Like father like son: Young Dakich begins down coaching path
Andrew Dakich has joined Chris Holtmann’s staff at Ohio State University as a graduate assistant coach, with an eye to ultimately leading a college basketball team.
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Q&A: Recurring nightmare scared Dan Dakich straight
Dakich, 55, used chewing tobacco through his 30s and most of his 40s, before he quit and launched an anti-tobacco campaign that now includes on-air and print ads.
LETTER: Sports analogy fell flat
I found it in poor taste to use a basketball metaphor when describing something as unfortunate and sad as someone seeing his dead father, and his lifeless body laying on the floor of a local auto dealership.
Dan Dakich might be the nicest, most-hated person on Indy radio
Off the air, the former IU player is casual, mostly easygoing and affable. But on his radio show on WFNI-AM, he’s a cyclone, often tearing into anything in his way.
Petition seeks to ban Dakich from calling IU games on ESPN
While more than 1,500 people want Dan Dakich off ESPN's coverage of Indiana University, it appears there's a lot of support for the former IU player and coach in terms of ratings for his local radio show.
IU hoops war: Guyton slams Dakich
A.J. Guyton feels he and his teammates at IU have been disrespected by fellow former Hoosier-turned-broadcaster Dan Dakich. Guyton let loose during a nearly 20-minute tirade Thursday on WNDE-AM 1260.
Dakich: Knight ‘an incredibly small human being’
Dan Dakich blasted his legendary former coach for 11-plus minutes on the radio this week. What Bob Knight told his IU players during their time at the school “was a complete and utter bowl of crap,” Dakich said.
Sports broadcast veteran takes helm at 1070 The Fan
Greg Rakestraw beat out numerous outsiders for his new job. Now there won't be anything that goes over the air at Emmis-owned WFNI-AM 1070 he won't be involved in, said company executives.
Cheaney’s hiring is significant sign for IU
The hiring of former player Calbert Cheaney by Indiana University shows that relations are finally thawing between the school and Bob Knight or at least the backlash from Knight's firing is fading.
Dakich finds growing popularity as broadcaster
Former IU basketball player and coach Dan Dakich is one of the hottest sports broadcasters in the Midwest, and he’s about to take his act national.