Trailblazer – Hughie Long ~ From Homeless to Halls of Fame

By Tom Reardon   Considering Hughie Long’s traumatic childhood, he could have been a sour, bitter person. Instead, he took a path that led to three Hall of Fame inductions, and there’s a road in Cresson, Texas, named in his honour. He was born in Battleford, Saskatchewan, in 1907. His family had a farm west …

John J. Bowlen

From PEI to Buckingham Palace By Tom Reardon John James Bowlen quite possibly took the most diverse route ever travelled from P. E. I. to Buckingham Palace. Visiting the Queen in her house was not a lifelong ambition, but here’s how it came to be. He was born on the family farm near Cardigan, P.E.I., …