Articles written by Ted Sherman in Sports & Recreation

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About me - Ted Sherman

After Navy service in World War II, I earned a BFA from the Phila. College of Art (now the Univ. of the Arts). I was then recalled to active duty in the Korean War. Following was a 40-year career in public relations, advertising, sales promotion, graphic design,

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Sports & Recreation > Football Players Greatest NFL running backs of all time: 1 of 12
OK, sports fans. Here we go again. Old vs young. Then vs now. My view is that it isn't so much about who were the greatest running backs in NFL history. It is the ever-ongoing argument about whether the almost super-human, carefully-groomed, multi-million-dollar athletes of today are actually superior to all the NFL guys of l... More..
Sports & Recreation > Football Players Pound for pound, who was the best NFL quarterback?: 2 of 21
Of course, two of the greatest are about to go up against each other again, so whether they'll ever make the list of the best in history may depend on this one game. However, most current sports experts expect both Tom Brady of the New England Patriots and Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers to be enshrined in the NFL Hall o... More..
Sports & Recreation > Baseball (Other) What makes a great baseball park: 2 of 19
A great ball park is much more than the bricks and mortar. It isn't all the state-of-the-art electronics that flash super-sized video, the digital scoreboard nor any of the other gimmicks that now give ball parks glitz and glamor.A great ball park is Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, Wrigley Field, Veterans Stadium and other still... More..
Sports & Recreation > Football Players Reflecting on the murder of Sean Taylor, NFL superstar: 2 of 17
Washington Redskins Safety Sean Taylor is dead. That much is known. How and why he was killed we may never know. Friends and family came forward after his death and report that he had been threatened by former friends for several weeks and he had been afraid they'd kill him, his girlfriend and his one-year-old daughter. There... More..
Sports & Recreation > Hiking & Backpacking How to predict the weather while outdoors: 1 of 8
It's easy for an old retiree. I live in the hot, dry Arizona desert. Our skies are spectacular, ranging from burning golden hot and clear, to magnificent black clouds shooting long streaks of lightning. We can see weather coming from miles away and have hours to seek shelter before it hits us. Also, my arthritis, which rarely... More..
Sports & Recreation > Football (Other) Commercials undercut TV viewing of NFL football: 2 of 14
It isn't only NFL football watchers who suffer from the commercial interruptions. TV is overflowing with advertising garbage, and the virtual smell is getting stinkier every day. When TV first started to come into the home in the late 40s, commercials, which were mostly live at the time, took up no more than a minute or two o... More..
Sports & Recreation > Martial Arts Boxing: A look at safety and health issues: 1 of 7
I did some boxing and coached boxers in the Navy. Our highlight achievements were invitations to appear on local TV to participate in some all-service bouts. I won't confess how many years ago this was, but you can guess when I tell you the TV was black and white and broadcast was live from a downtown arena. When I bragged to... More..
Sports & Recreation > Baseball Players Baseball legend Phil Rizzuto goes home: 1 of 7
Of course, it is appropriate to honor the Scooter for the fun and excitement he brought to baseball both on and off the field. It should also bring some thoughts about comparing him to another prominent name who also reached a milestone in his career in recent days.Unlike the little Rizzuto, Barry Bonds is a huge, steroid-stu... More..
Sports & Recreation > Baseball Players Barry Bonds and Major League baseball's home run record: 10 of 66
Bonds is getting close, with just a few less than Hank Aaron's record-breaking 755 home runs. Babe Ruth is third with 714 and Mays fourth with 660. Sammy Sosa has just joined the exclusive list with his 600th four-bagger.There will always be the question as to whether all the modern leaders are actually in the same class with... More..
Sports & Recreation > Swimming Tips for learning how to swim: 3 of 19
As a high school student, I was captain of our state-champ swim team. While in college, I went on Naval Reserve duty every summer for 90-day active duty periods as a swim and abandon ship instructor. Did all of that experience help me when my kids came along? You'll have to ask them, but my way of teaching them how to swim se... More..