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Atlanta Braves organist Matthew Kaminski (left) teamed up with “Mr. College Football” Tony Barnhart to entertain and talk some ‘ball with sports fans last Tuesday at Greensboro’s historic Festival Hall. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

Atlanta Braves organist Matthew Kaminski (left) teamed up with “Mr. College Football” Tony Barnhart to entertain and talk some ‘ball with sports fans last Tuesday at Greensboro’s historic Festival Hall. T. MICHAEL STONE/Staff

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Talkin’ Ball at Festival Hall

T. Michael Stone
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Those attending the “Talkin’ Ball at Festival Hall” event on Nov. 12 were treated to a unique combination of music and college football commentary hosted by the Greene County Chamber of Commerce and Nicole Chillemi.Tony Barnhart, known in many circles as “Mr.
Tony Barnhart

Tony Barnhart

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Festival Hall to ‘Talk Ball’ with Barnhart in November

News Staff
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Festival Hall is not well known for promoting or presenting sports events. Still, the arts and sports will collide on Nov. 12 at Greensboro’s premier arts venue and cultural center. Braves’ organist Matthew Kaminski and Tony “Mr.
(From L to R): Dene Channell, Al Cason, and David Barnhart, who were all members of the 1970 Greene County High School football team, get set to sign books at the ceremony.

(From L to R): Dene Channell, Al Cason, and David Barnhart, who were all members of the 1970 Greene County High School football team, get set to sign books at the ceremony.

‘19 of Greene’ holds book signing at GCHS

Story And Photos By Lance Mccurley
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Greene County High School hosted a special and historic event on Dec. 9 in its lunchroom. Greene County alumni and famous college football writer Tony Barnhart hosted a signing for his new book, “ The 19 of Greene,” about the first integrated football team in 1970 at GCHS.
L-R: “Sweet” Lamar, author Tony Barnhart, Charles Turner and Darryl Farley were all members of The 19 of Greene, the first integrated football team in Greene County High School’s history. IAN TOCHER/Staff

L-R: “Sweet” Lamar, author Tony Barnhart, Charles Turner and Darryl Farley were all members of The 19 of Greene, the first integrated football team in Greene County High School’s history. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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Barnhart discusses new book at GWM event

Ian Tocher
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Noted sportswriter and college football TV personality Tony Barnhart presented his new book, The 19 of Greene: Football, Friendship, and Change in the Fall of 1970 to a packed house on Dec. 5 as the final “Meet the Author” guest of the year for the Georgia Writers Museum (GWM).
Book review: The 19 of Greene

Book review: The 19 of Greene

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Book review: The 19 of Greene

Tony Barnhart
Thursday, November 30, 2023
“Transported … that’s the word … I was utterly transported!” I found myself repeating those words as I pondered this book review of The 19 of Greene by Tony Barnhart. I am not exaggerating. I really was taken back to another world, one that no longer exists.
Tony Barnhart/File Photo

Tony Barnhart/File Photo

GWM presents sports author Tony Barnhart

Tony Barnhart
Thursday, November 16, 2023
From Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird to Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, there have been many great books written about the challenges of racial integration.
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