Dick Heller
Articles by Dick Heller
Army turned Navy Inside and Outside
The Way it Was: Just three months after World War II ended, this was a gala occasion. Published December 4, 2008
DICK HELLER: Monumental task awaiting Tapscott
Ed Tapscott has been around basketball in Washington and elsewhere for what seems forever, but I doubt he has ever felt as honored as he does now. Published November 29, 2008
Dick Heller: Senators’ Vernon deserves induction
More than 200 family members and friends celebrated Thanksgiving five days early last week during a memorial service for Mickey Vernon at Widener University in Chester, Pa. Published November 25, 2008
‘Just kneel down, Joe’
Dick Heller: Pisarcik didn't, and his fumble forever changed game. Published November 23, 2008
BCS not Obama’s concern
Dick Heller: It's nice that President-elect Barack Obama wants changes in the ludicrous BCS ... but why? Published November 20, 2008
THE WAY IT WAS with DICK HELLER: Southpaws set ‘em down
Death claimed two outstanding left-handers of the 1950s last week. The pair couldn't have been more different. Published November 16, 2008
DICK HELLER: Rebirth of a rivalry at Byrd Stadium
Good football players and teams make plays when they have to, which is exactly what Maryland did Saturday at Byrd Stadium. As a result, the maddeningly inconsistent Terrapins live to fight another day or two for a title in the ACC's Atlantic Division. Published November 16, 2008
Major leaguers in camouflage
Can you imagine baseball stars like Alex Rodriguez, Chase Utley and Cliff Lee doffing their stretch-knit uniforms to don military duds? Published November 11, 2008
An All-American drama
The Way It Was: Gipp's tale still holds sway. Published November 9, 2008
Dick Heller: Clothes do not make the men
New uniforms, same old players. Published November 7, 2008
Feller didn’t balk
Dick Heller: Pitcher, other players served in WWII. Published November 5, 2008
Portis a student of history
Once, a long time ago, O.J. Simpson was considered a good guy by most people - and possibly the best running back in NFL history. Published November 2, 2008
Wrong place, wrong time
The Way It Was: Buckner's folly. Published October 28, 2008
DICK HELLER: Schizophrenic squad somehow pulls it out
Those perplexing Maryland Terrapins sure know how to spoil homecoming for their fans - and almost for themselves. Published October 26, 2008
Dick Heller: Maryland stands up to Wake
The biggest problem for Maryland's quixotic football team might just be that its remaining schedule isn't tough enough. Published October 19, 2008
Mr. October’s three-for-all
The Way It Was: As the New York Yankees took batting practice before Game 6 of the 1977 World Series, Reggie Jackson whacked ball after ball into the right-field seats at Yankee Stadium. Published October 19, 2008
Dick Heller: A different District during feverish 1950s
Archbishop Carroll High School will induct 11 athletes and one coach from the 1950s into its Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, and the occasion provides a chance to examine the changes in sports and society hereabouts over a half-century. Published October 18, 2008
A hit, no bat
Heller: Brinkman starred alongside Howard for the Senators Published October 5, 2008
Dick Heller: Minding his temper
Although Tommy Bolt won 15 PGA Tour events and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, that's not why fans remembered him. Published September 28, 2008
DICK HELLER: Rocket’s red glare not needed at the Stadium
Hunkered down in his hurricane-battered Houston mansion this week, Roger Clemens told the New York Post he was "heartbroken" not to be included in those closing ceremonies at Yankee Stadium the other night. Published September 27, 2008
