comedian), 195
Bobbitt, Elise, 106
Bonavena, Oscar, 112
Boosie BadAzz (formerly Lil Boozie), 191–93, 198
Bosh, Chris, 331–32, 342
Boston Celtics, 20, 331, 346
The Boston Globe, 76
Boston Red Sox, 286–87
Bountygate scandal, 215, 258
Boutte, Blair, 194, 227–32, 234–36, 238–40
Boutte, Elaina, 240
Bowdry, Jesse, 112
Bowling Green State University Falcons, 149–50, 155, 160, 163
Boyd, Sandy, 105–7
Bradlee, Ben, Jr., 265, 280, 281
Brands, Tom, 177
Brasília, Brazil, 23
Brazilian basketball league, 24–25, 27–28
Brees, Brittany, 213
Brees, Drew, 207, 212–13, 222–23, 258
Brennan, Michael, 90, 108
Brown, Al, 97
Brown, John, 299–300, 301, 305
Brown, Leander, Jr., 198
Brown, Lorenzo, 198
Brown, Mack, 154
Brown, Shack
background in New Orleans, 192–95
and demolition of housing projects, 227
Hurricane Katrina experience, 195–97
and Lafitte Greenway project, 231–33
and Saints football, 197–98
and youth sports programs, 194–95, 230–33
Brown, Shorty (“Racetrack Shorty”), 99–101, 105, 107
Brown University, 238–39
Bryant, Kobe, 20
Bryant, Paul, Jr., 141–42
Bryant, Paul William “Bear”
background with Varner, 137–38
death and legacy of, 141–44
and houndstooth motif, 134, 141–43
and Liberty Bowl of 1982, 135–36
relationship with Varner, 133–35, 139–40
Bryant-Denny Stadium, 141, 156
Buck, Joe, 324
Buckner, Quinn, 2, 3, 17, 20, 22
Buddhism, 314–15
BUD/S (Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL) training, 298, 304, 306–7, 309–10, 313–14
Buffett, Jimmy, 150–51, 217
Buick Invitational, 298
Butera, Dick, 333
Caioli, Luca, 119
Callahan, Tom, 297
Calliope housing projects, New Orleans, 203
Camillus House, 94–95, 102, 109
Cannon, Billy, 44, 114
Caray, Harry, 323–24, 327
Carroll, Corey, 309
Carter, Lynda, 334
Carter, Maverick, 331
Cartwright, Bill, 9
Carver-Hawkeye Arena, 172, 175–76
Carver High School, 212–13
Carville, James, 215, 217
Casey, Blair, 260
Catholic Church, 207, 208, 218, 321, 323–24
Center for Anatomy & Human Identification, 109
Central Córdoba de Rosario, 121–22
Chalmette neighborhood, New Orleans, 241
Champion, Billy, 63, 69, 78–79
Change or Die (Deutschman), 148–49
Charity Hospital, New Orleans, 220–22, 228–29, 242, 254
Charlotte Bobcats (NBA), 6, 10–11, 14–16, 20–21
Chiapparelli, Rico, 173
Chicago Bulls, 5–6
Chicago Cubs, 320–28
Chicago Sun-Times, 326–27
Chicago Tribune, 326–27, 327–28
Choctaw Nation, 48–49
Chuvalo, George, 112
Cisneros, Al, 105
Cisneros, Henry, 214
“City Life” (song), 248
civil rights, 42, 46, 76
Civil War, 54–55
Clancy’s Restaurant, 259
Clarksdale, Mississippi, xiii–xvi, 80, 83
The Clarksdale Press Register, xvii
Clay, Cassius. See Ali, Muhammad
Cleveland Cavaliers, 344–45
Cleveland Indians, 159–60
Clinton, Bill, 75, 214
Close Quarters Defense (CQD), 309–13
Coleman, Thomas, 215
Colonel Rebel (Ole Miss mascot), 47, 71, 84
Colored Waif’s Home, 204
Committee for the Preservation of Olympic Wrestling (CPOW), 175
