Sports Leisure

Jolene Mary Ammons has had the time of her life. Can you imagine coming out of Homerville (Ga.), where her biggest thrill was fixing a chocolate malted milk shake at Doc Harper’s drug store, and vaulting to the basketball Hall…

It was to be the battle of the century – Georgia Tech All- American running back Leon Hardeman against LSU All-American defensive back Kenny Konz. It was the first time I had seen Hardeman run and fortunately the last time.…

Talk about a glutton for punishment: Consider the case of William Thomas Stanfill, one of the greatest linemen ever for both the University of Georgia and the National Football League’s Miami Dolphins. While playing with the Dolphins, in 1975, Stanfill…

Talk about sports families: Who in the world can top the Rhinos of Atlanta, formerly of Charlotte, NC? In the professional ranks, there were prizefighters, Max and Buddy Baer; in baseball, Joe, Vince and Don DiMaggio, Dizzy Dean and Daffy…

At age 77 and still recovering from a near fatal accident, Michael Howard Mescon remains a highly sought-after speaker. But you cannot get him for money alone. He will not speak anywhere unless he is in close proximity to a…

Super Bowl III, 1969: The New York Jets shocked the football world by living up to Joe Namath’s pregame prediction of victory. But the one play fans still talk about came right before the end of the first half. Baltimore’s…

At age 6, I duked it out with my 9-year-old brother, Buddy, in the ring at the old Atlanta Municipal Auditorium until my dad could get us out – so referee Jim Talerico could start the main event. I thought…

The Gulletts have been showing horses and winning blue ribbons for 40 years

George Wright found a unique way to honor Atlanta’s sports champions