▁The ▁lecture ▁is ▁delivered ▁by ▁a ▁prominent ▁an est h esi ologist ▁each ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁annual ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁An est h esi olog ists ▁meeting , ▁and ▁has ▁become ▁the ▁meeting ' s ▁premier ▁event . ▁ ▁Athletics ▁▁ ▁Athletics ▁played ▁a ▁significant ▁role ▁in ▁R oven st ine ' s ▁life . ▁His ▁first ▁encounter ▁with ▁an ▁an est h esi ologist ▁was ▁during ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁basketball ▁game , ▁when ▁he ▁head - but ted ▁Arthur ▁Ernest ▁Gu ed el , ▁a ▁prominent ▁scholar ▁who ▁happened ▁to ▁be ▁offici ating . ▁Gu ed el ▁threw ▁the ▁boy ▁over ▁his ▁kne e ▁and ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁sp ank ing . ▁He ▁later ▁studied ▁under ▁Gu ed el ▁at ▁Indiana ▁University , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁Gu ed el ▁who ▁helped ▁R oven st ine ▁secure ▁the ▁post ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Wisconsin . ▁ ▁At ▁W ab ash ▁College , ▁R oven st ine ▁played ▁baseball , ▁basketball , ▁football , ▁and ▁was ▁sports ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁school ' s ▁newspaper . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁semi - prof ession ▁baseball ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁" Jack ▁Andrew s ." ▁ ▁R oven st ine ▁co ached ▁basketball ▁himself ▁at ▁La P orte ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁La P orte , ▁Indiana ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁where ▁he ▁still ▁has ▁the ▁best ▁winning ▁percentage ▁in ▁the ▁school ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Kno x , ▁Gordon .