Posted in Ohio, tagged Firsts, Notable Ohioans, Ohio, Ohio Achievemnts, Ohio Businesses, Ohio Inventors, Ohio Sports, Ohioans, State of Ohio on November 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Probably most people don’t know much about the state of Ohio where I’ve lived for all but a few months of my life. Even this is not my first post about the Buckeye state (see it here), so here’s another attempt to enhance your knowledge about Ohio firsts.
Sports
First professional baseball team, Cincinnati Red Stockings (1869)
First [...]
Posted in Cincinnati, Entertainment, tagged Cincinnati, Eric Kunzel, Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops, Pops conductor on September 2, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Sometimes things happen causing posts to suddenly change direction. I knew this one was coming, but I didn’t think it would be so soon.
Yesterday Cincinnatians received the news of the passing of Cincinnati Pops founder and conductor Eric Kunzel. You may know Maestro Kunzel as the conductor of the Memorial Day and Independence Day concerts [...]
Posted in Bowling Green, Miscellaneous, Ohio, Sports, tagged BGSU, BGSU Falcons, Bowling Green, Western Kentucky University, WKU Hilltoppers on March 23, 2009 | 7 Comments »
One has a GM Corvette plant and accompanying museum, the other has the National Tractor Pull Championships. One has a population of about 30K (in a rural area) and the other 54K (yet more of a metro area). One became a town in 1798, the other in 1855. Both have similar elevations above sea level [...]
Posted in Bowling Green, Ohio, Sports, tagged 1972, 1973, BG Hockey, BG Sports, BGSU, Bowling Green, Dave Wottle, Olympics on January 26, 2009 | 7 Comments »
It was the summer of 1972 and the Munich Summer Olympics. Although an Olympiad of tragedy, it was also one of pride. We Bowling Green students were excited that one of our own was in the Olympics.
Back to campus in the fall, a longtime friendship with Randy started. We talked tons of sports (and still [...]
Posted in Across Ohio, Ohio, Sports, tagged Bevo Francis, Ohio, Ohio Businesses, Ohio Celebrities, Ohio Champions, Ohio Festivals, Ohio Information, Ohio Sports on January 19, 2009 | 12 Comments »
This past spring the mind behind The Karmic Boomerang contact me, along with other Ohioans, to provide information about Ohio for his feature. Regretfully, I was knee-deep in a project and didn’t respond. Good karma suggests that I write a feature supporting his efforts; not duplicating, but adding too his original post.
College Sports
Ohio has 8 FCS [...]
