Quinn Buckner will be inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday. If not for a couple of twists of fate, however, it could be Bill Buckner going into the College Football Hall of Fame.
The former Indiana University basketball star will take part in the ceremony in Kansas City on Nov. 20, joining fellow players John Havlicek, Rolando Blackman, Ed Ratleff and Charlie Scott and coaches Don Donoher, Lou Henson and Felton Gayles. He'll do so with appreciation but also reservation, because he has a built-in resistance to being celebrated or recognized. He'll make the best of it, out of respect for those who have awarded him the honor and those who want to see him get it.