Category: J.W. Calinger

Calinger: “Save the Fullback!” campaign underway

By J.W. CALINGER ISL Correspondent OMAHA, Neb. — The college and pro football seasons are about to begin, and with it, so is my annual Save The Fullback campaign. The fullback has become an endangered species in football, a casualty of the trend towards playing as much as possible like kids in a backyard, throwing […]

Calinger: Painting Gabby Douglas as just black hero misses the mark

By J.W. CALINGER ISL Correspondent Note: Calinger is a white man who attended inner-city schools throughout his life, allowing him to offer a unique perspective on this topic. Although we don’t have much of the racial tension that Jesse Owens encountered in Berlin, that Cassius Clay encountered between winning a gold medal and becoming Muhammad […]