Four stories for the price of one:
I have kept the letter all these years â written in purple ink and filling up a page of Phoenix Suns stationary.
Paul Westphal, a Hall of Fame basketball player, took the time to write me after coaching the Suns into the NBA Finals in 1993.
After watching Game 3 on TV, I had written a positive piece about how Westphal had handled himself on the sidelines â and how much fun he seemed to be having. On that Sunday afternoon, his Suns had eked out a triple overtime victory over Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, the eventual champs.