March 2017
Phoenix Trotting Park Demolished: Jimmy Dunnigan: from Buffalo Raceway to Phoenix Trotting Park to Los Alamitos Race Course in California, see The Demolition video at the end of article.
Jimmy Dunnigan opened Buffalo Raceway in nineteen forty-two, after his father, the late State Senator John J. Dunnigan, led the way to legalizing [...]
Phil Ranallo – The World War 2 Marine, Journalist
My father joined the United States Marine Air Corp in WW2 and became a Tail Gunner on an SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber. Above is my fathers United States Marine Corps Id [...]
His name is Jack Horrigan, he is a 716 Sports Legend. The following article was written by my father, Buffalo Courier Express Sports Columnist Phil Ranallo on June 4th, 1973. The name of the Special column is “Waiting for Lefty” Please read this Beautiful Tribute to Jack Horrigan, he was the Publicity Director for the Buffalo Bills Football Team. I placed the column in my fathers book (What’s New Harry?) . I consider this to be one of the Greatest Columns my father wrote during his 42 year career at the Buffalo Courier Express Newspaper.
Congressman Jack Kemp wrote the above letter to my father after reading the column. He also had the column published in the Congressional Record, (see below). I am sure the [...]
Rick Azar Buffalo New York Broadcasting Legend
This Biography also appeared in the WKBW Channel 7 Buffalo Courier Express Insert. The Western New York Oldsmobile dealers came out with a Special Edition of the Oldsmobile [...]
