Furmanology: Dick Sheridan’s losing season

By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Young men wouldn’t play football if it wasn’t fun. The most fun is winning. At the same time, a losing season, while unthinkable, can be beneficial. Dick Sheridan, who died last summer, coached the Paladins for eight seasons, accumulating a record of 69 victories, 23 defeats and …

A great man gets his due

By MONTE DUTTON From left, Bernard Durham, Bobby Sheridan and Robbie Caldwell (Monte Dutton photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ NORTH AUGUSTA – It was hot, not unlike football practices 40 years ago. It led me to words written by Tom T. Hall, paraphrased to reflect the passage of time. Was that only yesterday or 40 years ago? Lions …

Richard the Lionhearted

By MONTE DUTTON Stanford Jennings and Tim Sorrells (Monte Dutton photos) It’s been a week. When I learned Dick Sheridan had died, I dropped everything and tried to write something that others would not. For most of a decade, I worked with and for Sheridan. https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ His greatness stands on its own merits. It doesn’t …

Winning Isn’t Everything, but It Beats Whatever Ranks Second

Clinton, South Carolina, Sunday, September 22, 2019, 1:06 p.m. The first NFL game just came on. Falcons at the Colts. Oh, bother. The game’s going to be background noise. I’ll likely watch the IndyCar race. Laguna Seca is as cool as its name. I’m going to watch the next Country Music installment tonight. It’s about …