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This says it all about Greatest Generation Athletes ....
‘Boy, what a life’: A visit with Bobby Shantz, MLB’s oldest living MVP, as he nears his 100th birthday on Sept. 26 By Tyler Kepner...


Wonder Where WWII Veterans Live in the United States? Newsweek Insights
Nearly 80 years after Imperial Japan's surrender ended World War II, the number of American veterans who served in the conflict has...


Gerald Ford Library Hosting 80th Anniversary End of WWII Events
Greatest Generation Celebration: Honoring the 80th in Weeklong Tribute Sept. 1 - 7 USS MONTEREY OCTOBER 24, 1943. NATIONAL ARCHIVES...


Celebrating Greatest Generation Values and the Surviving .5%
One of my favorite books is Tom Brokaw's The Greatest Generation . Today, less than .5 % or roughly 50,000 of the men and women who...


Ed Mickelson, 98, 'The Last Brown in Town' Passes Away June 27th
He was the third oldest living former Major League player who had played alongside such greats as Stan Musial, Red Schoendienst, Satchel...


May 28, 2024 Frank Saucier, MLB Navy Veteran and Texas Oil Wildcatter turns 98
Happy 98th to “Frank” Saucier, former outfielder for the St. Louis Browns and the fourth-oldest living MLB player who served in WWII and...


Wally Moon - Longing for Old League Heroes
Every blue moon I get a note from a Cloudbuster reader that should be shared. Wallace "Wally" Wade Moon (named after Wallace Wade, the...


Eddie Robinson's New Podcast at Age 100
This week, Eddie Robinson, MLB's "Big Easy" turned 100. His birthday, celebrated on a Texas Rangers conference call and drive-by parade...


A Veterans Day Salute to Two MLB Players Named Bobby
“Country First, Baseball Second” On Veterans Day we honor generations of military veterans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. One of...


2020 World Series Game 6 Perspective Like No Other
It's uncharacteristically cold and drizzly at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. With Game 6 starting in a few hours I rang up...
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