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Joe Pace
Mar 30, 2020
New England Sports 366, #91: Rodney Harrison
Rodney Harrison was one of those players you hated if he played for the other guys, but loved if he was on your side. He had a reputation...
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Joe Pace
Mar 29, 2020
New England Sports 366, #90: Chris Drury
It's summer of 1989. George Bush the Elder has just assumed the Presidency, The Cosby Show is a ratings juggernaut, and it will be 13...
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Joe Pace
Mar 28, 2020
New England Sports 366, #89: José Offerman
How do you spell Offerman? With two F’s and 42 E’s. The Dominican-born Offerman was a talented offensive player, but his skills were not...
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Joe Pace
Mar 27, 2020
New England Sports 366, #88: Terry Glenn
Sometimes, sports is fairy tale. Sometimes, sports is tragedy. Sometimes, as with Terry Glenn, it is both. Glenn grew up the hard way. He...
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Joe Pace
Mar 26, 2020
New England Sports 366, #87: Dominique Wilkins
In 1994, the Boston Celtics signed free-agent and league legend Dominique Wilkins. This was after nine All-Star appearances with the...
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Joe Pace
Mar 25, 2020
New England Sports 366, #86: Meghan Duggan
Born in Danvers, Mass and a graduate of local Cushing Academy, Meghan Duggan is one of the most decorated hockey players to ever...
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Joe Pace
Mar 24, 2020
New England Sports 366, #85: Ellis Burks
Ellis Burks broke in with the Red Sox in 1987 when he was 22, and promptly became the third player in franchise history to put up 20 HR...
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Joe Pace
Mar 23, 2020
New England Sports 366, #84: Benjamin Watson
Some players you cherish for a career, or for a season, or for a game. For some, it's for a single play. In 2005, the Pats went into...
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Joe Pace
Mar 22, 2020
New England Sports 366, #83: Rick Middleton
With the possible exception of El Guapo, I don't believe there's been a better New England Sports nickname than Rick Middleton's Nifty....
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Joe Pace
Mar 21, 2020
New England Sports 366, #82: Jack Clark
The 1970s and 80s were a time of feared one-dimensional sluggers in Major League Baseball. Kingman, Luzinski, Rice, Deer, Baylor,...
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Joe Pace
Mar 20, 2020
New England Sports 366, #81: K. C. Jones
KC Jones wasn’t the first black head coach to win an NBA title. He wasn’t the first black head coach to win an NBA title with the Boston...
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Joe Pace
Mar 19, 2020
New England Sports 366, #80: Troy Brown
Much ink has been spilled chronicling the improbability of Tom Brady, arising from the 199th pick in the draft to become the greatest...
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