As originally aired on The Rochester Press Box It was 1973. A gallon of gasoline cost 39 cents. The minimum wage was a buck sixty. The Exorcist was the big movie. All In the Family was number one on TV. 1973 was the year Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd appeared on the Billboard album chart, and stayed for another 740 straight weeks. … [Read more...] about Pucko: The Ralph
Pucko: The foundation piece
As originally aired on The Rochester Press Box Billy Shaw is one of a kind. The only Pro Football Hall of Famer who spent his entire career in the American Football League. I grew up on the AFL. The eight-team upstart league which brought professional football back to Buffalo in 1960. The owners were collectively known as the Foolish Club. But … [Read more...] about Pucko: The foundation piece
Pucko: After the cheering stops
As originally aired on the Rochester Press Box They were both born into athletic greatness. In places separated by 6800 miles. Each with its own set of trappings. Pete Rose carved out a baseball career that began with the Geneva Redlegs in 1960. Twenty-six years and four thousand, 256 hits later, Rose left the playing field as the major league leader in … [Read more...] about Pucko: After the cheering stops
Pucko: The miracle we understand
As originally aired on the Rochester Press Box You remember Lazarus. Gospel according to John, Chapter 11. Lazarus was raised from the dead by Jesus in what is considered his last major miracle. We'd like to believe Lazarus went on to accomplish great things, but we just don't know. Some 2000 years later, on a football field in Cincinnati, Buffalo Bills … [Read more...] about Pucko: The miracle we understand
Pucko: The Biggest Loser
As originally aired on The Rochester Press Box Baseball is big on two things I really enjoy. History and numbers. Take the number 120 for instance. In an historic sense, it is the essence of a record that has stood sixty-two years but is now being seriously threatened. One hundred twenty is the record for the number of losses for a season in the modern era, which is post … [Read more...] about Pucko: The Biggest Loser