Sports: The Basketball Man, by Bob Broeg, THE SATURDAY EVENING POST

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Sports: The Basketball Man

by Bob Broeg

The Saturday Evening Post, April 1989, pp. 58-59

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    Issues of Jan.-Mar. 1989 = 2 Issues, 41 Articles
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      January 1989 Issue = 22 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-15
      2. Post People, pp. 16-17
      3. Food: Well-Dressed Potatoes, pp. 18-21
      4. Vets on Pets: Farewell to Foxy by Diana D. Zentay, pp. 22-25
      5. A Survivor's Guide to New York City by John Bohannon, pp. 26-29
      6. Growing the "Forbidden" Fruit by Doreen G. Howard, pp. 30-33
      7. Post Scripts, pp. 34-35
      8. Sports: Our Changing Football Heroes by Bob Barnett, pp. 36-39
      9. Hold on to Your Hearing by Diana Benzaia, pp. 40-43
      10. Supermom Sandi Patti by Holly G. Miller, pp. 44-45
      11. The Thyroid Mystery (Conclusion) by Berton Boueche, pp. 46-49
      12. Dr. Frank Young: Making a Difference by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 50-55
      13. 50th Anniversary of the FDA by Frank Young, M.D., Ph.D., pp. 56-57
      14. Richard Simmons' New Year's Revolution by Pat Perry, pp. 58-59
      15. Long Time No Ski by Maynard Good Stoddard, pp. 60-61
      16. Outcast of the Hills (Part I) by Stewart Toland, pp. 62-65
      17. Impeccable Gregory Peck by Rosemary Holusha, pp. 66-81
      18. Heart Beat: Screening for the High Risk by Harrison J. Ullmann, pp. 82-91
      19. Travel: Kauai by Marc Ashley, pp. 92-97
      20. Medical Mailbox (Wheat Allergies) by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 98-105
      21. The Right Stuff by Jacquelyn Nyenhuis, R.D., pp. 106-114
      22. Cover photo by Rich Voorhees
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      March 1989 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-13
      2. Post People, pp. 14-15
      3. Help Your Hearing by Diana Benzaia, pp. 16-19
      4. Heart Beat: Beating Heart Disease by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 20-29
      5. Food: Foods That Fight Cholesterol by Allen Simon, pp. 30-33
      6. Lassie Come Home by Eric Knight, pp. 34-41
      7. Post Scripts, pp. 42-43
      8. The Yiddish Will Rogers by John McCollister, pp. 44-45
      9. Arnold Schwarzenegger: No Sweat by Ryan P. Murphy, pp. 46-49
      10. What Else Is New? by Maynard Good Stoddard, pp. 50-51
      11. Sports: Golf's Good Samaritan by Doris Lee McCoy, pp. 52-53
      12. Are You a Midnight Genius? by H. Allen Smith, pp. 54-57
      13. Amazing Gracie by Maynard Good Stoddard, pp. 58-59
      14. A Surgical Patient's Transfusion Survival Guide by Theresa L. Crenshaw, M.D., pp. 60-63
      15. Outcast of the Hills (Conclusion) by Stewart Toland, pp. 64-81
      16. Travel by C.J. Hadley, pp. 82-85
      17. Disney World and the Four Dwarfs by Cheri Clark, pp. 86-97
      18. Medical Mailbox (Lung Transplants) by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 98-114
      19. Cover photo by Greg Gorman
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    Issues of Apr.-Jun. 1989 = 2 Issues, 44 Articles
    1. [+]
      April 1989 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-11
      2. Post People, pp. 12-13
      3. Beekeepers Gather for Sweet Talk by Fred D. Cavinder, pp. 14-17
      4. Food: One-Dish Fish by Christopher Irwin, pp. 18-25
      5. The Vice President's Bible by Russ Pulliam, pp. 26-27
      6. A Stamp for Staehle by Maynard Good Stoddard, pp. 28-29
      7. Phyllis Diller's About Face by John McCollister, pp. 30-33
      8. Post Scripts, pp. 34-35
      9. Do Ye Ken Wilbur Pope---(Mr. Ed) by Walter Brooks, pp. 36-41
      10. Heart Beat, pp. 42-43
      11. Healthful Recipes Children Can Cook , pp. 44-45
      12. Gardens: Bringing Orchids Down to Earth by Dr. Ellen Henke, pp. 46-47
