BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- In a world that so often values image and style, Bill Garrett was a man of substance.
That resonates today as strongly as it did 70 years ago, when Garrett broke the Big Ten basketball color barrier.
As a Hoosier, of course.
That was a point of emphasis on Sunday, when Indiana wore its "Harlem Renaissance Collection" uniform to honor Garrett as part of Black History Month in conjunction with the Ohio State game.
The uniform -- featuring a silhouette logo of Garrett -- reflected the early 20th Century's Harlem Renaissance Movement that so strongly influenced the African-American community and, ultimately, basketball.