The following is a press release courtesy of Iowa State athletics communications. AMES, Iowa - A public visitation will be held on Thursday, Jan. 2 in Hilton Coliseum to honor the legacy of Johnny Orr, Iowa State’s all-time winningest men’s basketball coach...
It is hard to find the words. Johnny Orr is Cyclone Basketball. He is the father of Hilton Magic. And now he is gone.If you are reading this, Iowa State University has a special place in your life. Iowa State basketball is the part of cold Iowa winters that bin...
Iowa State has lost a legend. Rest in peace, Coach Orr.To honor perhaps the most important sports figure in Cyclone history, we will be shutting down our forums for an hour of silence this evening from 5-6 leading up to Iowa State’s non-conference finale ag...
I think I speak for the majority of the thousands of people who attended yesterday’s 77-70 Iowa State victory over Michigan when I write that Johnny Orr escorting Fred Hoiberg onto the Hilton Coliseum floor was one of the coolest moments I have ever witnessed at...
Sunday’s rare November non-conference showdown between Iowa State and seventh-ranked Michigan will be much more than just a basketball game. The 40-minute contest is setting up to be one giant event.Of course, ESPN’s celebrated commentator Dick Vitale will call...
The Iowa State basketball season gets jump started with a heavy-weight visit from the heralded Michigan Wolverines on Sunday afternoon. It is hard to place a large emphasis on a non-conference game in November, but Sunday's contest has the makings of an all-timer. Io...
By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com PublisherI have never met Johnny Orr. I vaguely remember the days when he was Iowa State’s head basketball coach. Keep in mind that I was born in 1984. Orr coached in Ames between 1980 and 1994. The legend will grace us with...
