Jessica Rousselow-Winquist, Alan H. Winquist Taylor University Press, 2001 2002 marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of Venture for Victory by Don Odle, former basketball coach at Taylor University. Coach Odle's Full Court Press describes this man's role as the central figure in the unfolding early development of sports evangelism which began with a simple phone call in February 1952. Today using athletics as a means to further Christ's message has become a worldwide phenomenon. Don Odle can rightfully be called "the father of sports evangelism." Taylor University Press, 2001 |