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DEL.ICIO.USTerence Moore
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After more than 30 years of working for major newspapers, I’ve had several claims to fame. They go beyond the various awards I’ve won from the Associated Press, the San Francisco Press Club, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Sporting News and various Georgia sportswriting associations.
For instance:
- I wrote the first story ever about future baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr.
Yes, I’m getting old.
This was back when I worked at the Cincinnati Enquirer, and Griffey was an 8-year-old megastar for his Knothole League team. He played every position, but he primarily was a pitcher. Opponents regularly sobbed when they headed toward home plate with Griffey on the mound.
- In addition to the Enquirer, I worked at the San Francisco Examiner covering the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco Giants before I began writing a sports opinion column. I came to the AJC in December 1984. Along the way, I covered three of the six coldest games in NFL history.
The worst was the Freezer Bowl in Cincinnati between the Bengals and the San Diego Chargers for the American Football Conference title in 1981. The temperature was minus-9 with a wind-chill factor of minus-59.
I’m still shivering.
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