The Len Bias Legacy - Timeline
Updated: Oct 3
October 2, 2014
Dr. Lonise Bias Interview
Rock Newman interviewed Dr. Lonise Bias on his show that was broadcast on WHUT-TV in Washington, D.C on October 2, 2014, It aired one day before her son, Len Bias, was inducted into the University of Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame.
Excerpts from the interview as they appeared in the book:
Born Ready: The Mixed Legacy of Len Bias
Talking about Jay Bias' fondness for his brother Len
(Len) meant everything to (Jay). And he looked up to his brother until the day Jay died. He missed his brother so much, until the very day he died.
Talking about the call she received saying Len was in the hiospital.
The room was filled with so much sunlight until it was almost like your eyes watered when you opened your eyes, The sun was so bright. The phone rang, and it was someone saying that Len was sick. He's at the hospital. I said, ‘What?’ And so I told my husband; he said, ‘What?’
Talking about the moment when it was confirmed Len was dead.
And then everything fell to pieces, everything went crazy, And we went in, and we looked at him lying there and my husband just torn to pieces. And God had given me the strength to stay in there to rub his head and to get home.”
Talking about Len's induction into Maryland's Hall of Fame.
And we are absolutely thrilled though some people have said it should have been done. The bias family is thrilled. And so many of our friends are thrilled that this time has come.
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Some content is excerpted from the book
Listen to more about Len's legacy in the
narrative podcast series, Len Bias: A Mixed Legacy
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