RIP Nancy Leonard. Kevin Pritchard, Mark Boyle, Mark Montieth, Bill Benner, Ralph Reiff, and Ted Karras join!
Query & Company
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3.1 • 759 Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2025
⏱️ 135 minutes
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Summary
(00:00-32:21) – Query & Company opens on a somber Wednesday with Jake Query celebrating the life of Nancy Leonard. Jake starts the show by sharing the story about Slick & Nancy Leonard meeting to Nancy saving the Indiana Pacers franchise. Bill Benner joins the show to discuss the impact Nancy had on him, the impact she had on professional sports, hopes that people will pass on the story of Nancy Leonard being the reason that the Pacers and Fever are here, and shares some stories that he will always cherish.
(32:21-34:40) – Jake shares the statement that the Indiana Pacers made about the passing of Nancy Leonard.
(34:40-43:39) – The first hour of the show concludes with Jake and Eddie discussing the injury updates on Kenny Moore II and Alec Pierce, the addition the Pacers made yesterday, and the Fever falling to the Aces last night.
(43:39-1:08:24) – Pacers radio broadcaster, Mark Boyle, joins the show to discuss the partnership between Slick Leonard and Nancy Leonard, believes that downtown Indianapolis would not be what it is today without Nancy Leonard keeping the Pacers franchise alive, his understanding on how Nancy was respected when she was in the front office in the early stages of the franchise, and his relationship with the Leonard’s over the years.
(1:08:24-1:14:53) – Marian Knights Head Coach Ted Karras joins the show to preview a monumental matchup this weekend for his team against Indiana Wesleyan. Coach Karras highlights a couple of players that have impressed in the early goings of the season and comments on what he likes right now about his team.
(1:14:53-1:29:55) – Kevin Pritchard, President of Basketball Operations for the Indiana Pacers, rounds out the second hour of the show by discussing the impact Nancy Leonard had on him, shares what he remembers watching the telethon, the joy that Nancy Leonard had with the team no matter if they were winning or losing, and reacts to a suggestion on what number should be associated with here in the rafters.
(1:29:55-1:54:36) – Indianapolis historian, author, and former Pacers writer, Mark Montieth joins Query & Company to share some stories about Nancy Leonard. Mark tells the story as to how the infamous telethon was put together, how she convinced Darnel Hillman to participate in the first ever dunk contest, and discusses her relationship with Slick Leonard.
(1:54:36-2:09:25) – The Query & Company Sports Medicine guru, Ralph Reiff from Reiff Executive Performance Solutions, joins the show to explain what the recovery timeline and situation looks like for Kenny Moore II and discusses the injuries suffered to Tyrone Tracy Jr., Ceedee Lamb, and Terry McLaurin over the weekend.
(2:09:25-2:14:48) – Today’s show closes out with JMV joining Jake Query from Pickel on Penn to discuss his show and the passing of Nancy Leonard.
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| 0:00.0 | On a Wednesday, and on a Wednesday of a Colts week, typically a kind of a transitional day because we go from talking about and breaking down what happened the week before and moving into what may or may not happen in the upcoming weekend as the Colts get set for the Los Angeles Rams coming up this weekend. |
| 0:21.4 | And there is plenty to talk about with that. |
| 0:24.6 | And certainly, normally, we would be talking about the fact that Kenny Moore, Shane Steichen saying earlier today that the calf injury that was plaguing Kenny Moore now they have realized may in fact be an Achilles focus. |
| 0:41.7 | And that certainly is not promising when you hear that news, but, and I don't need to remind |
| 0:49.2 | everyone in this town about the severity of Achilles. |
| 0:52.1 | But with Kenny Moore, they are assessing it. |
| 0:55.2 | They have not commented on ruled out or ruled in the possibility of an IR designation with |
| 1:02.5 | Kenny Moore. |
| 1:03.1 | Alec Pierce with a concussion still in the protocol. |
| 1:07.2 | And those are storylines that we will monitor over the course of today. |
| 1:10.5 | Obviously, |
| 1:10.9 | the fever last night, a game in Las Vegas where the ACEs pretty much did what they wanted to do. |
| 1:17.9 | And that series now tied at a game apiece. But we begin the show today and the vast majority of |
| 1:25.0 | the show today with a note of gratitude and a city of gratitude. |
| 1:32.8 | And admittedly, when it comes to these sorts of situations and talking about the passing of |
| 1:41.3 | somebody that had the impact on this town that Nancy Leonard did, |
| 1:47.5 | I will admit to the fact that it is always one of those where I'm not going to say I don't trust myself, |
| 1:53.2 | but you try your hardest to make sure that you are properly addressing and paying tribute and respect in a fashion that uplifts. |
| 2:04.9 | Because in this situation with the passing of 93-year-old Nancy Leonard and the announcement |
| 2:10.2 | this morning from her family that she has passed away, there is an obligation, in my opinion, to celebrate. Yes, to mourn, but to celebrate the life of |
| 2:24.8 | Nancy Leonard and the impact of Nancy Leonard and the gift that Nancy Leonard has given to this |
| 2:31.1 | city. And that's what I want to do today. And I want to begin in doing so by simply going back |
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