Midwestern Boy Goes into the World, Returns, Speaks
Paul Shirley
Wednesday, 27 Aug 2008 at 6:00 pm – Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall
Former Iowa State basketball player Paul Shirley went from walk-on to a three-year starter for a Cyclone team that progressed to the Elite 8 of the NCAA basketball tournament his junior season. Shirley, who earned an engineering degree at Iowa State, is the author of a blog for ESPN.com entitled "My So-Called Career" and has gained notoriety for his witty, literate, frank, and sometimes sarcastic observations on players, teams, fans, and sports media. He is the author of Can I Keep My Jersey, reflections on his career with thirteen different professional basketball teams, including the Phoenix Suns, Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, and teams in Greece, Spain, and Russia. Part of the Technology, Globalization and Culture Series.Cosponsored By:
- College of Engineering
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Deere & Company
- Rockwell Collins
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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