Norman Piper was the first player signed by the Wichita Wings in 1979. Of course, if you've read Make This Town Big: The Story of Roy Turner and the Wichita Wings, then you'd know that he wasn't SUPPOSED to be the first one signed (For the whole story, as they used to say in those Time-Life commercials, "read the book!") Nonetheless, Stormin' Norman was one of the most recognizable names on the Wings throughout his career.
It was a pleasure to interview him over the phone for the book. It was a greater pleasure to meet him in person last summer at the book launch party at the Boathouse. It was an EVEN GREATER pleasure for us to have the chance to interview him for the documentary film. It was our dumb luck that he happened to come to town recently. At the last minute, we scrambled to find an appropriate venue for the interview. Thankfully, Tallgrass Country Club stepped up and let us film in their clubhouse, with a lovely view of the course in the background.
As we make our way through many of the great figures of Wichita Wings history, we know that we can't interview them all. However, we are doing our best to get as many on camera as possible. Norman reminded us about the many faces that can no longer be captured...J.B. Johnson, Barry Wallace, Jeff Bourne, and many more. It is our hope that the film does justice to those men and women who have passed on but still live in the hearts of the Orange Army.
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