A few weeks back, in the sports briefs section of the Denver Post, I read that a young man from Detroit Mercy University had moved into second place on the NCAA college basketball all-time scoring.
Life was at times complicated for Utah/New Orleans Jazz legend and LSU star ‘Pistol’ Pete Maravich. But you’d never know it when he had a basketball in his hands
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An LSU letterman jacket worn by "Pistol" Pete Maravich during his standout college basketball
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Gino Piroli: Remembering FDR, former Aliquippa standout athlete
By Gino Piroli
The time since I last wrote a column has been one of consistent boredom and repetitious routines. That is due, of course, to this coronavirus pandemic that has made such a horrible impact on our way of life.
Fortunately, my entire family has been vaccinated and we were able to gather for a traditional Easter dinner. One constant in all of these dire events is the death, some from the virus, of so many of my friends and relatives that seem to occupy the obituary pages each week.
Those I will address, but what I wish to highlight is that today is the 76th anniversary of the death on April 12, 1945, of our 32nd president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Those of us on military duty were shocked and dismayed to hear of his passing. We received a radio message from the secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal, and I have a copy of that message that we received that fateful day that I want t