Robert Lansing (actor) reportedly took his acting surname from the state capital of Michigan. As a young actor in New York City, he was hired to join a stock company in Michigan but was told he would first have to join the Actors' Equity Association. Equity would not allow him to join as "Robert Brown" because another actor was using that name. Because the stock company was based in Lansing, this became the actor's new surname. Lansing served two years in the United States Army and was stationed in Osaka, Japan, where he worked at Armed Forces Radio. During his long career, which
Greg Lansing record in 1998, it marked the first winning season for Indiana State since 1980. Following the 1998 season, Lansing moved to Iowa City and spent seven years as an assistant coach at the University of Iowa. During this time, the Hawkeyes went 135–92, appeared in three NCAA Tournament invitations, made three NIT tournaments and won two Big Ten tournament titles. Greg Lansing Greg Lansing (born ) is an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball coach at Indiana State University. He was named to the position on June 15, 2010. He also spent eight seasons as an assistant