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If It Happened In Minnesota Sports In The Last Forty Years, Dave Mona Was There. Working The Sports Beat For Print And Radio, Covering The Big Stories And The Ones Others Missed, Rubbing Shoulders With The Stars And Introducing The Rookies, Mona Is A Longtime Fixture On The Sports Scene. Join Dave Mona As He Revisits A Lifetime Of Vignettes, Each One A Window Onto Minnesota's Sports World. As He Recounts His Days Reporting On The Twins And The Gophers, Sparring With Sid Hartman On Their Sports Huddle Radio Program, And Preparing His Award-winning Pregame Vignettes For Gopher Football, Mona Takes Readers Behind The Scenes To Meet Celebrities And Characters Like Hartman, Billy Martin, Rod Carew, Dave Moore, Halsey Hall, Molly Ivins, And Many More. A Wonderful Story Of Life Around The Locker Room, His Book Is Also A Portrait Of A Remarkable Personality And A Fascinating Aspect Of Minnesota's Cultural World. Growing Up In Minneapolis -- Making My Way In Journalism -- The Huddle, And Beyond. Dave Mona. Includes Index.
