The 1969 Chronicles: A Sports Writer's Notes  By Stan Isaacs

Chapter 8: Bill Bradley and Others There was always a fascination with Bill Bradley on the Knicks. It was difficult to recall in the era of Michael Jordan that there was a time when the NBA was thought of as too black. Bradley was considered a terrific addition for the league because it was felt the NBA needed all the infusion of Ivy League class, i.e. white status it could get. Bradley was never an easy interview. He was cordial but reserved. Wary might be most to the point. There was always a fascination about him because of his potential beyond basketball. Bradley failed in his 2000 bid to gain the Democratic presidential nomination. He might try again, he might not. I think the idea of him as President was first floated by Leonard Shecter, the curmudgeon who collaborated with Jim Bouton on "Ball Four" and who wrote, "The Jocks", a sports primer that ought to be required reading in this age of sporting life cynicism and greed. Columns: Bradley Making It -- In His Own Quiet Way Bradley's Maintaining His Princeton Image Congressman Powell Endorses Bill Bradley Frank Robinson Has Credentials Cousy Still Impressive Pancho Still Hears Cheers of Wimbledon Can Simpson Save Buffalo from Buffalo? O.J.'s Bustout Mostly a Matter of Time

Chapters Home Page Introduction 1. The Amazing Mets 2. Yankee Fans 3. Music to My Ears 4. Ali & Friends 5. People Are Funny 6. The Poetry Corner 7. The Glorious Knicks 8. Bill Bradley & Others   Bradley Making It -- In His Own Quiet Way   Bradley's Maintaining His Princeton Image   Congressman Powell Endorses Bill Bradley   Frank Robinson Has Credentials   Cousy Still Impressive   Pancho Still Hears Cheers of Wimbledon   Can Simpson Save Buffalo from Buffalo?   O.J.'s Bustout Mostly a Matter of Time 9. Horsing Around 10. An Angry Mother 11. Political Baseball 12. Fun and Games 13. The Sweet Science 14. Baseball, Gentlemen 15. Some Immortals 16. A Galleria 17. Ladies First 18. The Irrepressible Jets 19. The Sporting Culture Email Stan Isaacs at sibelch@optonline.net If you don't have the law on your side, you've got to have a lawyer on your side. — Laura Reznick