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Teammates Dan Droze and Dave Harris: When Separate Was Equal in America

In Washington, DC in 1954 there were two important Supreme Court decisions reached on the same day in May. The decisions were Bolling v Sharpe and Brown v Board of Education. The two decisions changed how public school education was practiced in America.

Written by Harold Bell about 19 days ago 36 reads 0 comments
Michael Vick: Right Owner, Right Coach, Right Team, Wrong City!

Football players and real sports fans across America are wondering, why would Michael Vick choose the worst sports city in America to try to restart his NFL career? Philadelphia is called "The ...

Written by Harold Bell about 3 months ago 938 reads 50 comments
MOVE OVER BARACK HERE COMES DISCOMBOBULATING JONES!

Oh My GOD! Those were the first words Henry “Discombobulating” Jones uttered when he first saw the caged mayhem known as ‘Mixed Martial Arts’–UFC style...

Written by Harold Bell about 3 months ago 93 reads 2 comments
The World Is Not A Better Place Without Alexis, Arturo & Vernon!

In July 2009 the world of boxing lost three great champions in violent and tragic circumstances. On July 11, 2009 Arturo Gatti was found in a beach resort apartment in Brazil handing by his neck, his death has been ruled a suicide...

Written by Harold Bell about 4 months ago 91 reads 7 comments
Sports in America: There Are No Even Playing Fields!

Some of the Worlds’ greatest playground basketball players have come out of New York City. Hoop stars like Connie Hawkins, Nate “Tiny” Archibald, Pop Gates, Jack DeFares, John Isaacs, Carl Green, etc...

Written by Harold Bell about 4 months ago 84 reads 1 comments
SPORTS IN AMERICA: THERE ARE NO EVEN PLAYING FIELDS!

Some of the Worlds’ greatest playground basketball players have come out of New York City. Hoop stars like Connie Hawkins, Nate “Tiny” Archibald, Pop Gates, Jack DeFares, Carl Green, etc...

Written by Harold Bell about 4 months ago 32 reads 0 comments
No Cheerleaders in the Press Box, Please: First Whitlock and Now Wilbon!

A sports column written by Jayson Whitlock (Fox News Sports) last weekend titled “Jim Brown My Hero” must have had legendary Washington Post sports writer the late Shirley Povich turning over in his grave...

Written by Harold Bell about 5 months ago 254 reads 8 comments
Jim Brown: When a Hero Is Nothing but a Sandwich

I recently read a commentary written by so-called sports columnist Jason Whitlock. The commentary was titled "Jim Brown My Hero." Mr...

Written by Harold Bell about 5 months ago 319 reads 1 comments
Detroit Mayor: Can the Motor City Rebound with Dave Bing?

Last year Dave Bing came back to his original hometown of Washington, DC and officially announced to friends and family he was running for Mayor of Detroit...

Written by Harold Bell about 5 months ago 49 reads 0 comments
Coach Butch McAdams: He Never Cried Foul!

Butch McAdams is a native Washingtonian. He lived and grew up at the corner of 14th and T Streets NW right in the middle of the historical U and 14th Street corridors. He was raised in the Catholic faith and educated at St...

Written by Harold Bell about 5 months ago 93 reads 0 comments
Johnny Sample: A Dirty Football Player & a Stand-Up Brother

John B. Sample Jr. was born and raised in Portsmouth, VA and was known to friends as Happy, Blade, Reds, and Redball. He died suddenly in his hometown of Philadelphia in April 2006. He was 69 years old...

Written by Harold Bell about 5 months ago 192 reads 2 comments
They Called Him Bighouse: Profile of a Legendary Coach

On Monday April 18, 2005 college basketball lost one of its true giants, a man of not only mammoth size, but of huge influence also. Winston-Salem State University’s Clarence Bighouse Gaines died at the age of eighty-one...

Written by Harold Bell about 5 months ago 87 reads 0 comments
Black Magic: In & Out of Focus

ESPN’s airing of Black Magic, chronicling the rich history of black basketball in America was a buzzer-beating jump shot to win and a controversial foul call at the end the game to lose...

Written by Harold Bell about 5 months ago 80 reads 0 comments
Red and Dotie Auerbach: An NBA Love Story

The expectations were high in Boston, and it was Red Auerbach time—the NBA Playoffs. Red lived for this time of year. When Red Auerbach died on Saturday, October 26, 2006 the world of sports lost a true giant...

Written by Harold Bell about 5 months ago 39 reads 0 comments
Memorial Day in DC: Death Takes a Holiday

On Memorial Day America took time out to honor its dead. There were parades, tributes and salutes to our fallen heroes of war. Family, friends and loved ones traveled from all over the country to Washington, DC...

Written by Harold Bell about 5 months ago 76 reads 0 comments

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Harold Bell Article Archive

Teammates Dan Droze and Dave Harris: When Separate Was Equal in America

Michael Vick: Right Owner, Right Coach, Right Team, Wrong City!

MOVE OVER BARACK HERE COMES DISCOMBOBULATING JONES!

The World Is Not A Better Place Without Alexis, Arturo & Vernon!

Sports in America: There Are No Even Playing Fields!

SPORTS IN AMERICA: THERE ARE NO EVEN PLAYING FIELDS!

No Cheerleaders in the Press Box, Please: First Whitlock and Now Wilbon!

Jim Brown: When a Hero Is Nothing but a Sandwich

Detroit Mayor: Can the Motor City Rebound with Dave Bing?

Coach Butch McAdams: He Never Cried Foul!

Johnny Sample: A Dirty Football Player & a Stand-Up Brother

They Called Him Bighouse: Profile of a Legendary Coach

Black Magic: In & Out of Focus

Red and Dotie Auerbach: An NBA Love Story

Memorial Day in DC: Death Takes a Holiday

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