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On Two Bowling Greens

Posted in Bowling Green, Miscellaneous, Ohio, Sports, tagged , , , , 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 [...]

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On 1972-73

Posted in Bowling Green, Ohio, Sports, tagged , , , , , , , 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 [...]

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On an Ice Legend

Posted in Bowling Green, Life, Sports, tagged , , , , on January 10, 2009 | 8 Comments »

Many of us recognize Scott Hamilton, the professional figure skater. Most of us remember Scott Hamilton the Olympian. I’m one of the much smaller number who was fortunate to see him skate during his teen years.
I attended (and am a proud graduate of) Bowling Green State University. Scott grew up at Bowling Green as his [...]

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