Dan Coughlin has covered Cleveland sports for more than four decades, as a sportswriter for The Plain Dealer (1964-1982) and on WJW-TV 8 (since 1983). His columns also appeared in the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram, Medina Gazette, Lake County News-Herald, Painesville Telegraph and other newspapers. He was twice named Ohio sportswriter of the year and was honored with an Emmy award. He traveled with the Browns and Indians, and covered some of the biggest college football games of the 20th century, including five major bowl games. He was at ringside for several world championship fights as well as the Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier series. He covered 17 Indianapolis 500s and several auto races in Europe. He lives in Rocky River, Ohio.
A trove of tales--some poignant, even tragic; many hilarious. All
of them reveal Coughlin's unique perspective from more than 40
years in sports journalism.--Barbara McIntyre "Akron Beacon
Journal" (12/11/2011 12:00:00 AM)
Coughlin not only lived these wild stories but has the ability to
tell them so well that you can almost smell the stale beer and
cigar smoke as you read them . . . you will feel sad when you turn
the last page.--Dan Hanson "ClevelandSeniors.com" (12/5/2011
12:00:00 AM)
Final tally: 18 Laughs out loud, 28 guffaws, 16 snickers. What a
fun read!--John Telich "WJW FOX 8 TV" (11/1/2011 12:00:00 AM)
This book is fun. Full stop. Filled with stories of Cleveland
sports history, local media nuggets and a dash of drinking
shenanigans, "Pass the Nuts" was quite simply a bunch of fun to
read . . . The chapters breeze by, whether they're about LeBron
James or about Dan fighting a whip-wielding bar tender.--Ben Cox
"Ben Blog" (11/30/2011 12:00:00 AM)
Who better to share so much knowledge about the world of Cleveland
amateur and professional sports than Dan Coughlin? His new book is
a wonderful collection to take Cleveland fans back down memory
lane.--Mike Holzheimer "Sun News" (12/16/2011 12:00:00 AM)
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