Malcome in the Middle: Kennedy's stalwart leadership

Making the East Texas Honor Roll was a big deal. Two decades ago, it was my job to decide who was on it.

Each Saturday morning in autumn, football coaches from the East Texas area would telephone me at the Tyler Morning Telegraph to nominate a player and report his achievements from the previous night.

Once, a countrified coach from Cayuga, a farming community in Anderson County, called to list his star player’s Friday night exploits.