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Ring Lardner and His Rather Amazing Progeny

During my unsuccessful year-long drive to convince the College Football Hall of Fame to admit Abner Haynes, I joined the Football Writers Association of America. I did so just to have access to its membership directory. Approximately 1,100...

November 23, 2018 Richard journalism, sports history 1 Comments

Thirty Years since Publication of My First Book

Of course, I knew it was audacious to say out loud that I was writing a book. What if the project fizzled or I never found a publisher? But barely a year after returning to UT to start a journalism/editing career, I was determined to give it a...

June 8, 2017 Richard Breaking the Ice, journalism, sports history 0 Comments

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Ring Lardner and His Rather Amazing Progeny

Thirty Years since Publication of My First Book