| Pass the Nuts: More Stories about the Most Unusual, Eccentric & Outlandish People I've Known in Four Decades as a Sports Journalist Contributor(s): Coughlin, Dan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1598510738 ISBN-13: 9781598510737 Publisher: Gray & Company Publishers OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Essays |
| Dewey: 796 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.55 lbs) 222 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "A trove of tales--some poignant, even tragic; many hilarious." -- Akron Beacon Journal Dan Coughlin serves up a second rollicking collection of stories about colorful characters and memorable events from his four decades covering sports for Cleveland TV and newspapers. Meet the gun-toting fanatics of Morgana Park--once home of "the most intense slow pitch softball league in the world." Sit in on a star-studded night in the legendary Theatrical Restaurant alongside Don King while Coughlin flips a coin for a $500 bar tab with Ted Turner. Ride along on a series of death-defying, top-priority helicopter trips to report on ... high school football. Reading Coughlin's stories is like dipping into a bowl of bar nuts--easy to start and hard to stop |
Contributor Bio(s): Coughlin, Dan: - Dan Coughlin has covered Cleveland sports for more than four decades, as a sportswriter for The Plain Dealer (1964-1982) and on WJW-TV 8 (since 1983). His columns also appeared in the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram, Medina Gazette, Lake County News-Herald, Painesville Telegraph and other newspapers. He was twice named Ohio sportswriter of the year and was honored with an Emmy award. He traveled with the Browns and Indians, and covered some of the biggest college football games of the 20th century, including five major bowl games. He was at ringside for several world championship fights as well as the Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier series. He covered 17 Indianapolis 500s and several auto races in Europe. He lives in Rocky River, Ohio. |