Posts and episodes from Yesterday’s Sports podcast.
I grew up as a fan of the New York Knicks. The Knicks were a Championship team in those days, and Willis Reed was one of the best players in the NBA. This story begins in 1972 and ends with how I got to meet Willis Reed. The phone rang at my home on a … Read more
The date was May 8, 1970: It was game 7 of the NBA Finals, between the LA Lakers and the New York Knicks. I was eight years old, and my brother was eleven. Both of us being Knicks and Willis Reed fans, this would soon become a game we could never forget. Back in game … Read more
I wrote this article about 1976 Olympic silver medalist weightlifter Lee James about three years ago and updated it on Dec.22, 2020. Lee recently died in a tragic accident on Feb. 11, 2023, at age 69. I didn’t know Lee well but met him in 1985 at a weightlifting clinic in York, Pa. He was … Read more