Bancroft in Brooklyn, 1928-29
Bancroft found one of his biggest fans in Brooklyn Robins’ manager Wilbert Robinson, who led the team from 1914 to 1931 after a successful decade-long
Tom Alesia
January 31, 2023
Sports
Gold medalist Casey FitzRandolph refuses to skate around hardship
A typical daily training regimen at age 9: “Mom would pick me up from school (in Verona) 15 minutes early. We’d drive to Milwaukee from 3 to 4:30 p.m. I’d warm up and get on the ice and skate from 5 to 7 p.m., then wind down until 7:30. We’d be home at 9 or 9:15 p.m.”
Tom Alesia
May 11, 2016
Running from obscurity: Madison’s Rod DeHaven may be America’s top marathoner
“You think we’d have inspirational running photos up, but he doesn’t like that,” says Rod DeHaven’s wife Shelli. “Even this story, he’s uncertain about it. He’s low key. But he likes the blood and guts of running.”
Tom Alesia
December 2, 1999
Nancy Kerrigan rebounds from ice skating’s ugliest year
“We’re athletes and even though we’re portrayed as ‘ice princesses,’ we’re very competitive. If we go through years of training and we get a little disappointed, we should be allowed to show this emotion instead of sitting there with a smile.”
Tom Alesia
December 8, 1994
Larry Fritsch: Card King
“He has, by far, the best baseball card collection in the world.”
Tom Alesia
May 8, 1989
Frenzied mall crowd greets Michael Jordan after rookie season
Fans cheered thunderously, an incredible wave of sudden attention that’s so forceful you expect the person of their affection to levitate. Instead, Michael Jordan flashed a golden smile.
Tom Alesia
June 20, 1985