Pat Heery

Patrick Heery started his sports writing career in 2016 for The Has Been Blog, and, in 2018, began writing for Yardbarker, a sports and entertainment site. A history major in college, he practices real estate law in Ohio.

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8 Defunct NFL Teams With Unusual Histories

In the league's first-ever night game, the Providence Steam Roller played the Chicago Cardinals with a football painted white, giving it the appearance of a large egg.

(Original Caption) Dallas Cowboys Bob Hayes (22) takes a punt during the first quarter and runs it back 64 yards to the Cleveland Browns 13-yard line. Dallas went on to score a few plays later. Dallas was leading the Browns 24-7 at halftime. That's John DeMarie (55) who missed Hayes.
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8 Athletes Who Excelled at Two Sports

Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Deion Sanders, Bo Jackson and others flashed rare skills.

It's a jubilant mob scene as happy fans carry Celtics' Tommy Heinsohn, coach Red Auerbach (center) Bill Russell celebrate an NBA title in 1965.
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The 7 Boston Celtics Who Powered the NBA’s Greatest Dynasty

In the 1960s, Red Auerbach, Bill Russell, John Havlicek and four other Hall of Famers led the team to nine titles—a decade of dominance unparalleled in major North American pro sports.

Longtime Georgetown coach John Thompson and star center Patrick Ewing. / Bettman Archives via Getty Images
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8 College Basketball Coaches Who Changed the Game

Georgetown's John Thompson was a champion for African American players, and Tennessee's Pat Summitt became a fierce advocate for the women's game.