JOHN LONG: TWO-TIME BADGER CROSS COUNTRY CAPTAIN NOW OWNS RUNNING STORE STARTED BY STEVE HOAG

February 26, 2022   Genetics may have a lot to do with the running success of John Long, but it was a BMX accident that got him started in the sport.  The son of an Irish immigrant who won the 1957 Guinness Mile in a time of 4:04 against a stacked field, John was born

HOCKEY LORE AT LUNCH

November 18, 2023 An invitation from Dave Metzen to meet a group of 1960s hockey players at Tom Reid’s Hockey City Pub in St. Paul was eagerly accepted and had not a disappointing moment.  From Carl Wetzel’s proclamation that there was an aura in the room due to the presence of two goalies—obviously indicating himself—plus