The Len Bias Legacy - Timeline

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August 11, 1986

Testimony at the trial of Brian Tribble, right, revealed repeated drug use by Len Bias and some of his teammates.

Washington Post story, August 11, 1986

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Much of the content presented in the Timelines was produced in 2022 by Enzo Alvarenga, a University of Maryland Journalism student at the time. Enzo died in an accident while riding a bicycle when he was working as a volunteer on the project. The honor his memory, the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism has established the Enzo Bibes Alvarenga Endowed Scholarship in Journalism. For more information and to support the scholarship, click the button below.

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Some content is excerpted from the book

Born Ready: the Mixed Legacy of Len Bias

Listen to more about Len's legacy in the

narrative podcast series, Len Bias: A Mixed Legacy