Autor: Robert D. Arnold

Bob Arnold is a graduate of Indiana University and its School of Law. He worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Indiana where he became Executive Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Chief Legal Counsel. He has followed Indiana University football and basketball his entire life and is well versed in Hoosier history. Upon his retirement he fulfilled his lifelong ambition to write, initially chronicling his I.U. class of 1954 for their 40th anniversary reunion. In 1996 he wrote Hoosier Autumn, The Remarkable Story of Indiana Universitys 1945 Championship Team, a book acclaimed for its depiction of football and race relations following World War II. His next book, The Rivalry, Purdue and Indiana 1925-2004, encompassed the 75 year history of the Old Oaken Bucket game. Bob and his wife, Linda, have lived most of their lives in Indianapolis and have also lived in St. Petersburg, Florida. They presently reside near Zionsville.