He was a parade all by himself, a burst of dazzle and jingle, Santa Claus drinking his whiskey straight and groaning with a bellyache... Babe Ruth ma…

- Jimmy Cannon

A sports expert is the guy who writes the best alibis for being wrong

- Jimmy Cannon

Fishing, with me, has always been an excuse to drink in the daytime

- Jimmy Cannon

A rabid sports fan is one that boos a TV set

- Jimmy Cannon

A puck is a hard rubber disk that hockey players strike when they can't hit one another.

- Jimmy Cannon

Joe Louis is a credit to his race - the human race.

- Jimmy Cannon

Rooting for the Yankees is like owning a yacht.

- Jimmy Cannon

Christmas is a holiday that persecutes the lonely, the frayed, and the rejected.

- Jimmy Cannon

A sportswriter is entombed in a prolonged boyhood.

- Jimmy Cannon