Remembering Vaughan Johnson, great player and class act
As a reporter you’re told not to become friends with players but you just can’t help it with some of these guys. Vaughan was one of those guys.
view moreDrew Brees deserves to be recognized as NFL’s best before he’s done
What do New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and one of the most iconic actors of all time have in common? The answer might surprise you.
view moreDrew Brees, human being
ow we realize that he just a man, no more and no less a man than he has ever been, but just a man. And I actually like him better for it.
view moreSaints and the Halas Trophy saga
When entering the front entrance to the Saints facility, the first thing you encounter is the Halas Trophy, my Halas Trophy.
view moreDeserving of Hall of Fame honor, Fourcade’s Saints days make one wonder what might have been
After inexplicably going undrafted out of Ole Miss, Fourcade had to fight his way to even get a look in the NFL, with that long-shot peak coming from his hometown New Orleans Saints as a replacement player in 1987.
view moreLarry Holmes and a Requiem for the Heavyweights
Forty years ago, in June of 1978, Larry Holmes and Ken Norton gave one of the greatest rounds in history to boxing fans.
view moreOne man’s admiration for Reggie Bush and ties to New Orleans
There will be, no doubt, dozens of stories written about Reggie Bush. Each will tell the story of this complicated athlete from a unique perspective, and I guess my story will be from my own unique perspective as well.
view moreFerdie Pacheco, legend in boxing, lost to history
One of the best things about covering boxing was just being in the press room. Anyone involved in boxing who was NOT in the ring that night would come by the press room to kabitz and promote whatever they had coming up.
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