IF UNION sporting director Earnie Stewart wants to understand why the heat is on his head coach, Jim Curtin, he only has to ask Curtin.
Curtin grew up in Oreland as a hardcore, 4-for-4 Philadelphia sports fan.
He had not yet turned 4 when the Sixers won the NBA title in 1983 and then he waited a quarter century for the Phillies to bring the city its next major professional sports championship by winning the 2008 World Series.
For Curtin, "The Curse of Billy Penn" happened during the prime developmental years of his perceptions as a sports fan.