Ep. 11: Bill York
Bill York is a staple around Indianapolis sports teams.\xa0When there\u2019s a\xa0home game, Bill York is sure to be there working.\nHe began working\xa0the stats room at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1957 and has been with the Pacers since the beginning (1967). He says that\xa0he even helped unload the Mayflower trucks with the Colts moved to town in 1984.\nSports reporters in Indianapolis media know York, who typically can be seen with his Colts Super Bowl ring on, his Fever WNBA Championship ring, and one (of three) from the ABA Pacers.\nAt a westside breakfast spot in Indianapolis,\xa0we went back in time as York shared stories of the past and how things are different today.\nSubscribe to the Pacers Podcast\xa0on iTunes\xa0or\xa0on Stitcher.\nTopics Discussed:\n\n* Growing up in Bunker Hill and being a basketball fanatic\n* Why he moved to Indianapolis and how he got hired on at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway\n* The size of his\xa0room\xa0to work at Pacers home games, and what it used to be\n* How fans embraced the\xa0Pacers when the ABA was first formed\n* Changes in stats and media today\n* The impact of Slick and Nancy Leonard