Brett Callahan

Off the Court

Youngstown State alumni, as Brett Callahan tells it on the shows. Each story was checked against its source.

• Simeon Bookerfirst Black Washington Post reporter

  Simeon Booker. First Black reporter at The Washington Post. He's on our list. Youngstown guy walks into that newsroom first. That's steel.

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• Evelyn G. Lowerycivil rights leader

  Evelyn Lowery. Civil rights leader. Marched from Selma to Montgomery. She's on the Youngstown State list. Some people talk. She walked.

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• Thomas Boppco-discovered Comet Hale-Bopp

  Thomas Bopp. Astronomer. Co-discovered Comet Hale-Bopp. That's his name on the comet. Second half. Penguin.

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• Ed O'Neillactor, Al Bundy and Jay Pritchett

  Ed O'Neill. Al Bundy on Married with Children. Jay Pritchett on Modern Family. Two TV dads, one Youngstown guy. Neither dad smiled much. Checks out.

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• James Traficantexpelled, convicted congressman

  Jim Traficant. Master's in counseling, 1976. Convicted on ten felony counts in 2002, bribes and racketeering. The House threw him out, 420 to 1. He got eight years. He used to end speeches with beam me up. They did.

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