As Douglas MacArthur once said, “I have returned.” Visiting the San Francisco area for vacation was relaxing, apart from driving on California 1… Fortunately, we were going north, so oncoming traffic was on the left and inland was on the right. If we had been going south it would have been oncoming on the left […]
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The ex-Yankee favorite and member of the Greatest Generation who — like Ted Williams — served as a decorated aviator in both World War II and Korea, passed away following complications from a fall at the age of 89. Coleman played for only nine seasons, gaining All-Star Status in 1950. He went on to become […]
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As we observe Veterans Day, I just wanted to put give a shout out to the men and women who have sacrificed in the service of their country. A sampling of the literature on the subject: Ted Williams at War An American Journey: My Life on the Field, in the Air, and on the Air, […]
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The North County Times of California published this review/profile on the new autobiography of Jerry Coleman. Ted Williams got the major press for serving in both WWII and the Korean War, but Coleman, the second baseman for the New York Yankees during their post-war juggernaut run, was right there, too. After his playing career, he […]
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In 2005, Jerry Coleman, the former Yankee star, military veteran, and broadcaster for the Yankees, Angels and Padres, was selected as recipient for the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award. Coleman, the MVP of the 1950 world Series, was a Marine Corps fighter pilot during World War II and the Korean War, along […]
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* Column: The Real Jerry Coleman
May 23, 2008
Not a review of the former big leaguer’s new autobiography, per se, but a testimony to the man by Tom Shanahan of the Voice of San Diego.
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