Smith: Vince Dooley

Late in his life, as lawsuits were making the NCAA’s life more miserable than ever and paying the players was bringing about consternation for the game, the late Vince Dooley said in a casual conversation, “I am glad I coached when I did.

Smith: 'His teams sure beat the spread a lot.' The time I talked Vince Dooley with Pete Rose

There is a new biography out on Pete Rose, with the title and subtitle telling it all: Charlie Hustle: The Rise and Fall of Pete Rose, and the Last Days of Baseball.Like Pete, author Keith O’Brien grew up in Cincinnati, and he, too, was a passionate Reds fan.