by David Krell | Mar 1, 2017 | David Krell
When Happy Days premiered on January 15, 1974 as a mid-season replacement for ABC, it began a 10-year journey as a refuge from the barrage of daily headlines indicating malaise, frustration, and tension—particularly in the second half of the 1970s with inflation, gas...
by David Krell | Jan 21, 2017 | David Krell
When Bill White hit a home run in his first major league at-bat, he began a journey of solidity that garnered career statistics of 1,706 hits, 202 home runs, and a .286 batting average. Beginning his career in 1956 with the Giants, White also played for the Cardinals...
by David Krell | Nov 30, 2016 | David Krell
Jackie Robinson, the black knight who rescued baseball from the claws of segregation, accomplished his mission neither immediately nor solitarily. His was a burden of entrenched bigotry, racial taunts, and blind ignorance. When Branch Rickey selected Robinson, his...
by David Krell | Jul 3, 2012 | David Krell
Today, the man that launched a thousand folksy proverbs passed away – Andy Griffith. As Sheriff Andy Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show, he guided the fictional town of Mayberry, North Carolina with a gentle hand, a compassionate demeanor, and a folksy wisdom. The Andy...