CHICAGO When the new medium of television was taking hold, kids in the Chicago area lucky enough to have a set got their first tastes of shows made “just for them” on WGN. The very first children’s host was singer and radio personality Richard “Two Ton” Baker, whose “Wonder House” puppet show debuted on the […]
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Constable: When childhood hero dies, memories warm the soul Many kids in Indiana in the 1960s pretended they were Leroy Keyes, The Golden Mr. Do-Everything, who ran, threw, kicked and played defense for the Purdue Boilermakers. Courtesy of Purdue Athletics Purdue University star player Leroy Keyes was a strong voice for civil rights. The Heisman Trophy finalist was one of 41 students arrested during a peaceful protest in 1969 on the Purdue campus. Courtesy of Purdue Athletics While quarterback Bob Griese, right, is known for being an NFL Hall of Famer, his teammate Leroy Keyes, left, was selected as the greatest football player in the first 100 years of Purdue football. During Keyes career, the stadium would chant en masse, Give the ball to Leroy!