TORONTO — - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Fifty years ago this week a frightened teenager (me) was called into the sports editor’s office on a Sunday night at the Kingston Whig-Standard.
Doug McConnell was a good boss, but a little intimidating for a high-schooler.
“How do you write your name: Bob Elliott, Jr. Or Bob Elliott Jr.?” he asked as he wrote the variations on paper.
First name and last names I answered.
The next day — April 4, 1966 — I opened the Whig and there on page 11 was my first byline. Surprise.