I take sports history seriously. If a guy or a team or a league deserves to be blasted, I do not hesitate to pile on the TNT and hit the detonator button. But when somebody merits recognition and praise, I am willing to give it in abundance...
I have an ongoing, long-distance, light-hearted dispute with my friend Gary Scoggins in Dallas, Texas. The subject is reading. He prefers the modern means of using a Kindle or some other electronic device. Better yet, Gary likes to listen to...
What is it about Lebanon, the Lebanese and their diaspora? This Middle Eastern nation, the home of splendid cedar trees mentioned prominently in the Epic of Gilgamesh and the Bible, from which the ancient Phoenicians set sail, devoid of natural...
I attended four educational institutions when I lived in Dallas—Edwin J. Kiest, Victor H. Hexter, Robert T. Hill and Bryan Adams. That’s two elementary schools, one junior high school and one high school. I am not here to talk about the...
J. Owen Huntsman was a real Hoosier. Born in Mount Vernon, he attended Earlham College in Richmond, graduating in 1926. A multi-sport athlete, he coached football and track, and headed the school’s physical education department from 1935 to 1949...
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