Written By: Michael D. McClellan | The sports world is buzzing on February 7, 1994, when Michael Jordan—who retires from basketball four months earlier at the height of his career—signs a contract to play minor league baseball for the Chicago White Sox. The announcement generates a flurry of attention for a two-sport athlete from another era, […]
By: Michael D. McClellan | Four years, four rings. Few could ever accuse Gene Guarilia of not being in the right place at the right time, nor could they accuse him of not making the most of a truly golden opportunity. Dropped into the greatest sports dynasty the world has ever known, Guarilia responded the only […]
By: Michael D. McClellan | “Before Elvis, there was nothing,” observes John Lennon, this in reference to all those popular singers who croon so statically and politely in front of rigid dance bands in the style of Perry Como. But Elvis is different; he grows up in Memphis, drawn to the blues and hooked on the […]
Written By: Michael D. McClellan | Frank Ramsey, the NBA’s first great Sixth Man, is as likeable and as easygoing as they come, but he has an image problem; in the December 9, 1963 issue of Sports Illustrated, Ramsey writes a first-person tell-all that pulls the curtain back on what later becomes known as flopping. Ramsey […]
By: Michael D. McClellan | Spend a few minutes talking to Wayne Embry, and it isn’t long before you realize that this former NBA All-Star is far more than a link to the days when legends such as Russell and Chamberlain ruled the basketball universe. Embry is as relevant now as he was then, only […]
By: Michael D. McClellan | When Mel Counts joined the Boston Celtics as a rookie in the fall of 1964, he did so with the knowledge that he would probably never earn a starting position, and that his name might forever be a footnote to one of the greatest dynasties in the history of team sport. Standing […]
The Gene Conley Interview
Written By: Michael D. McClellan | The sports world is buzzing on February 7, 1994, when Michael Jordan—who retires from basketball four months earlier at the height of his career—signs a contract to play minor league baseball for the Chicago White Sox. The announcement generates a flurry of attention for a two-sport athlete from another era, […]
The Gene Guarilia Interview
By: Michael D. McClellan | Four years, four rings. Few could ever accuse Gene Guarilia of not being in the right place at the right time, nor could they accuse him of not making the most of a truly golden opportunity. Dropped into the greatest sports dynasty the world has ever known, Guarilia responded the only […]
The Bob Cousy Interview
By: Michael D. McClellan | “Before Elvis, there was nothing,” observes John Lennon, this in reference to all those popular singers who croon so statically and politely in front of rigid dance bands in the style of Perry Como. But Elvis is different; he grows up in Memphis, drawn to the blues and hooked on the […]
The Frank Ramsey Interview
Written By: Michael D. McClellan | Frank Ramsey, the NBA’s first great Sixth Man, is as likeable and as easygoing as they come, but he has an image problem; in the December 9, 1963 issue of Sports Illustrated, Ramsey writes a first-person tell-all that pulls the curtain back on what later becomes known as flopping. Ramsey […]
The Wayne Embry Interview
By: Michael D. McClellan | Spend a few minutes talking to Wayne Embry, and it isn’t long before you realize that this former NBA All-Star is far more than a link to the days when legends such as Russell and Chamberlain ruled the basketball universe. Embry is as relevant now as he was then, only […]
The Mel Counts Interview
By: Michael D. McClellan | When Mel Counts joined the Boston Celtics as a rookie in the fall of 1964, he did so with the knowledge that he would probably never earn a starting position, and that his name might forever be a footnote to one of the greatest dynasties in the history of team sport. Standing […]