2012 -- Indy Super Bowl, No. 1 IU hoop and ND football; Colts draft Luck, appear headed to unlikely playoff berth

2010 -- Colts make Super Bowl, Butler's narrow loss to Duke ends historic tourney run

2006 -- Run-up to Colts' Super Bowl victory, Dramatic Indy 500 finish

2000 -- Purdue's Rose Bowl season, Pacers make NBA Finals

1998 -- Colts draft Peyton Manning, Valpo's Bryce Drew hits iconic buzzer beater in NCAA tourney

1994 -- Jeff Gordon wins first Brickyard 400; Purdue's Glenn Robinson is player of the year

1987 -- Keith Smart's shot delivers IU's fifth NCAA title; Pan Am Games, Pacers draft Reggie Miller, Al Unser's fourth Indy 500 win

1984 -- Indianapolis lands NFL franchise; Larry Bird wins his first NBA MVP

1982 -- Johncock beats Mears in Indy 500; Indy is host to U.S. Olympic Festival

1980 -- Indy is host to first Final Four; Purdue reaches Final Four; Oscar Robertson goes into Hall of Fame

1976 -- Undefeated season ends with IU winning NCAA title; Notre Dame national championship season

1973 -- Pacers win third ABA title; IU reaches Final Four; Notre Dame wins national title in football

1911 -- First Indianapolis 500; first state high school basketball tournament

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