Pass the Nuts: More Stories About The Most Unusual, Eccentric & Outlandish People I’ve Known in Four Decades as a Sports Journalist - Softcover

A trove of tales--some poignant, even tragic; many hilarious. All of them reveal Coughlin's unique perspective from more than 40 years in sports journalism.--Barbara McIntyre"Akron Beacon Journal" (12/11/2011)

Coughlin not only lived these wild stories but has the ability to tell them so well that you can almost smell the stale beer and cigar smoke as you read them . . . you will feel sad when you turn the last page.--Dan Hanson"ClevelandSeniors.com" (12/05/2011)

This book is fun. Full stop. Filled with stories of Cleveland sports history, local media nuggets and a dash of drinking shenanigans, "Pass the Nuts" was quite simply a bunch of fun to read . . . The chapters breeze by, whether they're about LeBron James or about Dan fighting a whip-wielding bar tender.--Ben Cox"Ben Blog" (11/30/2011)

Final tally: 18 Laughs out loud, 28 guffaws, 16 snickers. What a fun read!--John Telich"WJW FOX 8 TV" (11/01/2011)

Who better to share so much knowledge about the world of Cleveland amateur and professional sports than Dan Coughlin? His new book is a wonderful collection to take Cleveland fans back down memory lane.--Mike Holzheimer"Sun News" (12/16/2011)

Dan Coughlin serves up a second rollicking collection of stories about colorful characters and memorable events from his four decades covering sports for Cleveland TV and newspapers. Meet the gun-toting fanatics of Morgana Park—once home of “the most intense slow pitch softball league in the world.” Sit in on a star-studded night in the legendary Theatrical Restaurant alongside Don King while Coughlin flips a coin for a $500 bar tab with Ted Turner. Ride along on a series of death-defying, top-priority helicopter trips to report on . . . high school football. Reading Coughlin’s stories is like dipping into a bowl of bar nuts—easy to start and hard to stop!