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...
