Gene Lyons

Stories

What happens when a high school football team tries to bench its coach?

Feb 1978

It’s not Diamond Jim Brady, Bet a Million Gates, an Arab sheik, or Liberace. It’s a library.

Jan 1978

It’s not Diamond Jim Brady, Bet a Million Gates, an Arab sheik, or Liberace. It’s a library.

Jan 1978

In the bush leagues, rooting for the home team can be a humbling experience.

Sep 1977

The rodeo where it really doesn’t pay to win.

Feb 1977

Surprise! There may be hope for Southwest Conference basketball.

Jan 1977

Forget Jimmy Carter—this is what the New South’s all about.

Oct 1976

Pity the poor Vietnamese: so far from home, so close to Beaumont.

Jun 1976