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rsdsharp

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7. Bird did attend Indiana -- for one month. He went back home

Reply to Buckeye_Democrat (Reply #6)

Sat Dec 31, 2022, 01:03 PM

Dec 2022

and attended a community college before going on to Indiana State. Knight refusing to acknowledge Bird on campus did play a part in his decision.

You may be reading too much into Carson. He likely took off during Christmas. If Johnny Carson didn’t want somebody on the show, they didn’t get booked.

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