Today’s bit of pointless Charles Schulz trivia

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When Schulz played golf in the 1964 Crosby ProAm, he was the “Am” (amateur) paired with a pro named Bryant Harvard. Now Bryant, as a pro golfer, had a fairly undistinguished career, winning no major tournaments. He did, however, achieve years before this tournament one thing that I’m pretty sure the Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer and most of the other pros playing never did: he was picked in the pro football draft by the Boston Patriots.

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Award-winning Snoopy

I’m at a convention this week. Went to an award ceremony today, and something Peanuts got an award. Now, I’m used to seeing that happen when I go to comic convention award ceremonies… but this wasn’t a comics convention. It’s a museum store convention, for folks who run the gift …

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Teen Peanuts characters in teen hands

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25 years

Today is 25 years since Charles Schulz passed away. Tomorrow is 25 years since the final Peanuts strip ran. And yet, Peanuts is far from gone. The material is more available than it was when the strip was actually being created, with the entire run collected into books and available …