Just like the American Football League was created to compete with the established NFL in 1960, the American Basketball Association was born for one reason – to compete against the NBA. And just like the AFL, the ABA introduced new wrinkles to set its’ game apart from the NBA, among them the red, white and … Read More
Feature Stories
NFL – The Lombardi Coaching Tree?
Whenever the discussion of great coaches in the NFL is the topic, one of the measuring sticks is always the “coaching tree” of each individual. For instance, the great Paul Brown’s coaching tree includes Don Shula, Chuck Noll, Bill Walsh and Lou Saban, among others. Coaches who worked under Tom Landry include Mike Ditka and Dan Reeves. … Read More
The Evolution of Youth Baseball
After blogging about my 10 year old grandson Josh’s youth baseball experience the other day, naturally, I had to do the same for my younger grandson, eight year old Connor. Now with Connor, style and looking good for the fans is a very important part of the baseball experience, as you can see in his … Read More
Sports Vacations – Pro Football Hall of Fame
If you’re a football fan and you’ve never been to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, it’s a pilgrimage you really need to make. Whether you plan to go for the induction ceremony weekend, when there are all kinds of Hall of Fame players and coaches roaming the grounds and lots of … Read More
Baseball’s “Tools of Ignorance”
I’m very proud of my grandson Josh who is the regular catcher on his youth baseball team this year and doing a fantastic job. I have to admit though, that he is poking a hole in my theory of how a coach picks his catcher on a little league team. I always enjoyed coaching … Read More
NFL – Y.A. Tittle and Why I Love Football
This photo of Y.A. Tittle, battered and bleeding after a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the early 1960s, was voted The Sporting News sports photo of the century, and in my opinion is the greatest sports photograph of all time. It was during the era that Tittle played that I became completely addicted to … Read More
John Wooden Remembered
What struck me the most when reading the many articles this weekend on the passing of basketball coaching legend John Wooden were the words being used, by the people who knew him best, to describe him – kind, selfless, humble, honest, wise, loyal, gentleman, teacher, grounded in faith, loving, fair, patient. One article noted that one of his … Read More
Best NHL Goalie Ever
Whenever you hear any discussion of who is the best NHL goaltender of all time, the same names are always in the mix. It’s usually an argument between 2 more modern-day players, Patrick Roy and Martin Brodeur. There are 3 old-timers who deserve consideration in my opinion – Jacques Plante, Glenn Hall and most of all Terry … Read More