Great Lakes Sports Publishing

15/11/2020

Get your copy before they run out. Now available on Ebay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/By-Air-Ground-and-Sea-History-of-Great-Lakes-Navy-Football-New-Book-WWII/254740480331?hash=item3b4fb7414b:g:JwcAAOSwcQVdRQSk

The book focuses on the seasons 1918, 1942-45, 1953-54. Seven incredibly unique season of college football, spanning 3 global wars, with the legendary GREAT LAKES NAVY BLUEJACKETS. The History of Great Lakes Navy Football.

15/11/2020

15/11/2020

Get your copy before they run out. Now available on Ebay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/By-Air-Ground-and-Sea-History-of-Great-Lakes-Navy-Football-New-Book-WWII/254740480331?hash=item3b4fb7414b:g:JwcAAOSwcQVdRQSk

The book focuses on the seasons 1918, 1942-45, 1953-54. Seven incredibly unique season of college football, spanning 3 global wars, with the legendary GREAT LAKES NAVY BLUEJACKETS. The History of Great Lakes Navy Football.

04/12/2019

Sharing my collection of 1000+ artifacts, photos, video, audio, programs & tickets. Follow me on instagram

04/10/2019

Top Five? Really?

https://www.baseballhappenings.net/2018/11/the-top-five-books-about-baseball.html

03/09/2019

By Air Ground & Sea: The History of Great Lakes Navy Football is on sale on Ebay.

The book focuses on the seasons 1918, 1942-45, 1953-54. Seven incredibly unique season of college football, spanning 3 global wars, with the legendary GREAT LAKES NAVY BLUEJACKETS. The History of Great Lakes Navy Football.

27/10/2017

Navy Day - October 27th

02/08/2017

Sadly. Football legend Ara Parseghian, a Navy WWII Veteran, passed away today. Mr. Parseghian was kind enough to agree to be interviewed for my Great Lakes football book several years ago. Interestingly enough, he served as a boot camp Company Commander at Great Lakes from 1943 to 1945. I asked him, "You've written and been the subject of several books. Has anyone ever asked you about your military service before?" He responded "No, first time. They'd usually ask 'Were you in the service during World War Ii?' 'Yeah. I was in the Navy'--and that was it." He recalled being a Commander Commander was "kind of like being a coach." Truely a classy gentleman.

Ara Parseghian, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame who coached Notre Dame and Northwestern, died at 94.

20/11/2016

By Air Ground & Sea. The exclusive history of the Great Lakes Navy Football Team. Limited copies remain. Order at Amazon or Ebay.

http://www.amazon.com/Air-Ground-Sea-History-Football/dp/0981547249/

Seven incredibly unique seasons of college football, spanning 3 global wars, with the legendary GREAT LAKES NAVY BLUEJACKETS Features interviews with 25 former players, 100+ rare color and B&W photographs, season records, statistics, and box scores--with a beautiful glossy softcover binding. ...

30/09/2016

Our vintage Great Lakes football & game used jersey, at its new home--The National Musuem of the American Sailor. Mr. Drvaric, aside from his football accomplishments, was a very special man.
https://sailorsattic.wordpress.com/2015/07/27/emil-drvaric-the-1943-great-lakes-bluejackets/

Did you know that Naval Training Station Great Lakes was once home to competitive football and baseball teams? Most famously, the Great Lakes Bluejackets played, and won, the 1919 Rose Bowl game. L…

26/09/2016

R.I.P. Mr. Arnold Palmer

04/07/2016

Long wartime tradition contunes. . .

03/07/2016

Historic 1st MLB game played on a military base tonight
http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2016/7/3/12088944/the-braves-and-marlins-will-make-history-at-fort-bragg-today

Sunday’s Say Hey, Baseball includes sports history for the Marlins and Braves, Mike Trout’s sky proposal, and Vin Scully’s very first thoughts on Sandy Koufax.

02/06/2016

Notre Dame football legend Bob Williams sadly has passed away. Very fortunate to interview him in 2010, for my book By Air Ground & Sea about his military service during the Korean War at the Bainbridge Naval Training Station.

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/15883972/former-notre-dame-fighting-irish-quarterback-bob-williams-dies-age-86

Bob Williams, the starting quarterback when Notre Dame finished 10-0 and won the national championship in 1949, has died. He was 86.

30/05/2016

Lt. Bob Kalsu, of the Buffalo Bills.

