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Author Biography
Steve Nicewanger loves old scary movies, history, food, and sports.
Steve Nicewanger was a lifelong resident of the east side of Indianapolis, and lived in Irvington. He followed the Indianapolis sports scene since the early 1960's when his father started taking him to Indian's games and auto racing events. His career as a librarian gave him a background in information gathering and factual research. Steve loved old scary movies, history, food, and sports. He passed away in December 2021.
Steve Nicewanger’s Story Archive
Remembering the Baby Boomer Kid Stars
The Boss and I were watching the 1959 Disney film Third Man on the Mountain. It was a favorite of mine when I was a lad. It’s about a teenaged boy from Switzerland named Rudy Matt. Rudy’s dream is to become a mountain climbing guide as his father was. Because … Read More
The Colts Get a Runner and Juan is Back
In case you were in the Twilight Zone last week, I will remind you that the Indianapolis Colts gave up their number one pick in the 2014 draft to acquire former Cleveland Brown running back Tent Richardson. Richardson is a record-setting runner from University of Alabama and is listed at … Read More
A Sports Trivia Column
1. Alberto “Baby“ Arizmendi was a Mexican featherweight boxer. According to his boxing record, he was born March 17, 1913 in Torreon, Coahuila Mexico. He turned professional at age thirteen and is the youngest record boxer to turn pro in any division. He also fought in the bantamweight and welterweight … Read More
The “Games” Have Begun
A week ago Thursday night, the NFL opened the regular season in a spectacular manner. The kickoff game for the 2013 regular season featured the defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens meeting the Peyton Manning-led Denver Broncos in Mile High Stadium. Both teams figure to contend for the AFC title … Read More
Will the Colts Be Lucky in 2013?
his coming Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts will kick off season number 29 here in the Circle City, hosting the Oakland Raiders. After last year’s surprising 11-5 season and a 1 and out in the playoffs, the Horseshoe can’t count on that element of surprise to help them over the hump … Read More