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Crazy, with the Papers to Prove It : Stories about the Most Unusual, Eccentric and Outlandish People I've Known in 45 Years As a Sports Journalist by Dan Coughlin (2010, Trade Paperback)
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PublisherGray & Company, Publishers
ISBN-101598510681
ISBN-139781598510683
eBay Product ID (ePID)99504256
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Book TitleCrazy, with the Papers to Prove It : Stories about the Most Unusual, Eccentric and Outlandish People I've Known in 45 Years As a Sports Journalist
Number of Pages254 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2010
TopicGeneral, History, Essays, Sports
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorDan Coughlin
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight11 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2010-034620
ReviewsThe title of the book doesn't lie. Save a few, each story and person is more outlandish than the other. The beauty of [the book] is the quick-hitting tales, plus Coughlin's easy-to-read style, charm and humor. Put it down for a few days, and come back later. Heck, jump around from chapter to chapter to a favorite topic or personality. It's all there for the Cleveland sports fan., Dan's writing style is clear and engaging. This is a great airplane and bathroom book. You can just open it anywhere and start reading., Fascinating and fun . . . If you love Cleveland sports--in spite of the records--you will love this book. Here's your chance to relive the infamous Beer Night at Municipal Stadium, learn about the behind-the-booth silence and rivalry between legendary announcing partners Jimmy Dudley and Bob Neal, and get the story behind the story of Art Modell and why he really absconded with the Browns., Readers will surely love Coughlin's book that features good characters with many a tale to be told. From the humorous stories revealing former Cleveland Browns tackle Doug Dieken to be an all-time first-rate prankster, to the not so fond memories of the severed friendship between former Browns coaches Paul Brown and Blanton Collier. The book is a true 'walk down memory lane' for the longtime Cleveland sports enthusiast., Dan Coughlin is one great storyteller. That's not exactly news to folks in the Cleveland area who have enjoyed his work in newspapers and on radio and television since 1964. Indians fans will enjoy re-reading some of Coughlin's stories about Bill Veeck, Rocky Colavito and Frank Lane, Jimmy Dudley and Bob Neal, Joe Charboneau and how Coughlin got punched out by an unruly fan during the Beer Night riot at old Cleveland Stadium
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal070.449796092 B
Table Of ContentIntroduction Junior O'Malley: He Died a Thousand Deaths Stella Walsh: Stella Was a Fella Hubert Hopeful: Agony and Ecstasy Joe Trivisonno: Neighborhood Hero The Charity Game and Unintended Consequences Jack Harbin: Invented the Point System Bill Veeck: The Last Dinosaur Colavito and Lane and the Trade That Rocked the Franchise George Steinbrenner Super Joe Charboneau: He Felt No Pain Beer Night: Punched in the Jaw Fistfighting in the Aisles Poetic License: Bye, Bye Baseball Albert Belle: Not Easy to Like Bob Reid Caught a Bullet Dennis Lustig: To Make a Short Story Long Hal Lebovitz: "Too Highly Principled" The Mysterious E. J. Kissell Pete Gaughan: Human Can Opener Joe Tait: "He Came With the Franchise" Bob Buck: A Tragic End Dudley and Neal: Enemies to the End Blanton Collier: He Couldn't Hear the Cheers Doug Dieken: "Holding, Number 73" Art Modell: Debt Was Good Woody Hayes: Warrior Without a War Cheering in the Press Box Barry Clemens: Old School Larry Weiser's Season Tickets Call Him Lucky Muhammad Ali: Boxing's Prettiest Face Don Elbaum: He Took It on the Chin The Indy 500: Years of Fire and Rain Rosie Ruiz Loses in a Photo Finish Whispering John Duffy: He Could Pick a Winner Chester Bright--Scratched The Sport of Kings My Move to the Press--A Stroke of Genius I Replaced Gary Dee--and WHK Never Recovered The Ugliest Guy on Television Acknowledgements
Synopsis"Fascinating and fun ... If you love Cleveland sports--in spite of the records--you will love this book." -- The Morning Journal Dan Coughlin isn't crazy, but for 45 years he covered sports in Cleveland, which means he lived life under a full moon. In this book, the award-winning Plain Dealer and WJW-TV reporter reflects on the most unusual, eccentric and outlandish people and events he covered. "I never met a wacko I didn't like," Coughlin says. Not only did he write about them, they became his lifelong friends, including a degenerate gambler ... a sportswriter who ripped open beer cans with his teeth ... an Olympic champion who turned out to be a hermaphrodite ... a football player who was a compulsive practical joker ... and dozens of others. Every day was an adventure, but it wasn't all laughs; some of his boxers went to jail, his softball players got shot, his race car drivers were killed. Luckily, Coughlin kept notes Any Cleveland sports fan will enjoy meeting these memorable characters., An award-winning Cleveland sports reporter tells stories about eccentric and outlandish characters he knew in his 40-year career, including a degenerate gambler; a sportswriter who ripped open beer cans with his teeth; an Olympic champion who turned out to be a hermaphrodite; a football player who was a compulsive practical joker; and many others., "Fascinating and fun . . . If you love Cleveland sports--in spite of the records--you will love this book." -- The Morning Journal Dan Coughlin isn't crazy, but for 45 years he covered sports in Cleveland, which means he lived life under a full moon. In this book, the award-winning Plain Dealer and WJW-TV reporter reflects on the most unusual, eccentric and outlandish people and events he covered. "I never met a wacko I didn't like," Coughlin says. Not only did he write about them, they became his lifelong friends, including a degenerate gambler . . . a sportswriter who ripped open beer cans with his teeth . . . an Olympic champion who turned out to be a hermaphrodite . . . a football player who was a compulsive practical joker . . . and dozens of others. Every day was an adventure, but it wasn't all laughs; some of his boxers went to jail, his softball players got shot, his race car drivers were killed. Luckily, Coughlin kept notes Any Cleveland sports fan will enjoy meeting these memorable characters., Meet some of the most colorful characters in the history of Cleveland sports ... Dan Coughlin isn't crazy, but for 45 years he covered sports in Cleveland, which means he lived life under a full moon. In this book, the award-winning Plain Dealer and WJW-TV reporter reflects on the most unusual, eccentric and outlandish people and events he covered. "I never met a wacko I didn't like," Coughlin says. Not only did he write about them, they became his lifelong friends, including: a degenerate gambler a sportswriter who ripped open beer cans with his teeth an Olympic champion who turned out to be a hermaphrodite a football player who was a compulsive practical joker and dozens of others. Every day was an adventure, but it wasn't all laughs; some of his boxers went to jail, his softball players got shot, his race car drivers were killed. Luckily, Coughlin kept notes! "Fascinating and fun ... If you love Cleveland sports--in spite of the records--you will love this book." -- The Morning Journal
LC Classification NumberGV742.42.C68A3 2010
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