An associate recalled that Rodeheaver was never the same after his favorite trombone was stolen in February 1952.Wilhoit, 87–88. Another of Rodeheaver's trombones, a gold-plated one, is displayed in the lobby of Rodeheaver Auditorium at Bob Jones University. The Collegian [BJU], March 27, 2009; Accord [Office of Communications, Bob Jones University] 4: 8 (March 26, 2009), 3. Apparently Rodeheaver used the trombone he purchased at Ohio Wesleyan through his career as the music director for Billy Sunday. Porter, 33–37.
