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TULATIONS ON THE SUCCESS.

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>> THANK YOU.
>>
IN ITS HISTORY, THE INDIANA HIGH
SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION HAS

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HAD JUST EIGHT COMMISSIONERS,
BUT IT WILL SOON HAVE A NINTH IN
THE WAKE OF THE RETIREMENT OF
BOBBY COX. BILL BENNER HAS MORE

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IN THIS WEEK'S INSIDE INDIANA
SPORTS. BILL.
>> GERRY, THANKS. AFTER 41 YEARS
AS AN EDUCATOR AND 20 WITH THE

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IHSAA INCLUDING THE LAST NINE AS
COMMISSIONER, COX RECENTLY
REVEALED THAT HE WILL RETIRE
THIS COMING SUMMER, THUS ENDING

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A TENURE MARKED BY INCLUSION,
SPORTSMANSHIP INITIATIVES AND
INCREASED EMPHASIS ON BRANDING
THE VALUE OF PARTICIPATION IN

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HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS. AND BOBBY
JOINS US ON THE PROGRAM.
WE'VE HAD YOU ON MANY TIMES
TALKING ABOUT INITIATIVES AND

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SOMETIMES ISSUES. BUT AS YOU
REFLECT NOW ON YOUR SOON TO END
CAREER, WHAT MAKES YOU MOST
PROUD, BOBBY?

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>> I THINK ONE OF THE MOST
REWARDING ASPECTS OF THE WORK
WAS THE PARTNERSHIP WITH SPECIAL
OLYMPICS INDIANA, AND THE

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DEVELOPMENT OF OUR INCLUSION
PROGRAM, AND CHAMPIONS TOGETHER,
UNIFIED SPORTS. THE OPPORTUNITY
TO HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AND

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WITHOUT INTELLECTUAL
DISABILITIES PARTICIPATE
TOGETHER REPRESENTING THEIR HIGH
SCHOOL, WEARING THE NAME OF THE

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SCHOOL ON THEIR JERSEY, MANY
TIMES IS THE NAME OF THEIR
COMMUNITY IS VERY SPECIAL.
>> I'VE TOLD MANY -- I'M ON THE

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BOARD OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS, THE
FIRST TIME I WENT TO THE UNIFIED
TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
AND WATCHED A SPECIAL OLYMPIAN

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HAVE A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MEDAL
PLACED AROUND THEIR NECK WAS
SPECIAL. YOU'VE ALSO HAD A VERY
STRONG EMPHASIS ON SPORTSMANSHIP

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INITIATIVES. AGAIN, SOMETIMES
IT'S A CRAZY WORLD OUT THERE.
>> IT IS. AND HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
ARE EMOTIONAL. BUT WE NEED TO

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KEEP THAT EMOTION IN CHECK. THIS
IS EDUCATIONAL-BASED ATHLETICS,
WE'RE TRYING TO TEACH LIFE-LONG
LESSONS TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.

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SPORTS IS A BIG PART. YOU HAVE
TO WIN WITH GRACE AND LOSE WITH
DIGNITY, THE REALITY, SOMETIMES
THAT'S HARD TO DO. WE'VE PLACED

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A LOT OF EMPHASIS ON IT, AND
MOVED OUR EMPHASIS AWAY FROM
STUDENT ATHLETES AND LOOKED THE
ADULTS. WE NEED TO BE BETTER

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ROLE MODELS AS ADULTS. WE SPEND
A LOT OF ENERGY AND RESOURCE ON
THAT. AND I FEEL GOOD ABOUT
WHERE WE'RE AT WITH

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SPORTSMANSHIP TODAY.
>> YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH
BRANDING THE STUDENT ATHLETE
EXPERIENCE. FOR SO MANY YOUNG

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PEOPLE, YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN, THE
HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE, ATHLETIC
EXPERIENCE IS THEIR FINALLY
DESTINATION WHEN IT COMES TO

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COMPETITION ATHLETICS.
>> IT IS. AND WE WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT EXPERIENCE IS ROBUST
AND THEY RECEIVE THOSE LESSONS

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THEY CAN'T LEARN IN THE
CLASSROOM, WE SPEND A LOT OF
TIME TALKING ABOUT THAT WITH OUR
MEMBER SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS, AND

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WHAT IS IMPORTANT ABOUT HIGH
SCHOOL SPORTS AND MAKING SURE IT
REMAINS RELEVANT AND REMAINS
IMPORTANT IN THE HIGH SCHOOL

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EXPERIENCE.
>> THE IHSAA NETWORK, ANOTHER
ACCOMPLISHMENT YOU'RE PROUD OF.
>> WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND WITH

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TELEVISION, INTERNET AND RADIO
CONTINUES TO EXPAND, AND WE
PROVIDE CONTENT TO ALL OVER THE
WORLD NOW. IT'S VERY REWARDING

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WHEN I GET CALLS FROM MY
COLLEAGUES AROUND THE COUNTRY,
THEY SEE OUR CHAMPIONSHIPS ON
THEIR OUTLETS AND WONDERING HOW

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AM I SEEING YOURS AND NOT MINE.
I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THAT. WE GET A
LOT OF FOLKS TALKING TO US ABOUT
THAT. BROTHERS AND SISTERS,

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GRANDPAS, AND GRANDMAS FROM ALL
OVER THE COUNTRY, HEY, I GOT TO
SEE MY GRAND KID, NIECE, NEPHEW
PLAY. THE IHSAA FOUNDATION,

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COMING THAT CAME ON BOARD DURING
YOUR TENURE. AND A LASTING
IMPACT.
>> THAT'S THE GOAL, TO HAVE A

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LASTING IMPACT TO UPHOLD THE
VALUES OF EDUCATION BASED
ATHLETICS. AND DO SPECIAL THINGS
FOR OUR MEMBER SCHOOL.

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>> WE WILL SEE YOU ON THE LINKS,
YOU HAVE A FLORIDA HOME. YOU'RE
GOING TO STILL BE AROUND.
>> I WILL BE ON A FEW BOARDS,

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AND I WILL KEEP MY HAND IN
THINGS.
>> GLAD TO HAVE YOU AS A FRIEND