10/05/2016

From the archives, 74 years ago this month. . . Lieut. Mickey Cochrane & the Great Lakes Blue jackets host the Chicago Cubs. Love the old Cubs uniforms

30/01/2016

Great Lakes Navy vs. Northwestern University in 1943. Look for the previously benched/2nd Qtr sub Otto Graham ( #48 for NU, in white)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ljSVE7CCjs

Northwestern vs. Great Lakes, October 16, 1943, Evanston, Illinois. Final score, NU: 13, Great Lakes: 0. Northwestern defeated #14 ranked Great Lakes to beco...

23/01/2016

My 2011 article for the Lake County Journal:

http://www.lakecountyjournal.com/2011/03/31/great-lakes-northwestern-athletic-connection-renewed-once-again-april-14/azhkgfx/?__xsl=/print.xsl

Local news and video for McHenry County, Illinois

21/12/2015

03/11/2015

Confirmed yesterday--for those who have asked. One does indeed exist! An original Halas & May Wilson 1945-46 era Great Lakes road grey jersey--not a reproduction. Thanks to Tom!!

10/09/2015

One year ago today, we lost Mr. George Spencer--a reserve football quarterback for the Great Lakes Bluejackets in 1944 and, later, a baseball pitcher for the NY Giants ('shot heard around the world' fame). It was my great pleasure to interview him several times in the making of "By Air Ground & Sea" in 2013.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dispatch/obituary.aspx?pid=172441579

Read the Obituary and view the Guest Book, leave condolences or send flowers. | Spencer George E. Spencer, age 88, passed away peacefully on September 10, 2014. Preceded in death by his parents Irvin B. and Ethel (Elwell) Spencer, sister Sally (Spencer) Jordan and two infant

04/06/2015

By Air Ground & Sea - Also available on Ebay. Limited copies remain.

Covers the historic 1918, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1953, 1954 football seasons at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station.....when many NFL players--from the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Cardinals, among others--joined the Navy to fight for their country.

22/04/2015

www.navytimes.com/story/sports/2015/04/21/former-navy-lieutenant-called-up-by-cardinals/26128787/

Former Navy man Mitch Harris has made it to the majors, ready to join the St. Louis Cardinals' bullpen.

10/03/2015

If you haven't already, you may want to follow this inspiring story of a wounded Navy Veteran and his quest to play in the Major Leagues. David Jacobs has tried out for the Dodgers (Mar. 1st), the Tigers (Mar. 9th), and has an upcoming tryout with the White Sox. Reminds me of the great Bert Shepard, the amputee Army pilot who played for the Washington Senators in '45.
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/mar/08/veteran-amputee-mlb-tryout-detroit-tigers/

One leg and all, Daniel Jacobs will try out with the Detroit Tigers on March 9.

20/02/2015

http://www.amazon.com/Air-Ground-Sea-History-Football/dp/0981547249/

Seven incredibly unique seasons of college football, spanning 3 global wars, with the legendary GREAT LAKES NAVY BLUEJACKETS Features interviews with 25 former players, 100+ rare color and B&W photographs, season records, statistics, and box scores--with a beautiful glossy softcover binding. ...

19/02/2015

It took nine games but Tom Hruby, a 32-year-old Navy SEALs instructor and Northwestern defensive end, finally made his college football debut Saturday against Michigan at Ryan Field.

28/01/2015

http://www.ebay.com/itm/251808663783

Covers the historic 1918, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1953, 1954 football seasons at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station.....when many NFL players--from the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Cardinals, among others--joined the Navy to fight for their country.

20/12/2014

For sale, from the archives:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251763930466?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

1940 edition U.S. Navy Bluejackets Manual. This 1940 edition Bluejackets Manual, the manual of instruction of all things Navy issued to all Navy recruits, was issued and owned by Apprentice Seaman Leo F. Kubacki in 1943.

11/11/2014

Happy Armistice Day!

17/12/2013

Books are now available on Amazon.com

www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_athr_dp_sr_1?ie=UTF8&field-author=Roger+Gogan&search-alias=books&text=Roger+Gogan&sort=relevancerank

Amazon.com: Roger Gogan: Books

27/11/2013

70 years ago today: The Great Lakes Bluejackets football team upset the undisputed #1 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish on an improbable hail mary pass--19 to 14--before 22,000 Naval trainees at Great Lakes' Ross Stadium. Two surviving players interviewed for By Air Ground & Sea. Available on Amazon.com