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...McLaughlin renaissance period began without its chief artisan, co-captain Steve Irion. The loss of the squad's leading scorer and rebounder to knee surgery wreaked havoc with a potentially explosive frontline...
...Irion's attitude toward the game reflects his advice. He travels with the team on the road, paying the fares out of his own pocket, and provides constant support from the sidelines. Irion recalls, "I had to tell the guys to keep faith because at the beginning of the season things weren't going that well. I was elected co-captain because of the things I could do on the basketball court so at first when I couldn't play I felt like an outsider looking in. Everybody's tried to help and make me feel at home...
...Irion's rickety knee has given him an unexpected opportunity to spend his spare time doing more than honing his jump shot. He occasionally serves as a color commentator on WHRB's basketball broadcasts and has assisted Ray Martin coaching the freshman cagers. As far as his duties with the freshman squad go, Irion quips, "I was just trying to help out the big men a little but the problem is they don't have...
...Irion also has plans to spend this semester working on an independent study project with teammate Bob Hooft and Kirkland House senior Tony Smith entitled "golf course architecture and management." Irion is handling the economic aspects of the project while Hooft, who is a VES major, is designing a model course...
...Irion was bitten by the golf bug back in the days when he sneaked into the Golden Acres Country Club for a quick round while living in Hoffman Estates. Irion's home in Illinois was only five minutes away from the Medinah golf club where the 1975 U.S. Open was held. Medinah was built by the Shriners, members of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. The course features a resplendent mock Moorish clubhouse and is laid out around Lake Kadijah, named after Mohammed's wife. In fact, those same Shriners are responsible for building that nondescript...