Austin paper spotlights Lovie and Big Sandy
The Austin American-Statesman features Big Sandy’s favorite son Lovie Smith in its Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006, issue.
Under the headline “The Big Time Has Arrived for Former Small-Town Coach Lovie Smith,” Michael Corcoran writes about the coach of the Chicago Bears football team and his growing up in the small East Texas town of Big Sandy.
PHOTO: Lovie Smith signs an autograph for a fan in June 2006 at a celebration in his honor in the cafeteria of Big Sandy High School. [Traders Guide of Texas photo]
The coverage mentions a party residents of Big Sandy threw for Mr. Smith in June of this year and the naming of a street for him.
Included are quotes from Lovie’s East Texas friends, who depict him as a genuinely nice guy.
See the article and much more about Coach Smith and Big Sandy at statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/other/12/10/10lovie.html.
TradersGuideofTexas.com thanks Mac Overton for the tip about the American-Statesman article.