Featuring traditions, records, and lore, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Purdue fan should know. Whether you're a Ross-Ade Stadium or Mackey Arena regular or a more recent supporter, these are the 100 things every fan needs to know and do in their lifetime. Longtime Purdue Athletics publicist Tom Schott and former beat reporter Nathan Baird have collected every essential piece of Boilermakers knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and rank them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom.
Nathan Bairdis a writer for Cleveland.com.Tom Schottis the senior associate athletics director at Purdue University, where he has been part of the athletics department communications team since 1990.
- In 2017, Purdue men's basketball won its 23rd Big 10 Conference Championship, more than any other team in the conference
- Purdue has sent more than 30 players to the NBA, including two overall No. 1 picks in the NBA draft.
- Purdue has over 410,000 living alumni