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From Louisville To The Nation Of Islam: My Ups And Downs With AliThis story was originally published in a 1971 issue of Sport magazine. It is reprinted here with permission....

The Challenger And The Muslims In this story, Dick Schaap writes about the newspaper article that first revealed the connection between Ali and the Black Muslim movement. Schaap's "scoop"—which ran on the front page of the Herald Tribune of January 23, 1964, three weeks after I became city editor of the paper—follows....

Racing's Angriest Young Man And The Greatest Hits of 1961Though it's not easy to navigate I think it's worth your time to cruise on over to the Internet Archives to read the full text of The Best Sports Stories 1961. It includes pieces by Stanley Woodward, W.C. Heinz, Myron Cope, Red Smith, Blackie Sherrod, Dick Schaap, Tex Maule, Dick Young, Roger Kahn, ...

The End Of Lenny Bruce

Head on over to Bronx Banter and check out Dick Schaap's 1966 tribute to Lenny Bruce:...