[Berlin coached the Bearcats at a time when fans would line up outside of the school the night before sectional tickets went on sale. If you could buy tickets at 8 a.m., you better be lined up at 8 p.m. the night before. Owning a few season tickets merely guaranteed you a chance at claiming those same tickets for the sectional. When the Bearcats went to semistate in 1970, they took 17 school buses full of fans with them. Half of Hinkle Fieldhouse — Rowe estimates about 7,000 fans worth — was clad in purple to see the Bearcats knock off Columbus North in the afternoon and Crispus Attucks that evening to advance to state.
In the 1960s, Central had become one of the most hated teams in the state — because it was always so good. From 1951 to 1963, the Bearcats won three state championships and finished state runner-up twice. When Rowe took over in 1967, the pressure was immense.
In those pre-, pre-, pre-Internet days, information on the other state contenders wasn’t just a click away as it is now, so Berlin and Ruth subscribed to 15 different newspapers.Fifteen. Ruth went through all of them every day and would cut out any stories or stats about the teams on the Bearcats’ schedule — or for that matter, any team they could meet down the line in regional, semistate or state. She organized them into folders so Berlin could go through them before games. Basketball was always their life, so they worked together.]
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In the 1960s, Central had become one of the most hated teams in the state — because it was always so good. From 1951 to 1963, the Bearcats won three state championships and finished state runner-up twice. When Rowe took over in 1967, the pressure was immense.
In those pre-, pre-, pre-Internet days, information on the other state contenders wasn’t just a click away as it is now, so Berlin and Ruth subscribed to 15 different newspapers.Fifteen. Ruth went through all of them every day and would cut out any stories or stats about the teams on the Bearcats’ schedule — or for that matter, any team they could meet down the line in regional, semistate or state. She organized them into folders so Berlin could go through them before games. Basketball was always their life, so they worked together.]
http://www.thestarpress.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/03/20/better-worse-ex-central-coach-cares-wife-dementia/99150026/
