Horrendous Hoch
By Bob Longstaff
HOCH AUDITORIUM has provided a field for the slaying of many a "David." Great teams have entered Hoch confident of victory and left on the short end of the score.
Opponents tend to look on Hoch as a frightening battlefield. The Jayhawkers' fighting attack is a major factor in the auditorium being tabbed "Horrendous Hoch." but the proximity of the cheering crowd can send a chill tingling down a normally stalwart player's spine.
The last game that the Jayhawkers lost in Hoch was in the spring of 1951. The following year Kansas had an undefeated season in Hoch and lost only two games on the road during the regular season. This year the Jayhawkers appear headed toward another undefeated season in Hoch.
Certain scenes have become classic memories in Hoch. The hand shaking done by Coach Phog Allen with his players, and the formation of the pep clubs on the stage above the court are two such scenes.
Officially, Hoch was opened in 1927 and was to be used for basketball games pending the building of a fieldhouse. The fieldhouse delay has kept the games in Hoch, and the Kansas teams each year have been keeping the record as unblemished as possible.
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