He was the strangest of all our national sports idols. But not even his disagreeable character could destroy the image of his greatness as a ballplayer. Ty Cobb was the best. That seemed to be all he wanted.
A puck is a hard rubber disk that hockey players strike when they can't hit one another. - Jimmy Cannon
A puck is a hard rubber disk that hockey players strike when they can't hit one another.
- Jimmy Cannon
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
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…
A sportswriter is entombed in a prolonged boyhood. - Jimmy Cannon
A sportswriter is entombed in a prolonged boyhood.
Christmas is a holiday that persecutes the lonely, the frayed, and the rejected. - Jimmy Cannon
Christmas is a holiday that persecutes the lonely, the frayed, and the rejected.
A sports expert is the guy who writes the best alibis for being wrong - Jimmy Cannon
A sports expert is the guy who writes the best alibis for being wrong
Rooting for the Yankees is like owning a yacht. - Jimmy Cannon
Rooting for the Yankees is like owning a yacht.
Fishing, with me, has always been an excuse to drink in the daytime - Jimmy Cannon
Fishing, with me, has always been an excuse to drink in the daytime
A rabid sports fan is one that boos a TV set - Jimmy Cannon
A rabid sports fan is one that boos a TV set
Women aren't embarrassed when they buy men's pajamas, but a man buying a nightgown acts as though he were dealing with a dope peddler. - Jimmy Cannon
Women aren't embarrassed when they buy men's pajamas, but a man buying a nightgown acts as though he were dealing with a dope peddler.
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