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Indiana basketball legend John Wooden was made a permanent part of the new Georgia Street plaza this week when sculptor Jeff Rouse, a graduate of the IU School of Dentistry, had his creation unveiled. The work was commissioned by the Super Bowl Host Committee and a group of Indianapolis-area patrons.
Mar 09, 2012 — photo credit: John R. Gentry Jr., contributions from Jeff Rouse
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Sculptor Jeff Rouse joins his subject, Hoosier basketball icon John Wooden, in the first major public sculpture to grace Georgia Street.
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Rouse prepares the face of John Wooden.
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Wooden will forever keep an eye on visitors to Georgia Street, home of the Super Bowl Village.
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Rouse began work on the piece last September.
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Creating the kneeling Wooden and the legs of five players was painstaking work.
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So, too, was creating the sneakers which defined five major eras in Wooden's career.
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That attention to detail was part of the vision admired by Mark Miles, head of the Super Bowl Host Committee.
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The sneakers of the players captured the evolution of Wooden in his Hall of Fame career.
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Rouse depicted Wooden's playing career, his start in coaching, two of his NCAA championship teams, and future players.
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Members of the Wooden family, including children and grandchildren, were on hand for the unveiling.
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The dental school grad, who has become a renowned sculptor, was inspired by the life and beliefs of the late coach.
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The artist himself didn't see the full assembly of his creation until early March.
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Wooden's core beliefs are embedded in the base of Rouse's sculpture.