      13. Something to Bark About by Maynard Good Stoddard, pp. 48-49
      14. King and Queen of Torts ("L.A. Law") by Holly G. Miller, pp. 50-53
      15. The Young Visitor (Part I) by Mary Roberts Rinehart, pp. 54-57
      16. Sports: The Basketball Man by Bob Broeg, pp. 58-59
      17. Putting Death on Ice (Cryonics) by Dr. Avi Ben-Abraham, pp. 60-62
      18. I Believe in Mother Teresa by Robert Fulghum, pp. 63-65
      19. Challenging the Traditional Transfusion by Theresa L. Crenshaw, M.D., pp. 66-85
      20. Travel by William Mueller, pp. 86-89
      21. New Orleans' Write Stuff by Marda Burton, pp. 90-95
      22. Bring on the Beans by Pat Perry, pp. 96-99
      23. Medical Mailbox by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 100-114
      24. Cover photo by Charles William Bush
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      1. Letters, pp. 4-11
      2. They Went That-a-Way by Malcolm Forbes, pp. 12-17
      3. What's Cooking in Hollywood? by John McCollister, pp. 18-25
      4. Post People, pp. 26-27
      5. Her Son: The Vice President by Pat Stackhouse, pp. 28-29
      6. Tracking the Rich and Famous by Holly G. Miller, pp. 30-31
      7. The Young Visitor (Conclusion) by Mary Roberts Rinehart, pp. 32-37
      8. Post Scripts, pp. 38-41
      9. Not-So-Plain Jane Seymour by Cork Millner, pp. 42-43
      10. Justice in Milwaukee by Holly G. Miller, pp. 44-49
      11. Cancer Prevention Strategy at the NCI by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 50-54
      12. Warm-Up Exercises for Young and Old, pp. 55-59
      13. The Don't-Try-It Diet by Maynard Good Stoddard, pp. 60-63
      14. Gardens: Dutch Treats by Dr. Ellen Henke, pp. 64-81
      15. Travel by M. Timothy O'Keefe, pp. 82-84
      16. Fairly Good Ways to See the South by Sam Mills, pp. 85-89
      17. Heart Beat by Beurt SerVaas, Med. Sc.D., pp. 90-93
      18. How Fast Does Your Heart Beat? , pp. 94-99
      19. Medical Mailbox: Great Options for Gallstones by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 100-114
      20. Cover photo by Peter Kredenser
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    Issues of Jul.-Sep. 1989 = 2 Issues, 43 Articles
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      July 1989 Issue = 24 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-11
      2. Post People, pp. 12-13
      3. Post Editorial, pp. 14-15
      4. Pint-size Pets by Ken Wells, pp. 16-17
      5. Heart Beat: Taking Oat Bran to Heart by James W. Anderson, M.D., pp. 18-25
      6. Food: "Visionary" Carrots Take Root, pp. 26-27
      7. A Born-again Nonsmoker by Art Buchwald, pp. 28-29
      8. Sports: Baseball's Closest Calls by Maynard Good Stoddard, pp. 30-37
      9. Post Scripts, pp. 38-39
      10. Circusmania by Holly G. Miller, pp. 40-41
      11. Dare to Dialogue on Cancer (Dr. Broder) by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 42-43
      12. Battling the Beast Within (Jill Ireland), pp. 44-47
      13. Raise the Arabia! by Kathy Lohr, pp. 48-49
      14. Meryl Streep Comes Calling by Wendy Wasserstein, pp. 50-53
      15. A Street of Bugles by Anne Tyler, pp. 54-57
      16. Travels on My Stomach by Maynard Good Stoddard, pp. 58-59
      17. We Can't Make It Without Religious Values by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, pp. 60-61
      18. Butterfly Paradise by Burke Day, pp. 62-63
      19. Travel: In the Footsteps of the Lincolns by William T. Anderson, pp. 64-81
      20. A New AIDS-like Threat by Richard Montagna, Ph.D., pp. 82-89
      21. Gardening: Think Small When Growing Tomatoes by George Bria, pp. 90-91
      22. Rice Bran Recipes to Lower Cholesterol, pp. 92-93
      23. Medical Mailbox (Early AIDS Detection) by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 94-114
      24. Cover photo by Jack Mitchell
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      September 1989 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-11
      2. Heart Beat: The Battle Against Heart Disease Begins with Children, pp. 12-25
