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Indianapolis Olympians

Archive coverage 1949 to 1953

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1953

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Every era of the Indianapolis Olympians.

Move chronologically through Indianapolis Olympians history. Each chapter is built from the franchise's indexed seasons and the players who appeared most often in that stretch.

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1949–50—1952–53

The Leo Barnhorst and Alex Groza chapter

Peak indexed season1949–50 · 39–25→

Leo Barnhorst & Alex Groza

Leo Barnhorst, Alex Groza, Joe Graboski recorded the most indexed appearances during this stretch. Open the peak season and player profiles to follow how the team changed.

Leo Barnhorst →Alex Groza →Joe Graboski →Bill Tosheff →

Franchise leaders

Most indexed appearances

Paul Walther229 appearances Leo Barnhorst212 appearances Bob Lavoy200 appearances Joe Holland194 appearances Cliff Barker150 appearances Wallace Jones147 appearances Alex Groza139 appearances Joe Graboski139 appearances Bill Tosheff136 appearances Ralph Beard134 appearances Mal McMullan112 appearances Buckshot O'Brien100 appearances

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Past seasons

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