Steve Nicewanger’s Story Archive

Parnelli Jones and The Quest for the Minute Mile

May 11, 2023 | by Steve Nicewanger

First Published May 14, 2010 Forty eight years ago this month (61 years ago adjusted for today’s date), Rufus Parnell Jones became the first Indy car racer to break the magic minute mile. That is, he averaged 150 miles an hour on a qualification run. Today of course that’s not … Read More

100 Years Ago: Aug. 12-18

August 11, 2022 | by Steve Nicewanger

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, August 17, 1922: Nine Indianapolis men attended a meeting yesterday evening at the Denison Hotel under the auspices of the American Unity League, an anti-Ku Klux Klan society headquartered in Chicago. The men pledged to arrange a meeting next week to organize a county chapter … Read More

The Colts Are Soaking Wet

October 28, 2021 | by Steve Nicewanger

If you watched the Colts play the 49ers last Sunday night in Levi’s Stadium you learned how the Colts would play in a monsoon! To say that the weather made the playing conditions difficult was to say the least. Both teams made a manful effort and the game went on … Read More

Big Day for the Offense

October 21, 2021 | by Steve Nicewanger

The Colts offense was really clicking last Sunday in their victory over the hapless Houston Texans. The offensive line opened running lanes for Jonathan Taylor and protected Carson Wentz. The receiving corp which was joined by T.Y.  Hilton fresh off the Injured Reserve, ran roughshod over the Texans secondary. Hilton … Read More

Close but No Cigar

October 14, 2021 | by Steve Nicewanger

Meeting the Baltimore Ravens Monday Night, our Colts put on their best offensive showing of the year. For three quarters the Colts were winning and putting a real scare into Lamar Jackson and Co. Between the two offenses, 1,000 yards of offense was put up. Carson Wentz threw for 402  … Read More