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Selected stories from my five decades

in the greatest sport

Tales & Tips

My father was a fireman

It seemed the worst fires were always the ones during the coldest days of the winter. Those January spells when temperatures never left...

Jan 9, 20222 min read

Everyone remembers the scene in "Field of Dreams" - Shoeless Joe Jackson whispering through the Iowa cornfields to Kevin Costner, "If you...

Jan 2, 20223 min read

I've seen a lot of crazy things over my years of coaching. Things that happen only once in a lifetime. Those events which cause you to do...

Dec 26, 20213 min read

Our 24 hour trip from Des Moines to Palm Beach in 1982 was a legendary excursion, over 3000 miles from start to finish. Traveling with...

Dec 19, 20212 min read

I ran at a Big Ten school and always dreamed that one day I would coach at a Big Ten school - maybe even be in charge of the program....

Dec 12, 20214 min read

I was a high school coach for four years (I taught history & PE) and following that a college coach for thirty-five. After I retired from...

Dec 6, 20212 min read