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Yesterday's HeroLet's take time out from the distressing state of modern football for this melancholy portrait of Bob Suffridge by the great Paul Hemphill:...

The Heroes Of My YouthMore baseball because this is a time for spring and baseball on the brain. Check this out, from one of my favorite writers, a memoir piece by Paul Hemphill about growing up watching the Birmingham Barons:...

The Best Sports Movie You Can't SeeCheck out this lovely tribute to the late Paul Hemphill by Richard Hyatt:...

Shall We Dance?

Another gem from Grantland’s “Director’s Cut” series, this one by the late Paul Hemphill (may he not be soon forgotten)....

My Old Man, On The Scales: Was My Racist Truck-Driver Father A Hero?

Here's a Father's Day treat from the late, great Paul Hemphill. From The Good Old Boys, published in 1974....