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Legendary LSU coach Dale Brown stood out in an era when picking up the phone mattered

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Vaccaro, M. (2026, October 24). Legendary LSU coach Dale Brown stood out in an era when picking up the phone mattered. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/24/sports/legendary-lsu-coach-dale-brown-stood-out-in-an-era-when-picking-up-the-phone-mattered/

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The article recounts a personal experience from 1998 when the author received an unexpected call at work from legendary LSU basketball coach Dale Brown. The piece highlights how, during that era, answering unknown calls was common and often led to interesting interactions. It emphasizes Coach Brown's significance by drawing parallels between his impactful communication style and the historical importance of the newsroom where the interaction took place.

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Legendary LSU basketball coach Dale Brown called an editor at the Kansas City Star late one winter night in 1998, surprising them by immediately identifying himself. The call was emblematic of a time when picking up unfamiliar numbers was common and valued social interaction, reflecting the era's reliance on traditional communication methods like telephones. This anecdote highlights Brown’s prominence and the warm, interconnected journalism community atmosphere at that time in the Kansas City Star newsroom.

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Mike Vaccaro

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🔮 Before I could say hello, the voice on the other end barged in.

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I was working late in the newsroom that Friday night, sometime in the winter of 1998. asserted

I → work → 1998

Ernest Hemingway worked there once, and it always featured the wonderful newsroom soundtrack of clacking keyboards and humming conversations and ringing telephones. asserted

it → work → keyboards

My telephone rang. asserted

telephone → ring → ?

But in those days, that didn’t stop you from picking up the phone anyway. asserted

that → stop → phone

Before I could say hello, the voice on the other end barged in. uncertain

voice → say → end

“It’s Dale Brown.” asserted

It → ’ → ?

Legendary LSU coach Dale Brown stood out in an era when picking up the phone mattered

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