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Former Herald-Times sports editor Bob Hammel passed away on Saturday. The award-winning former reporter chronicled four ...
IndyStar IU insider Zach Osterman first reached out to Bob Hammel for a class assignment. That encounter was much like ...
Legendary sports editor Bob Hammel passed away Saturday night at 88 years old. Hammel first arrived in Bloomington to study ...
Bob Hammel, legendary Bloomington journalist, dies at 88. His career spanned 50 years, covering IU sports, Olympics, and NCAA championships.
I’m at 30,000 feet when I get the update, relayed via text message and Wi-Fi, technological wonders that Bob Hammel could not ...
Hammel, who was closely associated with legendary IU basketball coach Bob Knight, won 16 Indiana Sportswriter of the Year awards and covered many of the biggest stories in Indiana sports history.
Bob Knight was a legend in college basketball, guiding the Indiana Hoosiers to three national championships, five Final Four appearances, and 11 Big Ten regular-season titles.
"Mittman has verbally jousted with A.J. Foyt and Bob Knight ... and won their respect. Nobody ever worked harder to get a ...
Well known for being a challenging cover for sportswriters, not even Bob Knight could bring himself to dislike Bob Hammel. In fact, the two were close friends, especially in their respective ...
Bob Knight – and God. Hammel visited recently with the IndyStar's Gregg Doyel, one of the legion of sports writers in Indiana lucky enough to count Hammel as a mentor and friend. From his start as an ...