Hall of Famers and Tony G

In my lucky life as a sportswriter, I would say that I covered — REALLY covered — a dozen or so Hall of Fame caliber athletes. Not all of these players are in the Hall of Fame or maybe ever will be, but at their best they were at that Hall of Fame level.

These include:

Melvin Stewart, Olympic champion in 200-meter butterfly. In many ways, Mel and I grew u…