It’s said that most Americans have a YMCA story. Some took their first swim lessons there. Others went to summer camps. At the same time, some regularly went on Saturday mornings with the family. Then, of course, some folks know it from the Village People song that crashed the radio airwaves in 1978. YMCA buildings, […]
The YMCA’s Contribution to Sports
Life on the Ground Crew With The Big Red Machine
Talk about work ethic. Pete Rose was definitely the hardest-working baseball player I have ever seen. I don’t remember the exact year, but Pete was already an established superstar. He won the National League MVP award sometime after 1973. Anyway, Pete was going through a hitting slump. At around 11:15 pm (after an 8:05 p.m. […]
A Boston Marathon Feel Good Story
Editor’s Note: The Boston Marathon is scheduled to be run Monday, April 15, 2019. I imagine all runners have their own stories as to what brought them to the competition. But, Jacob Russell and Patrick Dewey’s story is quite remarkable. Please take a couple of minutes and read Jacob’s telling of it below. “Can’t” is […]
Johnny Robinson: A Football Player With Heart
Taking 25 shots of Novocaine from his ribs to his spine, Johnny Robinson felt like a pincushion as he prepared to play in Super Bowl IV. The shots deadened some of the pain with three broken ribs incurred during the AFL Championship game against the Oakland Raiders. A doctor was assigned to sit next to […]