George Vecsey Shares a Few Memories
Longtime NYT sports columnist drops by Bill Rhoden's podcast.
The first time veteran New York Times columnist George Vecsey went to a designated media area at a sports facility was Sept. 20, 1946. He was seven.
Vecsey’s dad ordered a Coke for his son and the Ebbets Field bartender slid the drink down the long press room bar, something that would remain etched in George Jr.’s memory. From this week’s podcast conversation with Bill Rhoden:
“Sixteen years later, I’m at the Polo Grounds, the first year of the Mets… I’m now covering for Newsday.”
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