Random Sports Reference

  Tank McNamara from the brilliant adroit pen of Bill Hinds Remember comicstrips?  Remember newspapers? Well, for those too young ➖ or too old ➖ to remember either of the above mentioned items, they used to run hand-in-hand.  Legend has it they still do.  Back in the day when handheld newspapers were all the rage (no, seriously, they used to be bigger than social media), countless numbers of people read the comics page before anything else. Comics pages were populated by comicstrips, essentially humorously drawn panels that told a clever story, joke or gag. These strips were produced by artists who generally worked for outfits who syndicated them to newspapers that subscribed to their content.  If by chance you still subscribe to a handheld newspaper, don't forget to take all your daily medication and check the calendar to see if you're forgetting one of your grandchildren's birthday, because chances are you're, uh, old.  And while you're at it, make a note...