Author: Horns, Hogs, and Nixon Coming; Third Down and a War to Go; '77: Denver, the Broncos, and a Coming of Age; Olympic Affair; The Witch's Season; 3 more.
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Olympic Affair opening: Despicable filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl joins Swanson, Coppola at Telluride Film Fest. Aso visits Simla, home of '36 decathlon champ Glenn Morris. She's still bitter that Morris dumped her. terryfrei.com/olympicaffairc…
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How I researched and told story of the Mosquito Bowl ... nearly 25 years ago.
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Right: Denver North and CSU/A&M star Bus Bergman, awarded Bronze Star for actions in Battle of Okinawa. In 2003, he told me in his Grand Junction living room: “They say certain guys are heroes because they did this and that. I say the heroes are those guys who never came back. I’ve thought about that a lot. I think about the 60 or 70 extra years I got on them. I know I was lucky.” He died in 2010.
Left: Ex-Notre Dame star George Murphy, who was killed in action.
Center: Dave Mears of Boston University.
In 2006, I attended the Badgers' game at Camp Randall against Illinois. The occasion was honoring Dave Schreiner by uncovering No. 80 on the front of the upper deck. During the brief ceremony, this is Dave's niece Judy Corfield with Barry Alvarez. She is wearing Dave's letter sweater. This is the closing scene in my screenplay version of "Third Down and a War to Go." Screen freezes and the '42 Badgers' roster scrolls, noting what they did in the war and what became of them after the war. Judy Corfield is the infant at the table in the photo of the Schreiners' Thanksgiving 1943 family dinner in Lancaster, and Dave's girl, Odette Hendrickson, also is with him. It's one of three photos in the picture wallet Dave had with him when he was mortally wounded on Okinawa in June 1945, six months after he played in the Mosquito Bowl on Guadalcanal. terryfrei.com/schreiner.html
Mosquito Bowl Footnotes: 1, Bob was "Baumann" in all things Wisconsin football -- rosters, programs, newspaper stories. Family had transitioned to "Bauman." I stuck with "Baumann." 2, Out of professional and personal respect, I gave Buzz Bissinger access to my Third Down and a War to Go research and contacts. Both explained here: terryfrei.com/mosquitobowl.h…
As I researched Third Down and a War to Go, mostly in 2002 and 2003, I was able to track down and either interview or correspond with 21 former Marines who, like Dave Schreiner and Bob Baumann, were in the Sixth Marine Division. More specifically, the former Wisconsin Badgers were in the 4th Regiment's Company A. Schreiner (left) and Baumann (right) played for the 4th Regiment's team in the Mosquito Bowl, against the 29th Regiment, on Guadalcanal.
Many of the Marines I interviewed served closely enough to Schreiner and Baumann to have specific memories of them, including in the Mosquito Bowl and the Battle of Okinawa. I used much of that material in Third Down and a War to Go.
Those interviews are from nearly 25 years ago. We've lost those former Marines men since. All of them.
Here's the list of the 21 veterans from the Sixth Marine Division I connected with all those years ago:
Victor Anderson, Brookfield, Wisconsin
Walter "Bus" Bergman, Grand Junction
Bill Carroll, Westlake, Oregon
Vern Courtnage, Hayward, California
Clint Eastment, Rocky Point, New York
Gus Forbus, Fallon, Nevada
Chuck Ganger, Cherokee, Iowa
Frank Glancey, Bordertown, New Jersey
Jim Harwood, Odessa, Missouri
Bill Hulek,Castleton, New York
MelvinKabik, Baltimore
Frank Kemp, Denver
Ed Liguori, Lakeland, Florida
Robert Lowe, Denver
John McLaughry, Providence
Gus Motz, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Larry Parmelee, Brookfield, Wisconsin
Bill Pierce, Charleston, South Carolina
Charles Pulford, Punta Gorda, Florida
William Ramey,Kernersville, North Carolina
James Singley, Green City, Missouri
Excerpt: terryfrei.com/schreiner.html
Book's web page: terryfrei.com/thirddown.html
As I researched Third Down and a War to Go, mostly in 2002 and 2003, I was able to track down and either interview or correspond with 21 former Marines who, like Dave Schreiner and Bob Baumann, were in the Sixth Marine Division. More specifically, the former Wisconsin Badgers were in the 4th Regiment's Company A. Schreiner (left) and Baumann (right) played for the 4th Regiment's team in the Mosquito Bowl, against the 29th Regiment, on Guadalcanal.
