SubscribeBenny Friedman finds Justice
Actually, it’s the other way around as The Justice, the student newspaper of Brandeis University, ran this profile of Murray Greenberg, author of the latest biography of the Jewish football star. Friedman was a coach at the school in the 1950s.
Author interview: Murray Greenberg
The Hugging Harrold Reynolds blog posted this interview with the author of Passing Game: Benny Friedman and the Transformation of Football.
The Philadelphia Jewish Exponent ran this review of the book.
More on Benny Friedman
From Nextbook.org, this interview with Murray Greenberg, author of the new biography, Passing Game: Benny Friedman and the Transformation of Football.
Some excerpts:
Was Friedman part of a large Jewish contingent in football or an anomaly?
It’s sort of both. The distinction lies in college versus the pros. There were a fair number of Jewish college football players [...]
This week’s sports in NJ Jewish News
tIn case you missed the print edition, this week’s issue carried stories on:
Author takes a look back at a forgotten hero
On this date: October 29
1933 – Benny Friedman throws a 9-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to give the Brooklyn (football) Dodgers a 7-0 victory over the Chicago Cardinals.
2000 – Miami Dolphins quarterback Jay Fiedler begins a streak of 92 consecutive passes without an interception, spanning five full games
2007 – QB Sage Rosenfels of the Houston Texans throws [...]
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