Confederate flags and statues, 50, 52, 57, 67, 74–76, 84, 86
Congo Square, 244–45
Conrad, Joseph, 26
Consolidated Freightways, 148
conspiracy theories on Harris’s death, 36–37
Constitution of the United States, 53
Cooke, Sam, 93, 98
Copeland, Al, 255–56
Cosey, Dominique, 242
Coston, Marques, 258
Cramer, Richard Ben, xv, xvi
Creole Wild West Tribe, 244–45, 255
cryonics, 265, 273, 278–82, 284–85
The Daily Mississippian, 86
Daly City, California, 104–5
Davidson, Wobble, 54
Dawson, Andre, 322
Deford, Frank, xiv–xv
De La Beckwith, Byron, 69–70
Delta blues, xiii
dementia, 112, 133, 136–37, 143–44
Democratic Party, 42
De’Penis, Bradley, 242
Depp, Johnny, 292
DeSantis, Warren, 341
Desire housing projects, New Orleans, 212, 221, 242, 254
Des Moines Register, 181
de Souza, Pedromar Augusto, 36–37
Dickson, Don, 52
Dieter, Duane, 309–11
Dill, Kenny, 72–73
DiMaggio, Joe, xv, 67
DiMeglio, Steve, 319
Division Street, Chicago, 321, 323
“Dixie”
and Meredith’s speech at Ole Miss, 74
and Ole Miss games, 44, 46–47, 80, 86
and Owen, 77
and racial tensions in Mississippi, 69, 74, 80, 85–86
Donovan, Tim, 342
Dooky Chase’s Restaurant, 211, 229
Doughty, Mike, 187, 189
Dream Team (1984), 4
Drive-By Truckers, xiv
Drury, Lynn, 248, 250
Duke, David, 82
Dunaway, Jim, 64
Duncan, Tim, 20
Dundee, Angelo, 88
Dundee, Chris, 89–91, 104
Dunlap, Carlos, 152
Duroe, Mike, 187
Dyone, Warley, 33
Eaton, Melvin, 94
82nd Airborne Division, 56–57, 297
11th Mississippi Infantry (University Gray), 45
Elisberg, Andy, 331
Ellerson, Rich, 154–55
Ellis, Jimmy, 112
endorsement deals, 4, 10–11, 15
Esperti, Tony, 112
ESPN, 91, 153
Essential Buddhism (Morgan), 314–15
Ettinger, Robert, 279
Evacuteer, 203
Evangelista, Alfredo, 112
Evans, Jahri, 258
Evers, Medgar, 47, 69
Evers, Myrlie, 47, 69–70
fatherhood
and Gleason, 246, 260–62
and Meyer, 145–46, 158–60
and Thompson, xv, xvii–xix
and Williams, 269–76
and Woods, 305–6, 311, 318–19, 352
Faulk, Marshall, 212
Favre, Brett, 114
Fayard, Caroline, 204
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 208
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 228–29
Fenway Park, 286–87
Ferreira, Estevam, 26–28, 33–34
5th Street Gym (Miami), 92
FILA, 175
First, Fast, Fearless (Hiner), 301
Fixx, Jimmie, 286–87
Florida Gators, 150–52, 154–55, 157, 159, 163
Florida housing projects, New Orleans, 221, 242, 254
Folley, Zora, 112
Foreman, George, 93
forensics, 108–9
Forte, Levi, 92–93
Four Tops, 340–41
Franklin, Aretha, 93
free agency, 331–32
Fregia, Paul, 304
French Quarter
crime and violence in New Orleans, 241
founding of, 224
and housing projects of New Orleans, 193, 195
and Mardi Gras Indians, 244–45
and Napoleon rescue plan, 244
and Storyville, 193
and Sugar Bowl of 1962, 68–69
and wealth inequality in New Orleans, 218
“From Dixie with Love,” 86
Fujita, Scott, 199
Futbol Club Barcelona (Barça), 114, 117–22, 128, 130
Gable, Annie, 172
Gable, Dan
changing relationship with wrestling, 184–86
