SoFlaJets Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 this could be pretty cool-to be able to go back to say that September issue when Namath threw for 496 yards and 6 TD's...and anything else....what would you like to read about again as it happened then? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/17/business/media/17mags.html?ei=5088&en=c88fad50b8c052bc&ex=1363406400&adxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1205758914-QiXDbB8UChi3xmg+pwygjg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I'd like to re-read the story about baseball pitcher Sid Finch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 I'd like to re-read the story about baseball pitcher Sid Finch. http://www.strongmemories.com/toppage8.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 When I was in college, they had most of the old issues still on file-- except for the swimsuit issues... Every once in awhile I would take a break from studying and read some... the best section was the amateur athlete spotlight or whatever it was called... seeing how many of those people became a famous athlete or just ended up nowhere. Interesting read. I would love to see someone do a "Where are they now" followup on the people who never made it and why... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFlaJets Posted March 17, 2008 Author Share Posted March 17, 2008 When I was in college, they had most of the old issues still on file-- except for the swimsuit issues... Every once in awhile I would take a break from studying and read some... the best section was the amateur athlete spotlight or whatever it was called... seeing how many of those people became a famous athlete or just ended up nowhere. Interesting read. I would love to see someone do a "Where are they now" followup on the people who never made it and why... Archie Griffin-I remember him being spotlighted as a HS athelete-he had sick numbers Junior and senior years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 http://www.strongmemories.com/toppage8.htm Hey, thanks Jim. Note the date of the publication. I can't remember exactly where, but somewhere in the article there's a clue that it's a spoof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Found the clue in the first line. He's a pitcher, part yogi and part recluse. Impressively liberated from our opulent life-style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetswin Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 this could be pretty cool-to be able to go back to say that September issue when Namath threw for 496 yards and 6 TD's...and anything else....what would you like to read about again as it happened then? http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/17/business/media/17mags.html?ei=5088&en=c88fad50b8c052bc&ex=1363406400&adxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1205758914-QiXDbB8UChi3xmg+pwygjg very cool, I want to read about the '69 playoff game against KC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Absloute best article I ever read coronated the 1980 Hockey Team as Athletes of the Year. Awesome writing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentos Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Found the clue in the first line. He's a pitcher, part yogi and part recluse. Impressively liberated from our opulent life-style Good find, sir. George Plimpton probably intended for the "April Fools" to start after the word "Yogi." So it would be- He's a pitcher, part Yogi and part recluse, impressively liberated from our opulent life-style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanDoug Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Good find, sir. George Plimpton probably intended for the "April Fools" to start after the word "Yogi." So it would be- He's a pitcher, part Yogi and part recluse, impressively liberated from our opulent life-style. Yeah, thanks. I realized that after posting, but didn't edit. cheers, d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dierking Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Yeah, thanks. I realized that after posting, but didn't edit. cheers, d The H-A-P-P-Y was capitalized at the beginning so ALL of the initial letters were caps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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