He was the strangest of all our national sports idols. But not even his disagreeable character could destroy the image of his greatness as a ballplayer. Ty Cobb was the best. That seemed to be all he wanted. — Jimmy Cannon Copy Share Image
Women aren't embarrassed when they buy men's pajamas, but a man buying a nightgown acts as though he were dealing with a dope peddler. — Jimmy Cannon Copy Share Image
I suspect guys who say, "I just send out for a sandwich for lunch," as lazy men trying to impress me. — Jimmy Cannon Copy Share Image
A sports expert is the guy who writes the best alibis for being wrong — Jimmy Cannon Copy Share Image
He was the strangest of all our national sports idols. But not even his disagreeable character could destroy the image of his greatness as… — Jimmy Cannon Copy Share Image
“Christmas is a holiday that persecutes the lonely, the frayed and the dejected. ” — Jimmy Cannon Copy Share Image
I can't remember ever staying for the end of a movie in which the actors wore togas. — Jimmy Cannon Copy Share Image
A puck is a hard rubber disk that hockey players strike when they can't hit one another. — Jimmy Cannon Copy Share Image
It is the best of all games for me. It frequently escapes from the pattern of sport and assumes the form of a virile… — Jimmy Cannon Copy Share Image
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