competitiveness, 167–71, 177, 181–83
death of sister, 178–80, 183, 186–89
family life, 170, 172–74, 176–79, 188–89
home, 170–71
injuries, 185
and IOC cancellation of wrestling, 167, 170–71, 175–76, 181, 184, 185–86
life after wrestling, 174–75
statue honoring, 175–76
wrestling career of, 180–81
Gable, Diane, 178–80, 187–89
Gable, Jenni, 167, 172, 182, 184, 189
Gable, Kathy, 167, 169, 172–73, 175–77, 179, 188–89
Gable, Katie, 170, 179–80, 187
Gable, Mack, 170, 179, 186–87
Gable, Mackie, 169–70, 172–74, 182–84, 186–89
Gable, Molly, 172
Garcia, Adolfo, 203–4
García Márquez, Gabriel, 237, 260
Gardner, Judith, 61
gentrification, 227–28
Georgia Bulldogs, 151–52
Gilbert, Dan, 331
Gilbert, Jack, 90
Gleason, Jackie, 95, 190–91
Gleason, Michel, 247
Gleason, Rivers, 246, 260–63
Gleason, Steve
and ALS, 190, 217, 246–47, 262–63
civic engagement, 190–91, 199–200, 203, 217–18, 262
famous blocked punt, 197, 199, 211, 242
and fatherhood, 246, 260–62
statue honoring, 190, 200
Golden Knights, 297
golf, 15
Gonçalves, Maria Paula, 35
González, Gaspar, 93
Gordon, Freddie, xviii
Gore, Al, 177
Gorton, D., 46–47, 55
GQ, 308
Grambling State University, 235
Gray, Jerry, 357, 359
Gray, Jim, 357, 359
Green Bay Packers, 211–12
Green Berets, 295–97
Gribbin, John, 295
Griffing, Glynn, 42–43, 50, 60, 64, 67, 84–86
Grohman, Joe, 296, 315–16
Grubbs, Jaime, 303
Gryska, Clem, 142
Guber, Peter, 333, 344
Gullatt, Willie, 89, 103
Guy, Louis, 51, 60, 64, 66–68, 75, 85–86
Halberstam, David, 9
Hall of Fame (NBA), 12–13
Hamilton, Andy, 181
Handelsman, Walt, 248
Haney, Hank, 305, 310, 312
Harlem Square Club, 98
Harps, Glynis, 29
Harrell Park, 229
Harris, D’Nique, 41
Harris, Doug, 208
Harris, Lori, 24–25, 28, 31–34, 40
Harris, Tony
account of final days, 26–28, 30–33, 34–36
background and basketball career, 33–34
impact of death, 40–41
investigation into death, 36–37, 38–40
troubles with paranoia, 23–26, 29–30, 33
Harrison, Michael, 254
Hawkeyes wrestling, 167–69, 173–81, 184–86
Hawking, Stephen, 246–47
Hawkins, John, 74–75
Hay-Adams Hotel, 358
Hayes, Woody, 147
Hazel, Amy, 302
head injuries, 112
Hearn, James W., 237–38
Heaton, Cliff, xviii
Heidelberg, Willie, 72
Heiner, Paul, 341
Heisman Trophy, 114
Helmers, Billy, 306
Helms, Jesse, 82
Higgins, Rod, 6, 10
Hiner, Ed, 301
Hinton, Jimmy, 135, 142
His Father’s Son (Callahan), 297
Holloway, A. J., 64
Holloway, Daryle, 221, 241–44, 252–55
Holloway, Olander, 254–55
Hollygrove neighborhood, 224–25
Holy Name Cathedral, 321
homelessness, 97–100
Hooker, John Lee, 93
Hope, Bob, 135
Hot Boys, 204
Hotel Monteleone, 234, 237
“Hotty Toddy” (song), 51, 74, 86
houndstooth motif of Bryant, 134, 141–43
Houston, Whitney, 6
How to Train Your Dragon (film), 271
Humanity Street, New Orleans, 213
Hunsaker, Tunney, 111
Hunt, James, 102–3, 107
Hurricane Betsy, 205, 224
Hurricane Katrina
casualties, 204
and character of New Orleans, 192, 205, 240–42, 256–57, 261
