Ahearn was the home of K-State basketball during its glory days. From 1950 through 1988 K-State went 379-87 in "the barn" for an 81% victory clip. Built for $2 million it replaced a Nichols Gym. When full, Ahearn could be loud. Bob Knight once said "This has to be the greatest basketball crowd in America."
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Read a description of going to a game in Ahearn.
In it's early days in the 50's and 60's the primitive nature of its facilities would be shocking to people now, but that was before money dominated everything. Anyone remember… … how you had to walk 3 miles through the snow to Ahearn, always remembering to give the little Swedish boys a penny or two to watch your horse and buggy to keep the Indians from stealing it. |
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