Mike O'Hara, who has worked at The Detroit News since 1966 and has covered the Lions since 1977, is retiring -- just in time to not have to endure another Lions season.
"I'm not an unhappy camper; it's just time," he said.
In O'Hara's years covering the Lions, they've had 10 head coaches, more bad quarterbacks than I care to count, and two great running backs who won Heisman Trophies at colleges in Oklahoma and had the initials B.S. O'Hara has covered somewhere around 500 Lions games, exactly one of which was a playoff win.
I grew up in the Detroit area, and my obsession with football began at an early age, and my family subscribed to the Detroit News, so I basically learned to read on O'Hara's writing. The News won't be the same without him.
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7-25-2008 @ 7:46PM
Randy said...
"O'Hara has covered somewhere around 500 Lions games, exactly one of which was a playoff win."
Now that's just sad. But very poignant.
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8-01-2008 @ 10:09AM
Neal said...
Mike O'Hara is an excellent writer. He captured the essence of everything he wrote about. I will miss his analysis and insight covering each Lion's game. Monday's sports section won't be quite the same. Good luck, Mike. Your writing inspired countless fans.
Neal
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