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The Cost of These Dreams

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by Wright Thompson


  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

 

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