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Mar 12, 2018 · The term “March Madness” is thought to have first been applied to the world of basketball by Henry V. Porter, assistant executive secretary of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) and ...
Mar 16, 2023 · The first mention of March Madness in the NCAA Tournament wasn't until CBS broadcaster Brent Musburger said it during the 1982 tournament. He admitted he first heard the phrase being used in Chicago, where he was first a sportswriter. The IHSA owned the trademark for the term since it was first used.
Mar 1, 2024 · The term March Madness was coined in 1939 by Illinois high school official Henry V. Porter, referring to an original eight-team tournament. He wrote in “Illinois High School Athlete” magazine:
Mar 1, 2020 · In March 1939, Henry Porter, an executive assistant secretary with the IHSA, coined the phrase “March Madness” in an essay in the organization’s Illinois High School Athlete publication, aptly titled “March Madness.” Porter wrote, “a little March madness may complement and contribute to sanity and help keep society on an even keel.”
Mar 21, 2024 · He coined the term “March Madness” which first appeared in IHSA’s magazine titled “Illinois Interscholastic” in 1939. It soon became a popular term among high school basketball.
Mar 20, 2014 · NCAA basketball: An article on the evolution of the term “March Madness,” now used to describe the NCAA basketball tournament, in the March 20 Section A said that the term was first printed by ...
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Mar 16, 2021 · The term "March Madness" was first used in 1939 when Illinois high school official Henry V. Porter referred to the original eight-team tournament by that moniker.
