He had worked in a music store and as a clerk at an insurance company and hadn’t “been away from the office on account of sickness for 3½ years.” Asked if he played the piano or organ, he wrote “Neither” and replied “I think not” to the question of whether he could lead in singing. …
Writer in New York City. Author of Rise and Fire: The Origins, Science, and Evolution of the Jump Shot — And How It Transformed Basketball Forever.