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| Steve Owens: 1969 Heisman Trophy Winner If anyone was born to play Oklahoma football it was 1969 Heisman winner Steve Owens. |
| Doc Blanchard: The Army War Machine Dr. Felix Anthony Blanchard, Sr. bestowed three things to his son, 1945 Heisman Trophy winner, "Doc" Blanchard. |
| Robert Benchley: A Profile in Humor They don't write like funny Robert Benchley anymore. Read this article, then go to a used book store and get a collection of his stories. |
| The Great Radio Hoax of 1935 Robert Benchley at the Algonquin Round Table, critic Alexander Woolcott was the victim of this classic con. |
| The Chieftains: A Return to Tradition The famed Irish group is examined in this 1977 article. |
| The Secret Word is Groucho by Hector Arce A review. |
| The Aventures of Conan Doyle A review. |
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| Articles by David Pietrusza |
Grace Coolidge: First Lady of
Baseball
The Biggest Fan in White House History
Wasn't a President-- But a First Lady.
Baseball
The Biggest Fan in White House History
Wasn't a President-- But a First Lady.
"Wombats and Such" Grace and
Cal Coolidge and Their Pets
The Coolidge Family and Their Incredible
Menagerie of Household Pets
Cal Coolidge and Their Pets
The Coolidge Family and Their Incredible
Menagerie of Household Pets
| Eddie McDonald: The Real Ironweed Edward McDonald--Pulitzer Prize Winning Novelist William Kennedy's Uncle--and the Model for Ironweed's Francis Phelan |
David Pietrusza has published articles in a wide variety
of publications, including:
The History News Network
The American Thinker
USA Today Baseball Weekly
Baseball America
Baseball Digest
Microsoft Complete Baseball
Baseball Research Journal
The National Pastime
The Heisman Journal
Catholic Digest
The following is a small sampling of his output:
of publications, including:
The History News Network
The American Thinker
USA Today Baseball Weekly
Baseball America
Baseball Digest
Microsoft Complete Baseball
Baseball Research Journal
The National Pastime
The Heisman Journal
Catholic Digest
The following is a small sampling of his output:
WNYC Archives blog
History News Network
Elysian Fields Quarterly
OldTyme Baseball News
Play Ball!
The Diamond Angle
Nine
Ballparks Bulletin
New Mexico Magazine
History News Network
Elysian Fields Quarterly
OldTyme Baseball News
Play Ball!
The Diamond Angle
Nine
Ballparks Bulletin
New Mexico Magazine
| Jim Plunkett: Every Underdog Has His Day Heisman Trophy Winner Jim Plunkett's background gave him every excuse for failure--he refused to take any. |
| Les Horvath: 1944 Heisman Trophy Winner Les Horvath's football debut was hardly the most auspicious possible. |
| Glenn Davis: "The Real Touchdown Twin" Despite being dubbed the "Touchdown Blanchard were not identical physical specimens. Doc Blanchard, at 6' and 205 pounds, was by far the bigger of the two football legends. The 5'9', 170 pound Davis, however, may have been the better natural athlete. |
Ban Takes Manhattan
An Excerpt from Major Leagues: The
Formation, Sometimes Absorption and Mostly
Inevitable Demise of 18 Professional Baseball
Organizations, 1871 to Present
An Excerpt from Major Leagues: The
Formation, Sometimes Absorption and Mostly
Inevitable Demise of 18 Professional Baseball
Organizations, 1871 to Present
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"Precedents, Vice Presidents—and Super-
Tickets"
From the History News Network (HNN)
Tickets"
From the History News Network (HNN)
"Reflections on the Ever-So Mysterious
Road Trips of Mark, Dick & Harry"
From the History News Network (HNN)
Road Trips of Mark, Dick & Harry"
From the History News Network (HNN)
"'Give-'Em-Hell Barry' in 2012?"
From The American Thinker
From The American Thinker
Roiling the Mid-Term Waters: Recalling
Woodrow Wilson's Disastrous 1918 Gaffe
From Canada Free Press
Woodrow Wilson's Disastrous 1918 Gaffe
From Canada Free Press
God and Taxes: A Newly Discovered
Eisenhower Talk Commentary published on
WNYC's Archives Blog
Eisenhower Talk Commentary published on
WNYC's Archives Blog