One last story from the book signing. As I stood in Barnes and Noble at the Gateway last Wednesday evening, the folks in line were over at least number 400. In the middle of the line, standing there patiently, like anyone else, was my friend Dr. Donald Steinberg. If you are versed in Buckeye History, you know Dr Steinberg played on the '42 National Championship Team. If you are versed in medicine, you know he was a highly successful surgeon. And if you are versed in Buckeye Literature, you know he wrote "Expanding Your Horizons- College Football's Greatest Team", the fascinating story of his team and teammates, and the book that Coach Tressel had the 2002 National Champions read before their winning season.

If you know the above, you also know that Coach Tressel is extremely close to that group of guys. They were his Dad's generation. I am pretty sure Don Steinberg is on Coach's speed dial, or at the very least could probably get as many books as he wanted signed by Coach, any time, any place. But there he was, in a line of 400 like everyone else. If you have read the stories of his teammates and his generation, and if you have interviewed Dr. Steinberg, as I have, it comes as no surprise that he stood in line and waited his turn.