and Charity Hospital, 220–22
and Chris Rose, 199–203, 250–52
lawsuits stemming from, 219–20
recovery efforts, 209–11, 224–26, 229, 233–34, 252
refugees, 194, 206
Saints’ role in recovery, 206–9, 211–12, 214–17, 257–59
Shack Brown’s experience, 194–97
songs about, 248–49
ten-year anniversary of, 203–7
hustling (street life), 99–100
Iberville housing projects, New Orleans
and civic leaders of New Orleans, 193–96, 235–36, 238, 240
and Lafitte Greenway Project, 231–32
and post-Katrina recovery efforts, 227–28, 234–35
and wealth inequality in New Orleans, 236–37, 240
and youth sports programs, 194–95, 230–33
Ike’s Pond, 357
Indian Hills Country Club, 137
integration, 42, 51, 57, 72–73, 75, 79, 209
International Olympic Committee (IOC), 167–68, 170–71, 175–76, 181, 184–85
Iowa State University, 172
Isbell, Jason, 345
Iversen, Virginia “Ginny,” 322, 324–26, 328
Jackson, Phil, 16
Jackson Square, New Orleans, 207
James, LeBron, 19–21, 331, 335
, 342, 344
Jarrell, Jermal, 242
Jazz & Heritage Festival, 234, 252
Jennings, Dave, 66
Jeter, Derek, 302–3
Jindal, Bobby, 210
Johansson, Ingemar, 89
Johnson, Derrick, 29
Johnson, Earvin “Magic,” 336
Johnson, Fresh (DJ), 205–6
Johnson, Harold, 112
Johnson, Larry Leo, 78
Johnson, Zach, 314
Jordan, Deloris, 7
Jordan, James, 6, 7–9, 311
Jordan, Larry, 9, 14–15
Jordan, Michael
challenges of aging, 1–2, 14–15, 18
championships, 4–5
charity and philanthropy, 12
competitiveness, 9–10, 12–16, 20–22
divorce, 3
ego, 12
engagement, 2–3
fame and wealth, 4, 11–12, 18–21
father’s death, 8–9
Hall of Fame speech, 12–13
inner circle of, 10–12
loyalty to Nike, 10–11
and nostalgia, 3–5, 14–15, 17
retirement challenges, 1, 13–14, 15–16
and Woods, 291–92, 300, 302–3, 311, 316–18
Kansas City Star, 91
Katzenbach, Nicholas, 53, 59
Kaufman, Louise, 270
Kennedy, John F., 48–49, 53–54, 63
Kennedy, Robert F., 43–44, 49, 53, 58–59, 71–72
Kerr, Steve, 9
Khavat, Robert, 71, 84
Killens, Clyde, 90, 93, 95, 100–101, 110
Kinard, Bruiser, 59
Kinard, Frank, 59
King, B. B., 93
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 82
King & Anderson plantation, xiii
Kingston, Grace, 327
Kluber, Corey, 324
Knight, Bobby, xv
Knight, Doc, 66
Knight, Gladys, 73
Knowles, Linda, 134–36, 141–42
Koehler, George, 5–11, 17, 22
Kosciusko, Mississippi, 49
Krack, Kirk, 293
Krause, Jerry, 9, 13
Krewe of Proteus, 253
Kron, Tommy, 334
Ku Klux Klan, 74–75
Kyle, Tom, 187–88
Lafitte Greenway, 209–11, 229, 231
Lafitte housing projects, New Orleans, 195, 209, 211, 231, 236
Lafon nursing home, 220
Lagunas, Aitor, 118–19
LaJaunie, Brenda, 218
LaJaunie, Gayle, 237–38
Lakeview neighborhood, 240
The Lamar Rifles, 45
Landrieu, Mary, 209
Landrieu, Maurice “Moon,” 209
Landrieu, Mitch, 191, 209, 211, 226, 241, 244
Lane, Benny, 100–101
La Posta (SEAL training facility), 299–300, 304, 307, 309
The Last Coach (Barra), 142
Lavorante, Alejandro, 112
lawsuits, 219–20, 223, 228–29, 245–46