      3. Everyone Can Can by Doreen G. Howard, pp. 26-29
      4. Eating Out of Hand by John Bohannon, pp. 30-33
      5. Post Scripts, pp. 34-35
      6. Are You an Innumerate? by Kay Bartlett, pp. 36-37
      7. A Good Idea in Bad Taste by Maynard Good Stoddard, pp. 38-41
      8. The Rush-Rush Routine of Charles and Diana by Ingrid Seward, pp. 42-44
      9. Dining Royally, pp. 45-47
      10. The Quick One (Part I) by G.K. Chesterton, pp. 48-51
      11. Sports: Shaking Down the Thunder (Lou Holtz) by Gerry Kingdom, pp. 52-53
      12. Love Blooms in the Aisles by Joseph Pereira, pp. 54-55
      13. A Kinder, Gentler Marriage by Maynard Good Stoddard, pp. 56-57
      14. Sally Jessy Raphael on the Move by Randall Beach, pp. 58-59
      15. The Man Nobody Remembered by William Brandon, pp. 60-65
      16. Post People, pp. 66-85
      17. Travel: Lake Michigan Fishing: No Short Thing by Jean White, pp. 86-93
      18. Medical Mailbox by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 94-114
      19. Cover photo by Jayne Fincher
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    Issues of Oct.-Dec. 1989 = 2 Issues, 39 Articles
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      October 1989 Issue = 20 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-11
      2. Heart Beat: Fill Up on Complex Carbohydrates by Glen C. Griffin, M.D. and William P. Castelli, M.D., ..., pp. 12-17
      3. Food: Pour Salt-free Freshness on Salads by Jeanne Paulson Day, pp. 18-25
      4. Vets on Pets: The Pet Food Dilemma by Gabrielle Hoeppner, D.V.M., pp. 26-29
      5. Post People, pp. 30-31
      6. Coming Up: New Heads and Tails by Sophia Dembling, pp. 32-33
      7. Post Scripts, pp. 34-35
      8. The Quick One (Part II) by G.K. Chesterton, pp. 36-41
      9. Reversing Heart Disease (Interview) by Dr. Dean Ornish, pp. 42-45
      10. Dolly Parton: Here I Come Again by Holly Gleason, pp. 46-49
      11. The Case of the Frozen Embryos by James Lieber, pp. 50-53
      12. Sports: Holy Cow! It's Harry Caray by Charles P. Miller, pp. 54-55
      13. The Wrong Stuff by Maynard Good Stoddard, pp. 56-57
      14. Carroll O'Connor Calls It Luck by Glenn Esterly, pp. 58-59
      15. When Your Immune System Panics by Elisabeth Rosenthal, M.D., pp. 60-61
      16. Litigators of the Lost Art by Steve Mannheimer, pp. 62-83
      17. Travel: South Padre's Magic Shrinking Beaches by Dale Chaney, pp. 84-89
      18. Ageless Tennis by Sam Williams, pp. 90-93
      19. Medical Mailbox: Fighting Infant Mortality by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 94-114
      20. Cover photo by Steve Schapiro
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      November 1989 Issue = 19 Articles
      1. Letters, pp. 4-9
      2. Post People, pp. 10-11
      3. Heart Beat: Transplants in Demand by Jeffrey Rothfeder, pp. 12-17
      4. Food: Tribute to Turkey by Mara Evans, pp. 18-27
      5. Heart Beat: Our Thresh-hold to Health by Maynard Good Stoddard, pp. 28-33
      6. The Quick One (Conclusion) by G.K. Chesterton, pp. 34-37
      7. Post Scripts, pp. 38-41
      8. Welcome to the Bushes' by Donnie Radcliffe, pp. 42-45
      9. Japan Race Project on Track, pp. 46-47
      10. Christmas at Piety Corner by Edmund Gilligan, pp. 48-51
      11. Steve Martin: Wild and Serious Guy by Cork Millner, pp. 52-55
      12. The Great Termite Race by Maynard Good Stoddard, pp. 56-57
      13. A Man with a Mission (Dr. Peter Greenwald) by Diane Bartley, pp. 58-61
      14. Five Grains of Corn by Claude A. Frazier, M.D., pp. 62-63
      15. Doc Severinsen's Musical Medicine by John McCollister, pp. 64-65
      16. Sports: The Knight I Knew by Steve Alford, pp. 66-81
      17. Travel by William Mueller, pp. 82-85
      18. Southwest Skiing: Lodes of Fun by Dale Chaney, pp. 86-93
      19. Medical Mailbox (Lou Gehrig's Disease) by Cory SerVaas, M.D., pp. 94-114
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