Frank Howard

Former Clemson football Coach Frank Howard, 78, underwent back surgery, and officials at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta said there were no complications.

Fifty years ago, the biggest man inside Los Angeles' biggest new landmark was 6-foot-7, 255-pound Frank Howard, the National League rookie of the year in 1960 who helped break in Dodger Stadium by slugging 31 home runs, batting .296 and driving in 119 runs. Howard, 75, resides in Northern Virginia and stays informed about major Dodgers news, such as Magic Johnson being part of the new ownership group and Clayton Kershaw winning last year's NL Cy Young Award, only on a limited basis.

Frank Howard, the coach who turned a small agricultural college, Clemson, into a football power, died Friday at 86. Famed for his country wit and fractured English, Howard retired in 1969. In recent years, he was a regular at Tiger sporting events. His courtside spot at Littlejohn Coliseum will be roped off for Clemson's basketball game today against North Carolina State. Howard's Clemson career started when he signed a one-year contract in 1940.

Frank Howard, the coach who turned a small agricultural college, Clemson, into a football power, died Friday at 86. Famed for his country wit and fractured English, Howard retired in 1969. In recent years, he was a regular at Tiger sporting events. His courtside spot at Littlejohn Coliseum will be roped off for Clemson's basketball game today against North Carolina State. Howard's Clemson career started when he signed a one-year contract in 1940.

Fifty years ago, the biggest man inside Los Angeles' biggest new landmark was 6-foot-7, 255-pound Frank Howard, the National League rookie of the year in 1960 who helped break in Dodger Stadium by slugging 31 home runs, batting .296 and driving in 119 runs. Howard, 75, resides in Northern Virginia and stays informed about major Dodgers news, such as Magic Johnson being part of the new ownership group and Clayton Kershaw winning last year's NL Cy Young Award, only on a limited basis.

Michael Franks and Denean Howard gave the United States victories in the the men's and women's 400-meter races Wednesday at the World University Games. The U.S. team had swept the 100-meter gold medals at the Dinamo Stadium Tuesday. Franks used a strong kick to finish in 45.33 seconds, a stride ahead of Nigeria's Moses Ugbisie. American Raymond Pierre took the bronze. In the women's 400, Howard won in 51.07.

Growing up in Vermont in the summer of 1952, 13-year-old James Kinneson's major concerns are trout fishing, baseball and whether or not he will grow an inch or two taller before school reopens in the fall. James' village of Kingdom Gool, so remote that he and his father, Charles, frequently drive for miles to the highest ridge in order to pick up the Boston Red Sox game on the car radio, is typical rural Americana.

Frank Howard, fired as a New York Yankee coach in August 1989, has signed a two-year contract to rejoin the coaching staff, the New York Daily News reported.

Growing up in Vermont in the summer of 1952, 13-year-old James Kinneson's major concerns are trout fishing, baseball and whether or not he will grow an inch or two taller before school reopens in the fall. James' village of Kingdom Gool, so remote that he and his father, Charles, frequently drive for miles to the highest ridge in order to pick up the Boston Red Sox game on the car radio, is typical rural Americana.

Michael Franks and Denean Howard gave the United States victories in the the men's and women's 400-meter races Wednesday at the World University Games. The U.S. team had swept the 100-meter gold medals at the Dinamo Stadium Tuesday. Franks used a strong kick to finish in 45.33 seconds, a stride ahead of Nigeria's Moses Ugbisie. American Raymond Pierre took the bronze. In the women's 400, Howard won in 51.07.