At 10:36 AM 4-15-2000 +0900, Karen/Greg Ambrose wrote:
>I still have my old college hockey newsletters down in the basement
>somewhere.  I never me Birkmayer but looking back, he certainly provided a
>great service for college hockey fans back in the 70's.  He also had a
>pretty good PA voice that filled Houston Field House, especially on Big Red
>Freak Out Night!
 
Don used to sit at the press bench in the pre-renovation Field House,
directly under the no smoking sign, cigarette dangling from his lips as he
made the pre-game announcement about no smoking was allowed in the Field
House.  A bout of throat cancer cured him of that.
 
Joe
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