Alan's Bio
At 53, I find myself enjoying college football more than any other sport I used to follow. Maybe it's because I find the players will to win for glory much more exciting than the pro-player's dilligence for dollars. Still, I can't forget Major League Baseball and all the unique history I got to witness in my lifetime. Growing up in Perrysburg, Ohio (a suburb of Toledo), also the hometown of coaching great, Jim Leyland, constantly reminds me of baseball's many thrills and chills.
The closest MLB park was Tiger Stadium (also called Briggs Stadium at the time), so there are a lot of Detroit fans in the area; however, northwest Ohio is also encompassed by Chicago to the west, Cleveland to the east and Cincinnati to the south, with plenty of MLB fans for each venue.
I remember my father taking me to Tiger stadium on my 13th birthday to watch Detroit play the Yankees. I saw Mickey Mantle, Roger Maris, Whitey Ford, Elston Howard, Al Kaline, Willie Horton and Bill Freehan all in one day. Most of them were at the end of their career, but what an all-star cast to see.
I still wonder how I ended up to be such a big college football fan with all the exciting baseball moments I had experienced. When I was in junior high school I started following the Buckeyes. It was always Woody Hayes vs. Bo Schembechler, Ohio State and Michigan dominating the Big Ten almost every year. The last game of the season is always reserved for that great rivalry - Ohio State vs. Michigan, and it was usually the outcome of that game that determined who was going to play in the Rose Bowl.
Then it happened! On national TV, Coach Hayes lam-basted a Purdue player who foiled an Ohio State bid for a first down. Although that put a quick end to Woody's career, what most people didn't know was that the Ohio State Alumni was planning a coup to oust Hayes. They were tired of his antiquated power "I" formations and running it up the gut. That controversy spawned my first attempt at a sports article. The article was not one of my better pieces of work. After that experience, I focused on short-stories and then on to business articles.
Currently, my wife and I live in Charleston, South Carolina where we relocated to about 4 years ago for new jobs. After a debilitating fall at work 2 years ago, I found myself changing careers to internet marketing and doing a lot more writing. So now I have some time to report on Buckeye football and alot of other sporting news. Hopefully, I'll at least provoke a thought!
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The Short List facts and information about Alan Buck
Favorite Athletes
Roger Maris, George Foreman, Roger Staubach, Dan Wilkinson
Favorite Sports Teams
Ohio State Buckeyes, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds
All Time Sports Moment
College Football: Appalacian State beating University of Michigan
Most Memorable Game Attended
Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees; Tiger Stadium; June 13, 1967. Yankees won 6-3.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record
Consecutive MLB Games Played: Lou Gehrig -
Ruth or Mays?
Babe Ruth
Unitas or Montana?
Unitas
Pele or Maradona?
Pele
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?
Big Ten
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