"The Assassin"

I have had the pleasure to be a part of two fund raisers for Eddie "The Assassin" Johnson. The first was at Whiskey Island and the other was his Memorial Tournament held in 2007 by Reggie Langhorne. I brought Joe "Turkey" Jones to the tournament and Reggie needed someone to watch the Hole-In-One Hole and I volunteered. I got the opportunity to meet several different players from other NFL teams and lots of fine people to help praise and make money in Eddie's honor. I also had the great pleasure to meet Eddie's wife. She was a very pleasant and outgoing person that was there for every persons whim and request. I am very thankful for every ones courtesy there and am looking forward to be there again this year if it is possible. Thanks Reggie.

Walt Michaels

At the Cleveland Browns Legends Induction of 2006, I had the pleasure of meeting an ex-Brown, an ex-Coach and a true gentleman in Walt Michaels. The River Rats had invited Lance Mehl to the Jets game and the induction ceremony because Coach Michaels was Lance's coach in New York. Lance had several people from New York radio stations that wanted to do interviews with him as an alumni in Cleveland for the game. Marty Lyons contacted Lance and the next thing I knew I was on the field and greeting my friends in the stands from the field. I had been on the field once before when John Morris was trying to kick a field goal for a new Avalanche. This was different, I didn't have an escort that guided my every move. I was free to move around. I got to meet several of Lance's friends that played when he did. I was there to meet Walt Michaels and he had just walked out of the tunnel. Several people crowded around him as Lance walked toward him. A security guard stopped me and said that I wasn't allowed in the end zone. The guard then made a mistake, he turned his back. I took several pictures as Lance and Walt shook hands with a great respect for each other. I bid my time and waited for Lance to introduce me and shared a hearty handshake with the 1951 Green Bay rookie. I made arrangements to call Walt and conduct the interview with him. I have spent over 3 hours with the football mastermind and each conversation is better than the next. He even called me to tell me a story that he had remembered after our conversation. Walt has many coaches still call him on Monday mornings to analyze their play or next weeks opponent.

Sorry I have not done entries

Sorry I have not sent entries to the Blog but I have been very busy working on the Book and the River Rats Celebrity Weekend being played at Lakeside Golf Course in Beverly , Ohio on June 14th. The first five chapters after the Publishers request for a new format. "If You Wore the Uniform: You're a Brown!", will no longer be be a "Playboy Style" interview. I have a writer working very hard to get the book back in form. The Publisher has me slated for a Dec. 2009 release date. I will tell you more as the information is fed back to me by David Gray.
Back to the golf tournament, we have several players coming back and some new first timers also. If anyone is interested in participating or just wanting to come for autographs please feel free to contact me. Have a great week and please feel free to come back often as I need to get off my butt and keep this Blog interesting.
The picture to the left is a cover from a 50's program of a game between the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers.