Tom Briere News Today

The North High School star went on to be a well-respected teacher and coach.

Nearly all information from Orlando at the start of Twins spring training in the 1960s came from three beat writers: Tom Briere for the Minneapolis Tribune, Max Nichols for the Minneapolis Star and Arno Goethel for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch. Twins followers came to expect the following note in four newspapers starting in 1965: "Utility player Cesar Tovar missed the first day of workouts due to visa problems." It took a while for us naive Minnesotans to realize Cesars late arrivals...