tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post2789043028476423822..comments2024-03-11T16:39:12.344-05:00Comments on Once A Knight ...: Cheering in the Press Box (but not out loud)Nico Van Thynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-9932314591668665452014-03-25T09:04:13.005-05:002014-03-25T09:04:13.005-05:00From Jerry Adams: Nico, good article. Byrd is one ...From Jerry Adams: Nico, good article. Byrd is one of the bright spots in my past, even if he was always for Byrd High. I'm thinking you should consider writing a book on what you've experienced, and what you feel about sports past and present. I thought this article was a good start.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-77490246012540148362014-03-24T12:48:42.557-05:002014-03-24T12:48:42.557-05:00From Jim McLain: One of my favorite stories is abo... From Jim McLain: One of my favorite stories is about Bob Anderson, who you know lived and died with his beloved Northeast Indians. Many SIDs tend to hide their feelings, but not Bob.<br /> I was in the old Brown Stadium press box in Monroe one night. NLU was playing, if I remember right, a team from out of state. There were me and maybe two other writers in the press box. Bob made the standard NCAA-mandated "No Cheering in the Press Box" announcement in his flat monotone voice. It was either on the kickoff or a play shortly thereafter that Joe Profit broke into the clear. I heard a whoosh behind me, turned and there was Bob racing stride for stride with Profit down the press box floor screaming, "Go Joe, Go Joe!<br /> I also remember in close basketball game, Bob pacing up and down in one of the tunnels leading to the dressing room, too nervous to watch the action. And, no telling how many pencils he snapped when something didn't go right for the Indians.<br /> The unique characters you met along the way, be they writers, fans or athletes, was what made sports writing so much fun for me. Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-56662178972054968712014-03-23T19:51:48.943-05:002014-03-23T19:51:48.943-05:00From Jimmy Russell: I never was a writer, but you ...From Jimmy Russell: I never was a writer, but you hit the nail on the head. I was not always around in the Journal years, but you guys did great. I looked forward to reading it each day. Some days I did not like what I read, or agreed with it, but you can’t satisfy everybody. As for Tweety [Byrd], that is a great story and you are right, he had his favorites.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.com