By Mark Myre/WJEZ Sports
Last night in the Windy City we talked basketball with the Judson Twins. Phil and Paul Judson are the two biggest names in Illinois basketball. They won the 1952 State Championship, as they beat the mighty Quincy team. The tiny school of Hebron, with a enrollment of 98 kids and 10 on the team, took the State Tournament by storm. To this day, Hebron water tower is painted like a basketball.
That night it was estimated that a million people listened to it on radio and there was a huge television audience. People were quoted that night as saying the cars were bumper to bumper from Yorkville, which is 65 miles away. The parade itself had over 10,000 people on hand. For this announcer, it was a thrill of a lifetime. I love my job!
