Dick Heller
Articles by Dick Heller
HELLER: One final memorial for Mount Vernon
There is sadness today in the hearts of many Washingtonians with more than a touch of gray in their hair. Published September 26, 2008
HELLER: Yankee Stadium’s last goodbye
As 20 former pinstriped stars jogged or walked onto baseball's most famous field, the people roared and clicked digital cameras nonstop for favorites ranging from Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford to Paul O'Neill and Willie Randolph. Published September 22, 2008
THE WAY IT WAS: Final farewell in Bronx
The crowd was announced as a record 74,217, though the actual attendance was less than 60,000. Outside, more than 20,000 fans were turned away on a raw, spring day when the temperature did not reach 50 degrees. Published September 21, 2008
Dick Heller: Victory proves Friedgen is still a master motivator
This was the one Ralph Friedgen and his Maryland Terrapins had to have. Published September 14, 2008
Dick Heller: Zorn’s first foe: History
Will Jim Zorn lead the Redskins onward and upward in his first season as coach? Published September 3, 2008
The Way It Was
Dick Heller: Heart attack felled eloquent Giamatti soon after Rose ban. Published September 2, 2008
Goodbye, promised land
The Way It Was: Malone left Maryland for the ABA. Published August 26, 2008
Dick Heller: Nats’ casualties of woe could be Acta, Bowden
Someone must pay. Published August 21, 2008
Dick Heller: Nowadays, potential can be a greedy word
Aaron Crow: for the birds. Published August 19, 2008
Dick Heller: Kahn recalls stories of summer
An old literary friend. Published August 14, 2008
Dick Heller: On wrong side of history
A shot Stobbs couldn't forget. Published July 29, 2008
The Way It Was
Unchallenged Indurain won five in a row. Published July 21, 2008
Dick Heller: NL East’s class clowns, the Nats
When they slink into Atlanta's Turner Field on Friday night, the Gnats will be coming off their hottest four-day stretch of the season. Published July 17, 2008
Correcting a grave injustice
The Way it Was: Ruth's mother finally gets headstone. Published July 15, 2008
Dick Heller: Ruth built it, but he had lots of help
A new Yankee Stadium? You might as well build new versions of the U.S. Capitol, Big Ben and the Sphinx. Published July 14, 2008
Burgundy and gold dwarfs all in District
Dick Heller: Start the countdown. Published July 8, 2008
‘Accident waiting to happen’
When thoroughbred racehorses gallop along a track at top speed, potential tragedy rides in the saddle alongside the jockeys. Thankfully, that kind of tragedy doesn't occur often. When it does, every human connected to the horse feels physical and psychological pain. Published July 7, 2008
An epic finish
The Way It Was: Borg held off McEnroe in 1980 Published July 1, 2008
Dick Heller: RFK’s team worth watching
The biggest winner in town. Published July 1, 2008
Dick Heller: On one leg, Shepard became pitching hero
A real MVP. Published June 24, 2008
