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It was December 2013 — 10 years ago — when legendary Iowa State basketball coach Johnny Orr died. Look back at this KCCI archive video, in which Orr talks about his legacy.
The man who created Hilton Magic has died. Iowa State University officials have confirmed that former Cyclone basketball coach Johnny Orr has died at the age of 86. Orr came to Iowa State from ...
Orr made the jump to Iowa State, then a struggling program, before the 1980-81 season and guided the Cyclones to their first NCAA tournament berth in 41 years in 1985.
DES MOINES — Johnny Orr, the charismatic basketball coach and father of Hilton Magic who woke up a sleepy Iowa State program, died Tuesday at the age of 86. Orr's arrival in Ames in 1980 shocked ...
John Walters, Voice of the Cyclones 10;51 "JOHNNY ORR WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN AT HILTON COLISEUM OR AT IOWA STATE." 55 Jim Hallihan, Former Asst. Coach Under Orr 17:22 THERE WILL NEVER BE ...
The winningest coach in Iowa State history, Johnny Orr, left, is welcomed to courtside by current Cyclones coach Fred Hoiberg before a Nov. 17 game against Michigan.
AMES, Iowa --- Strike up the band. Iowa State will honor the man who created the "magic" at Hilton Coliseum on Wednesday night. Johnny Orr, the ISU basketball coach whose fist-pumping entrance ...
They're honoring Johnny Orr at Iowa State today and tonight before the Cyclones' men's basketball game against Kansas. A $150,000 statue, a sports bar-themed area named for him, and a pregame ...
The Johnny Orr Files As Iowa State readies to play in its third consecutive NCAA tournament, AllCyclones.com met up with three basketball dignitaries for memories on Johnny Orr, the Cyclones' l ...
Orr made the jump to Iowa State, then a struggling program, before the 1980-81 season and guided the Cyclones to their first NCAA tournament berth in 41 years in 1985.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Johnny Orr, the fist-pumping basketball coach who led Michigan to the national title game and Iowa State into national prominence, has died. He was 86.