A whirlwind week came to a close late Saturday night as we pulled into our driveway in Mt. Prospect, Illinois.
We succeeded in what we set out to accomplish on Monday, October 19 with a speaking engagement before members of the Franklin County chapter of the National Alliance for Mental Illness. Three days later, we were back on I-65 and I-70 heading toward Columbus for three book signings and a meet and greet of thousands of Buckeye and Chic Harley fans outside Ohio Stadium before the game against Minnesota. In the process we opened three more outlets where Columbus area residents can purchase The One And Only: Chic Harley - America’s Great Athlete. Look on our website in the days ahead for an updated listing of retail outlets in and around Columbus and Chicago. Also look for some special promotions for the book. Just this week we were included in the Columbus Dispatch’s Readers Rewards program for newspaper subscribers.
Meanwhile, we will be returning to Columbus once again this Thursday to meet with the real people of Columbus and the Ohio State community. That night at 6 p.m. we’ll be hosting a Chic Harley program at East High School, where Chic set the world on fire with his football heroics from 1912 to 1914. Our visit is all part of our overall effort to properly honor Uncle Chic–something Ohio State has done to a degree, but has failed to go far enough. Our program is free and open to the public–not an invitation only event. East High School, meanwhile, is thrilled at having the chance to honor the man who lit up its gridiron and the man whom the prep football field was named after in 1929. On Friday a new orange and black Harley Field sign will adorn the press box area. We commissioned the sign earlier this year as a reminder to everyone who attends future football games at East that Chic Harley was one of the school’s most famous alums.
Look for photos of our visits–both last week and this week–to soon appear on this website.
And, if you’re interested in joining our effort to persuade Ohio State to properly recognize Harley for all he did for the university, please email us a note expressing your desire to become involved. Just last week, a longtime Columbus resident pledge his support in getting a statue or some other kind of tribute to Chic in place.