Dick Walters (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Dick Walters is a former college basketball coach. He coached the Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team from 1978-1985. Walters was hired after the entire 1977-78 Evansville team perished in a plane crash during the season in December 1977. The Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represents the University of Evansville, located in Evansville, Indiana, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They developed the nickname purple aces while playing a game of poker in the locker room. The coach at the time revealed a "purple ace" card from the deck that was not supposed to be there.