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April Fools Day, George Plimpton and The Curious Case of Sidd Finch (a blast from the past) (Original Post) Brother Buzz Apr 2021 OP
A classic underpants Apr 2021 #1
I remember when this was first published. How long has it been now? Auggie Apr 2021 #2
I never saw the SI article until years later, but vividly remember the buzz it created Brother Buzz Apr 2021 #3
Thanks. Guess I was subscribing to SI back then ... Auggie Apr 2021 #4
Sports Illustrated left my world in 1968... Brother Buzz Apr 2021 #7
Plimpton also got the Detroit Lions to let him "play" QB for the experience. brush Apr 2021 #5
Paper Lion was a well received book and was made into a film two years later Brother Buzz Apr 2021 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Auggie Apr 2021 #8

Brother Buzz

(36,216 posts)
3. I never saw the SI article until years later, but vividly remember the buzz it created
Thu Apr 1, 2021, 06:26 PM
Apr 2021

Plimpton's story was so well crafted and bizarre that everyone believed it. Even after SI came clean, a whole bunch of people continued to believe it.

It was published in 1985

Auggie

(31,067 posts)
4. Thanks. Guess I was subscribing to SI back then ...
Thu Apr 1, 2021, 06:35 PM
Apr 2021

because I read it right when it came out.

I believed it, of course.

Brother Buzz

(36,216 posts)
7. Sports Illustrated left my world in 1968...
Thu Apr 1, 2021, 07:15 PM
Apr 2021

when my brother changed his subscription address when he left for college. After that, I did alright with just the SF Chronicle Green Section.

Brother Buzz

(36,216 posts)
6. Paper Lion was a well received book and was made into a film two years later
Thu Apr 1, 2021, 07:06 PM
Apr 2021

I saw the film, but never read the book.

Response to Brother Buzz (Reply #6)

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