This is an odd one. But it came to mind that what really got me interested in sports, other than Vin Scully, were baseball cards. We moved to Jose Way in Fullerton in July 1964. I was 11 at the time. Alan Garber lived across the street. I think he was at least a yearContinue reading “#12 Baseball Cards”
Monthly Archives: April 2020
#11 Johnny Roseboro
Don’t spread this around, but I don’t ever remember catching a baseball game. I could be wrong, but I do not remember sitting behind home plate with a mask on, with a too-large catcher’s mitt on my left hand. Maybe it was because I have never been very flexible, and didn’t enjoy sitting in aContinue reading “#11 Johnny Roseboro”
#10 Mary Lou Retton
SSOMG realized today that among the first 10 sports stories, we had not included anything about a female athlete. It is time to fix that. Although it may seem an oversight, keep in mind that during my generation, the sports scene was dominated by male athletes. There were few sports at the professional level thatContinue reading “#10 Mary Lou Retton”
#9 Vin Scully
When I was growing up things were different. In the early 1960’s when I was following baseball very closely, we had a black and white TV. That was not the color of the TV; it was the color of the transmission; black and white. This was before color TV. Not only that, but there wasContinue reading “#9 Vin Scully”
#8 Bill Bradley
So, I have a confession to make. I am not a book reader. Maybe I was when I was 8 or 10 years old, but since then it has been a struggle. I am quite sure Bill Bradley has read a lot more books than me. In fact he has written a lot more booksContinue reading “#8 Bill Bradley”
Sports Stories of My Generation 