State of the Hogs: Me and The Dipper

ADG file photo 3/18/78 Eddie Sutton, coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks congratulates Marvin Delph, forward, after they defeated Cal State Fullerton 61-58 in the NCAA Far Western Championship at Albuquerque, N.N.I called Nate Allen with a feature assignment for Hawgs Illustrated: Find Marvin Delph for a "Where Are They Now" feature.

I really wanted to do it myself, but knew Nate's story would be wonderful. It would leave me to write my own personal story on Marvin. I'd call it “The Dipper and Me.”

The Dipper is what everyone in Conway called Marvin. He was much beloved there, back in the days when Conway had a population of about 15,000 (and it's now about 75,000). Most then thought they had a…