Sports Legends Promote Renewable Fuels in Iowa
Posted on: Friday, 10 March 2006, 15:00 CST
By Dan Gearino, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa
Mar. 8--DES MOINES -- Iowa sports legends Fred Hoiberg and Dan Gable came to the Statehouse Tuesday to promote renewable fuels. Hoiberg also answered questions about his attempt to renew his basketball career.
Hoiberg's NBA career was interrupted after 10 seasons last year when he was diagnosed with a heart problem that required surgery and the insertion of a pacemaker. He was a star player at Ames High School and Iowa State University.
He said he has a tryout this week with the Detroit Pistons. The team is coached by Flip Saunders, who previously coached Hoiberg with the Minnesota Timberwolves. If he doesn't get signed by a team this year, he said he may try again next season, or consider retiring.
"Right now, I'm trying to make a decision," Hoiberg said.
As for his options after basketball, he said he may explore working for the Timberwolves or Iowa State in some capacity.
The reason for the athletes' Statehouse visit was to promote soy diesel, a renewable fuel partly derived from soybeans.
Gable, the former state wrestling champion and University of Iowa wrestling coach, said he was making an appearance to promote soy diesel because he thinks it's important to find new ways to make family farms viable.
"It's keeping people in their professions," he said.
A representative for the Iowa Soybean Association said there are only 50 retail locations that sell soy diesel. There are several proposals in the Legislature that would give incentives to expand the availability of the fuel.
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