A list of all of Doc Werlin’s writings pertaining to sports.
“I think the reality is that college athletics has become a profit maximizing endeavor for athletics administrators and coaches. And pretty much every else is left kind of holding the bag.” -Jack Kroll, a board [...]
After 10 years, Jim Abbott retired in1999 with a career record of 87-108. Imperfect relates the spectacular story of Jim Abbott who was born with one hand and yet went on to pitch 10 [...]
On November 15th, the New York Times wrote an article Florida State Player Fled Crash but Got Only Traffic Ticket. The NYT investigative reporter found the following: On October 5th, the FSU starting cornerback [...]
Introduction My Extra Inning: This fall there will be a television series that follows up on Ken Burn’s fabulous 9 inning series on Baseball. I am sure that I will watch it, but my [...]
I Believe In You Those four words can mean the difference between a fear of failure and the courage to try. 3/3/2008 By Mike Krzyzewski (Duke Basketball Coach) and his daughter Jamie Spatola I absolutely loved [...]
On May 6,1954, Sir Roger Bannister, a twenty-five year old medical student, accomplished one of the greatest feats in sports history when he became the first person to run a sub-four minute mile. I [...]
The Tour de France is the world’s greatest bicycle race, currently extends some3500 to 4000 kilometers and is divided into twenty stages. It began as a wild adventure for only the heartiest of riders [...]
“Man Mountain or Tin Man” Born 1906 Sequals, Italy Died 1967, Sequals, Italy He was a phenomenon, the most colossal boxer ever to win the world heavyweight championship. They called him the “Man Mountain, [...]
Casey Stengel was the manager of the Yankees from 1945 to 1960. Stengel led the team to seven World Championships. But he was more famous for his verbosity than for his managerial skills. He [...]
