The Last Word on Chick

With all due respect, at least one good thing has come with Chick Hearn’s passing. It has allowed the public to bear witness to the fact that T.J. Simers, like the Tin Man, does indeed possess a heart.

While reading Page Two on Wednesday, one could almost hear the drip of tears on Simers’ keyboard as he wrote his touching ode. Chick is probably looking down from above right now, smiling, headset in place, knowing that his final act on earth caused the mustard to come off the biggest hot dog of all.

John R. Grush

Mission Viejo