I once sat in judgment of Bruce Jenner.
I will not sit in judgment of Caitlyn Jenner.
The year was 1999 and The Courant put together a 17-person panel, ranging from Kristine Lilly to Rico Brogna to Howie Dickenman, to select and rank the 25 greatest Connecticut athletes of the 20th century. My bosses were kind. They put me on the panel.
Our state has long been blessed with an abundance of athletic talent. Steve Young, Calvin Murphy, Willie Pep, Brian Leetch and on and on. Yet only one name on that list, one that was ranked No.