Heroes & Ballyhoo

Michael K. Bohn: Author - sportswriter

Heroes & Ballyhoo: How the Golden Age of the 1920s Transformed American Sports

His latest book Heroes & Ballyhoo profiles the ten most prominent Golden Age heroes and describes their effect on sports and society.

 

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Monthly Archives: September 2011

1961 Home Run Derby–Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Mike

  McClatchy-Tribune News Service, Sep. 28, 2011 Many in the Yankee Stadium crowd of 58,000 had headed for the gates as New York pitcher Bud Daley closed out the Cleveland Indians in the top of the ninth. It was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports Writing | Tagged Home run derby, Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris

The Dead List–The White House Situation Room on 9-11-2001

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Mike

  McClatchy Newspapers, Sep. 11, 2011 WASHINGTON  In the minutes following the extraordinary assault on New York’s World Trade Center, horrified air traffic controllers tracked another plane headed for Washington DC: American Flight 77. Victor Padgett, a supervisor at Reagan … Continue reading →

Posted in Other Writing | Tagged 9/11, Situation Room, White House

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