As the punchline formed in my 5-year-old boy’s head over breakfast, I watched the results play out on his face. First he smirked. Then he snorted. Then he gathered himself… You know your kids and I know mine… and I can tell you that normally when my boy does this, he thought of saying something […]
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Recess at the White House – The Invention of Hoover-ball
Abner Doubleday invented America’s pastime but never spent time as commander in chief. Dr. James Naismith created roundball but never occupied the Oval Office. Walter Camp is known as the father of American football but never sat in the same seat as the father of our country. No, when it comes to the spawning of […]
NEW PROJECT: Heisman Trophy Winner & 1st Round NBA Draft Pick, Charlie Ward’s Biography
I’ve started research, interviews and writing for my next book with Florida State legend Charlie Ward. It’s pretty much 24 years in the making for me. Let me explain: It’s January of 1993 and I’m lying on my bed, flipping through channels on my old 28” box TV set in my high school bedroom. These […]