Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
By Tom Archdeacon
He was under-handed for most of his 88 years.
For most people, that’s not the first line you want in your last story.
But for the eulogy of Gordie Wise, a man who did more for Wright State athletics than almost any other person, it’s not only fitting, it’s the trait that got him thrice celebrated.
Wise died last Friday at his home in Piqua. His funeral is this Saturday afternoon at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home in Piqua.
Three years ago, I sat with Gordie and his wife Susie at their kitchen table and listened to some of the underhanded tales.
“I think I’m the only person who can claim to have been the intramural free throw shooting champion of three separate universities,” he said with a laugh. “And I’ve got proof of two of those titles right here.”
He once was the charity stripe champ at Miami University, Indiana University and Wright State.
And he made every 15-foot toss under-handed.
