Background
O'Bannon was a native of Corydon, Indiana (the first state capital of Indiana), where his family owned the Corydon Democrat, the town's newspaper. He attended Indiana University, where he played one season of basketball for the Hoosiers (a team also featuring IU's first African-American player, Bill Garrett). At IU, he was president of the Zeta Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI). He earned a B.A. in government in 1952, and a J.D. in 1957 from the Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington.
He also spent two years in the United States Air Force. While at IU, he met his wife, Judith Asmus, and they married in 1958. Following law school, he opened a law office in Corydon, was chairman of the board of the family newspaper publishing firm (a position he held until the time of his death), and was a member of the board of the Corydon Savings and Loan.
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