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Date: 20 Feb 2007 19:18:11
From: tomk
Subject: Dan Jenkins
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An old friend of mine who does not use the internet has asked me to see if I
can find anything about the writer: Dan Jenkins ... he reckons he was a
great writer and knew Hogan well ... and wrote about him ... my friend - and
I - are particularly interested in anything he wrote about Hogan ... but
also anything else about golf - articles / books etc.
I am just putting this up before I Google it to see if anybody has any
resources that may be of interest ... Thanks in advance.
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Date: 20 Feb 2007 23:33:40
From: Chris Sorenson
Subject: Re: Dan Jenkins
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tomk wrote:
> An old friend of mine who does not use the internet has asked me to see if I
> can find anything about the writer: Dan Jenkins ... he reckons he was a
> great writer and knew Hogan well ... and wrote about him ... my friend - and
> I - are particularly interested in anything he wrote about Hogan ... but
> also anything else about golf - articles / books etc.
>
> I am just putting this up before I Google it to see if anybody has any
> resources that may be of interest ... Thanks in advance.
>
>
Jenkins has had a column in Golf Digest for decades.
Hogan met Jenkins when Jenkins was something of a standout college
player at some school in Texas. I can't remember which school though.
Jenkins wanted to turn pro but, figuring he didn't have the chops, went
into sportswriting. He wrote for the Fort Worth daily starting
sometime in the late 40's early 50's (?).
They weren't great friends but Curt Samson (in his book "Hogan")
described Jenkins as Ben Hogan's favorite sportswriter.
Jenkins ususally manages to find a way to mention Hogan, Snead, and
or Lord Byron in pretty much every column he writes. I don't think
he'll be happy again until one of those guys wins another tournament...
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Date: 21 Feb 2007 05:57:38
From: Chris Bellomy
Subject: Re: Dan Jenkins
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Chris Sorenson <csoren@isd.net > wrote:
: tomk wrote:
: > An old friend of mine who does not use the internet has asked me to see if I
: > can find anything about the writer: Dan Jenkins ... he reckons he was a
: > great writer and knew Hogan well ... and wrote about him ... my friend - and
: > I - are particularly interested in anything he wrote about Hogan ... but
: > also anything else about golf - articles / books etc.
: >
: > I am just putting this up before I Google it to see if anybody has any
: > resources that may be of interest ... Thanks in advance.
:
: Jenkins has had a column in Golf Digest for decades.
:
: Hogan met Jenkins when Jenkins was something of a standout college
: player at some school in Texas. I can't remember which school though.
Jenkins attended TCU.
: Jenkins wanted to turn pro but, figuring he didn't have the chops, went
: into sportswriting. He wrote for the Fort Worth daily starting
: sometime in the late 40's early 50's (?).
Jenkins graduated TCU in '53. He then started on the sports desk
of the Fort Worth Press, working for Blackie Sherrod and alongside
Bud Shrake.
: They weren't great friends but Curt Samson (in his book "Hogan")
: described Jenkins as Ben Hogan's favorite sportswriter.
Hogan and Jenkins were friendly enough, though Jenkins had a
better relationship with Hogan's brother Royal. (So did almost
everybody else.)
: Jenkins ususally manages to find a way to mention Hogan, Snead, and
: or Lord Byron in pretty much every column he writes. I don't think
: he'll be happy again until one of those guys wins another tournament...
Or until TCU wins another national championship in football.
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Chris Bellomy
C-List Charter Member
http://clist.org/
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Date: 21 Feb 2007 23:27:58
From: Chris Sorenson
Subject: Re: Dan Jenkins
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Chris Bellomy wrote:
>
> : Jenkins ususally manages to find a way to mention Hogan, Snead, and
> : or Lord Byron in pretty much every column he writes. I don't think
> : he'll be happy again until one of those guys wins another tournament...
>
> Or until TCU wins another national championship in football.
>
Both equally unlikely events? ;)
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Date: 22 Feb 2007 07:24:48
From: Chris Bellomy
Subject: Re: Dan Jenkins
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Chris Sorenson <csoren@isd.net > wrote:
: Chris Bellomy wrote:
: >
: > : Jenkins ususally manages to find a way to mention Hogan, Snead, and
: > : or Lord Byron in pretty much every column he writes. I don't think
: > : he'll be happy again until one of those guys wins another tournament...
: >
: > Or until TCU wins another national championship in football.
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: Both equally unlikely events? ;)
Pretty much.
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Chris Bellomy
C-List Charter Member
http://clist.org/
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