Would it surprise you to learn that Muhammad Ali, perhaps the greatest boxer of all time, prepared for some of his biggest fights at a training camp he built in rural Pennsylvania? Muhammad Ali was introduced to Pennsylvania coal country by Gene Kilroy, a member of...
By Steve Bartos / Barty’s Bits & Ramblings Dec 5, 2018 www.bartysbits.com We are often defined by our passions, and over a lifetime we may have just a handful of opportunities to define who we are by our choices. Mike Madden, the son of legendary NFL Coach, John...
By Bernard Fernandez on Jul 22 2018 thesweetscience.com Boxing’s seemingly ageless wonder, Bernard Hopkins, once observed that “history lasts forever,” but that is only partially true. History is, like almost everything else, a perishable commodity. The importance of past events and individuals almost always correlates to how many...
The Washington Post By Adam Kilgore June 9, 2016 DEER LAKE, Pa. — They have flocked here by the hundreds, on a pilgrimage, drawn by the past and the spirits whistling through the maples and beeches. The sign on one side of Sculps Hill Road reads “Welcome...
DEER LAKE, Pa. (AP) — Technically, Mike Madden found the property for sale online, made some calls and made a deal to make it his. Technically, he plans to open a museum on the premises in which the public will pay to see what he's done...
DEER LAKE, Pa. -- Some consider him the world's great boxer and he used to train right here in northeastern Pennsylvania. Muhammad Ali built a training facility in Schuylkill County years ago. Last year, a new owner bought the place and has been working on converting it...
DEER LAKE — Sitting on a large rock with the name of boxing great Jack Dempsey painted on its side, Gene Kilroy shook his head. He was back at a spot where he had once spent a lot of time, a place that holds a lot...
ORWIGSBURG -- Mike Madden is big on sports history. He gets this from his dad, who just happens to be NFL Hall of Fame coaching and announcing legend, John Madden. But the younger Madden was angry over the many media misstatements he heard in the immediate...