Re: Not Being Combative Here Jimbo But! (890 Views)
Posted by:
Mathcapper (IP Logged)
Date: May 23, 2017 05:31PM
richiebee Wrote:
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> Plimpton, who penned two of this poster's favorite
> sports books: "Paper Lion", an
> account of his time as a backup QB for the mid 60s
> Detroit Lions, and Open Net,
> covering the time he spent as a back up goaltender
> with the Boston Bruins.
Thx Richie - I'll have to check out the latter one. I understand he was guided at the time by Bruin Hall-of-Famer Gerry Cheevers, a big fellow racing fan and longtime spa regular.
Said Cheevers of Plimptom:
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"He was just an unbelievable person. He and I became very close friends. Maybe a year later, my wife and I went to New York to be present while he played in the New York Philharmonic. He played the triangle. It was about an hour [long] and I think he hit the triangle twice."[/i]