Friday, July 08, 2011
George Kimball, RIP
Michael Gee remembers George Kimball. … Dan has more. … During our brief overlap as reporters at the Herald, I used to see George now and then in the newsroom, hanging out by the sports desk and chatting with the editors. Somewhat new to the Herald, I was always a little star struck whenever I saw him and hesitant to introduce myself. That’s how much I admired his sports writing over the years, both at the Phoenix and Herald. I finally got to chit-chat with him a few times, and all I can say is that he was always a gentleman. He was one of those legendary newspaper guys you were honored to call a colleague, even if he barely knew who you were. …
Coincidently, a friend of mine recently got a copy of George’s “Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran and the Last Great Era of Boxing.” My friend says it’s great. I'll get the book after he’s finished. I’m sure I’ll be reading it with more than a little sadness.
Michael Gee remembers George Kimball. … Dan has more. … During our brief overlap as reporters at the Herald, I used to see George now and then in the newsroom, hanging out by the sports desk and chatting with the editors. Somewhat new to the Herald, I was always a little star struck whenever I saw him and hesitant to introduce myself. That’s how much I admired his sports writing over the years, both at the Phoenix and Herald. I finally got to chit-chat with him a few times, and all I can say is that he was always a gentleman. He was one of those legendary newspaper guys you were honored to call a colleague, even if he barely knew who you were. …
Coincidently, a friend of mine recently got a copy of George’s “Four Kings: Leonard, Hagler, Hearns, Duran and the Last Great Era of Boxing.” My friend says it’s great. I'll get the book after he’s finished. I’m sure I’ll be reading it with more than a little sadness.
