Favorite Sports Writer

[Favpack]

Who was your favorite sports writer growing up? I liked Tex Maule, Frank Deford and Rick Tellander with Sports Illustrated.

Locally I liked Ken Blackistone in Abilene, and later Randy Galloway in Dallas. Never cared for Blackie Sherrod that much.

[jtk1519]

Bill Hart and Al Pickett both used to write some great stuff for the Abilene Reporter-News.

[wide-e-wide]

George Plimpton
Bill Simmons

[slorch]

(Maybe not a "sportwriter," but he made his commentary in print) Dirk West, the cartoonist who wrote for the Lubbock Avalanche Journal. I can remember when we would come visit our grandparents in Abernathy, my grandad would save all of the old sportspages so I could catch up on Dirk's works. I loved his weekly preview cartoon that would depict the goings on in the conference. Each time the Raiders lost, Raider red would appear the following week with another hole shot in his hat. His wit and old-fashioned humor will forever remind me of the "old" days in the 70's and 80's when the SWC was where all of my favorite schools played.
Many mascots today are still based on his work, such as the cartoonish Bevo, Herbie Husker( I know not SWC,) and Raider Red.

RIP Dirk West.

[Favpack]

Yeah - I forgot about Bill Hart - great hs football articles for Abilene Reporter News - and I liked Plimpton too - Sidd Fynch - great pitcher.

[SGP 06 Alumni]

Randy Galloway...his journals make me laugh all the time with his criticism.

[dragons08]

Galloway and "The Sports Guy" Bill Simmons in espn mag/ sometimes guest on Jim Rome

jim rome isnt a writer is he? either way hes funny as hell

[slorch]

Galloway and "The Sports Guy" Bill Simmons in espn mag/ sometimes guest on Jim Rome

jim rome isnt a writer is he? either way hes funny as hell

sometimes i think Rome is awesome with his interviews and commentary. Other times, I feel like I'm at a party back in college, and need to be drunk to enjoy it more.

[Favpack]

sometimes i think Rome is awesome with his interviews and commentary. Other times, I feel like I'm at a party back in college, and need to be drunk to enjoy it more.

Jim Rome has minimal going on upstairs I do believe - and his audience is not much different.

The last time I listened to him - he interviewed George Karl for about 5 minutes - nothing big really - then he and his audience discussed the interview for 3 hours. Wow.

[grayowl60]

Dan Jenkins:D

[svhorns]

Kirk Bohls... j/k... hes an idiot... what about my boy Pedro Gomez...

[Dog Will Hunt]

Mickey Herskowitz ( for you ol timers)
**** Peeples
Jack Gallagher (Punched Bud Adams at The Shamrock)
Dale Robertson

I'm Diggin the Cracks on Rome he really is just the grease on a napkin

[Dog Will Hunt]

ok already
His name wasnt **** Peeples
We will call him Richard for all you faint of heart ok

[TEXREB]

My favorites now are John McClain and Richard Justice.

[Favpack]

My favorites now are John McClain and Richard Justice.

I think Justice will eventually wind up on ESPN - they love him.