Duke Pieper

Duke Pieper was a highly regarded defenseman at Minnesota's Hill Murray School in 2008 when a lesion that caused bleeding in the brain suddenly ended his hockey career. Against overwhelming odds, Pieper survived and is now a student at Bowling Green State University and a Student Coach for the Falcons hockey team. He divides his time between Edina, Minnesota, and Bowling Green, Ohio. Jim Bruton is the author of several books, including and The Big House , Gopher Glory , A Tradition of Purple ,...See more

Duke Pieper was a highly regarded defenseman at Minnesota's Hill Murray School in 2008 when a lesion that caused bleeding in the brain suddenly ended his hockey career. Against overwhelming odds, Pieper survived and is now a student at Bowling Green State University and a Student Coach for the Falcons hockey team. He divides his time between Edina, Minnesota, and Bowling Green, Ohio. Jim Bruton is the author of several books, including and The Big House , Gopher Glory , A Tradition of Purple , and We Love Our Twins , and cowrote autobiographies Best Seat in the House with Mark Rosen, Every Day Is Game Day with Fran Tarkenton, and A Passion to Win with Lou Nanne. He lives in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Lou Nanne captained the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the United States Olympic hockey teams and had a remarkable tenure as player, coach, general manager, and president of the Minnesota North Stars. He lives in Edina, Minnesota. See less