Many of the Marines I interviewed served closely enough to Schreiner and Baumann to have specific memories of them, including in the Mosquito Bowl and the Battle of Okinawa. I used much of that material in Third Down and a War to Go.
Those interviews are from nearly 25 years ago. We've lost those former Marines men since. All of them.
Here's the list of the 21 veterans from the Sixth Marine Division I connected with all those years ago:
Victor Anderson, Brookfield, Wisconsin
Walter "Bus" Bergman, Grand Junction
Bill Carroll, Westlake, Oregon
Vern Courtnage, Hayward, California
Clint Eastment, Rocky Point, New York
Gus Forbus, Fallon, Nevada
Chuck Ganger, Cherokee, Iowa
Frank Glancey, Bordertown, New Jersey
Jim Harwood, Odessa, Missouri
Bill Hulek,Castleton, New York
MelvinKabik, Baltimore
Frank Kemp, Denver
Ed Liguori, Lakeland, Florida
Robert Lowe, Denver
John McLaughry, Providence
Gus Motz, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Larry Parmelee, Brookfield, Wisconsin
Bill Pierce, Charleston, South Carolina
Charles Pulford, Punta Gorda, Florida
William Ramey,Kernersville, North Carolina
James Singley, Green City, Missouri
Excerpt: terryfrei.com/schreiner.html
Book's web page: terryfrei.com/thirddown.html
Badgers Dave Schreiner and Bob Baumann played in Marines' Mosquito Bowl and were killed in the Battle of Okinawa. In my 2004 /2007 book Third Down and a War to Go, I tracked down and interviewed Marines who served with Dave and Bob in battle. These excerpts are not for the squeamish. This is original print of picture Baumann sent to his girl, Arlene. She sent it along to me.
Schreiner (left): terryfrei.com/schreiner.html
Baumann (right) terryfrei.com/baumann.html
How I researched and told story of the Mosquito Bowl ... nearly 25 years ago.
terryfrei.com/mosquitobowl.h…
Right: Denver North and CSU/A&M star Bus Bergman, awarded Bronze Star for actions in Battle of Okinawa. In 2003, he told me in his Grand Junction living room: “They say certain guys are heroes because they did this and that. I say the heroes are those guys who never came back. I’ve thought about that a lot. I think about the 60 or 70 extra years I got on them. I know I was lucky.” He died in 2010.
Left: Ex-Notre Dame star George Murphy, who was killed in action.
Center: Dave Mears of Boston University.
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How I researched and told the story of the Mosquito Bowl … nearly 25 years ago.
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How I researched and told the story of the Mosquito Bowl … nearly 25 years ago.
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The New Jersey Devils make their once-a-season visit to Denver tonight. I covered them for five seasons ... when they were the Colorado Rockies. Now let me tell you about Rocky ... really Rocky ... Hockey. terryfrei.com/rockyhockey.ht…
And to Brent Peterson.
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This is inexcusably tardy, but heartfelt. Stick taps for long-time NHL forward, assistant coach and broadcaster Brent Peterson. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2002 and fought it for 24 years before his death last month in the Nashville area. Incredibly and courageously, he remained in coaching until 2011. He will remain an inspiration. Yes, for me, too.
I got to know Brent when he was co-coach and then head coach of major junior's Portland Winter Hawks. Brent had a million friends in and around the game. Even sportswriters. We tried to talk and catch up each time our paths crossed after that, in Nashville or Denver. I'm convinced he would have been a successful NHL head coach if not for the Parkinson's.
Brent's career:
hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdis…
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This is inexcusably tardy, but heartfelt. Stick taps for long-time NHL forward, assistant coach and broadcaster Brent Peterson. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2002 and fought it for 24 years before his death last month in the Nashville area. Incredibly and courageously, he remained in coaching until 2011. He will remain an inspiration. Yes, for me, too.
I got to know Brent when he was co-coach and then head coach of major junior's Portland Winter Hawks. Brent had a million friends in and around the game. Even sportswriters. We tried to talk and catch up each time our paths crossed after that, in Nashville or Denver. I'm convinced he would have been a successful NHL head coach if not for the Parkinson's.
Brent's career:
hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdis…