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New book recalls the 1963 Loyola Ramblers

New book recalls the 1963 Loyola Ramblers

As we head into the second weekend of March Madness, Afternoon Shift remembers that 50 years ago, against all odds, the Loyola Ramblers of Chicago won the NCAA men’s basketball title over Cincinnati, then the two-time defending champions. Rick sits down with author Michael Lenehan, who celebrates the unlikely victory in his new book, Ramblers: Loyola Chicago 1963 - The Team that Changed the Color of College Basketball.

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