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Todd Graham's Inferno
Rice University gave Todd Graham his first opportunity to be a head coach of a college football program. As noted earlier here, Graham in his first year on South Main led the Owls to their first bowl game since the...
A worthy campaign
James Anderson over at AstrosDaily discovers a glaring oversight -- the dean of Houston sportswriters, Mickey Herskowitz, has not been elected to the sportswriting section of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Not only is Herskowitz the finest sportswriter...
Dan Jenkins on Darrell Royal
The Chronicle's David Barron uses last night's Texas Children's Hospital fund-raising dinner to honor legendary former University of Texas football coach Darrell Royal as a Texas Legend to pen this fun article on two Clear Thinkers favorites -- Coach Royal...
The Todd Graham affair
My, the risk of managing a minor league professional football team certainly is not pleasant at times, is it? As this John Lopez column relates, Conference USA Coach of the Year Todd Graham -- who in his first season at...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Light blogging will be the norm over the next several days as I enjoy the holiday with my family and, on Friday, travel to College Station for the annual rivalry game between the Longhorns and the Aggies. The 10-0 Horns...
The Stros' ride to the World Series
As you prepare to watch for Game 1 of the 2005 World Series tonight, take a few minutes to review the previous posts set forth below that chronicle the Stros' improbable and highly enjoyable run to the club's first World...
Hank Stram, R.I.P.
Hank Stram, one of the most creative professional football coaches and indisputedly one of the best evaluators of talent, died on Monday at the age of 82 from complications of diabetes. He was best known for coaching the Kansas City...
Herskowitz on George Mikan
Mickey Herskowitz is the dean of Houston sportswriters, and several of his previous columns have been the subject of several posts on this blog. Mr. Herskowitz is at his best when his columns address the legends of sports, so the...
Herskowitz on Stros GM's
Longtime Houston sportswriter Mickey Herskowitz, who I have mentioned frequently in these earlier posts, is my favorite sportswriter. Mickey's blend of insight, humor and historical perspective is sadly lacking in much of the sportswriting that we must endure these days....
Houston Texans, Year Three
Lest you think that the only baseball and the Stros are the only sports subjects addressed on this blog, we bring you a review of the first weekend of college football. I generally ignore football until the National Football League...
Qualities of a good football coach
Houston Chronicle sportswriter Mickey Herskowitz passes along this story about those two NFL coaching icons, George Halas and Vince Lombardi: One recalls the story of George Allen, who was hired off the staff of George Halas in Chicago to coach...
UT honors Dr. Denton Cooley
Dr. Denton Cooley is one of Houston's many legendary doctors who have helped build the Texas Medical Center into one of the world's great medical centers. Dr. Cooley founded The Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, and he...
There is still hope for the BoSox
Bob Ryan's calm personnel analysis in the Boston Globe reflects that the Yankees' acquisition of Alex Rodriguez over the weekend does not necessarily mean that the Yankees' lineup this season will be significantly better than the Red Sox. For the...
Herskowitz on the Rockets
I'm not much of a professional basketball fan anymore. But I remain a solid Mickey Herskowitz fan, the longtime sportswriter for the Houston Chronicle and author. Mickey writes today about the Houston Rockets, a rather boring and generally underachieving NBA...
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