Bylines

A sampling of magazine and newspaper articles from Keith Dunnavant's print journalism career.

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Out of Darkness

Dunnavant's Paydirt Illustrated (1995)

"For the first 52 years of his life, Charley Pell was driven by an inner rage..."

The Prosecution Never Rests

Atlanta Magazine (1996)

"There are times when Nancy Grace dreads the darkness..."

The Chef Who Came Out of the Cold

South Walton Life (2002)

"Even now, Sandor Zombori remembers how the snow drifted from the sky without any wind. If only he could forget the snow, perhaps he could forget the rest..."

Majors' Betrayal

Sport Magazine (1993)

"On one of those muggy summer mornings that makes Pittsburgh feel more like New Orleans, Johnny Majors leans forward in his desk chair and recites the tidy little list to which he has reduced his rage..."

The Miracle Within

Dunnavant's Paydirt Illustrated (1997)

"When the dreams overtake him in the middle of the night, transporting him to a world that exists only in his sub-conscious mind, Kent Waldrep feels whole again..."

Risky Business

Atlanta Magazine (1998)

"On a dreary winter afternoon on the steps of the Georgia state capitol, Ralph Reed ignores the thunder rumbling in the distance..."

Awash in Red Tape

Los Angeles Times (1988)

"Jens-Peter Berndt stood on the edge of free West Berlin recently, just short of the barbed wire, armed guards and watch towers, and gazed across the Berlin Wall into the life he left behind..."

The best yet from QB U?

The National (1990)

"As soon as the barrage started last Halloween, Mike Jenkins stuck his head out the front door and tried to get a good look at the culprit..."

Georgia Tech bounces Virginia's title hopes

The National (1990)

"Near the end, Shawn Moore just watched the ball and Virginia's national championship hopes bound away..."

Auburn's Burger embroiled in controversies

Dallas Times Herald (1987)

"Auburn quarterback Jeff Burger gripped his sore right ankle, lifted it forward, then backward, and smiled..."

The Buck(eyes) have it

The National (1991)

"Years from now, they will only remember The Shot..."

Life After Death

Sport Magazine (1993)

"On the day the football died, Mitchell Glieber felt dirty..."

USC Lacks Confidence and Points

Los Angeles Times (1987)

"USC forward Chris Moore could see it in his teammates' eyes, their body language, their listless expressions of self-doubt..."

How will the pros size up Michigan's Morris now?

Birmingham Post-Herald (1988)

"Jamie Morris stuffed a pair of wristbands into his blue-and-gold Michigan travel bag and zipped it shut for the final time..."

Mackey: Do as I say...not as I do

The National (1990)

"The only monument to Kevin Mackey continues to take shape on the southwestern edge of the Cleveland State campus..."

Douglas glad Tyson knows who's champ

The National (1990)

"When Mike Tyson appeared on the television in John Johnson's suburban Columbus living room Tuesday, James (Buster) Douglas's carefree smile faded into an icy stare..."

Wild, wild change in NFL playoffs

The National (1990)

"In a move to maximize television revenues, the NFL announced Thursday a revamped playoff structure..."

Goal to Go

Sport Magazine (1993)

"The moment the ball hit the ground may haunt Turner Gill forever. Because an incomplete pass is sometimes much more than an incomplete pass..."

College football's new era a click of the dial away

The National (1990)

"The dominos have just started to fall, but they began rocking in the wind years ago..."

Crawford's block extra sweet for Auburn

The National (1990)

"Just when luck and respect seemed exhausted for No. 4 Auburn Saturday, Darrell Crawford's arm appeared out of nowhere to deny fate and Mississippi State..."

Atlanta lets the joy begin

The National (1990)

"When Juan Antonio Samanranch stepped to the podium in Tokyo at precisely 7:47 a.m. EDT Tuesday, holding Atlanta's dream in his hands, the buzz of 5,000 Atlantans faded into an eerie silence..."

Quick Hits

Excerpts from a life of chasing deadlines (1979-2009)

"Peyton Manning takes the ball in his right arm and executes a perfect seven-stop drop, scanning the horizon for an easy mark..."

Tumbling Dice

Mediaweek (2000)

"Tom Wolfe will carry the memory to his grave. One night in 1968, shortly after the publication of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, which cemented his reputation as one of the fathers of new journalism, the author agreed to take a ride..."

Another Beating for Birmingham

Sports inc. magazine (1988)

"It has been 25 years since the nation watched civil rights protesters, led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., being beaten by police with billy clubs, attacked by police dogs and sprayed with fire hoses as they marched through the streets of Birmingham, Ala..."

Unsafe at This Speed?

BusinessWeek (1999)

"It's a routine Monday morning inside Daytona USA, the $20 million interactive museum celebrating America's fascination with stock car racing..."

The Cable Guy

Atlanta Magazine (2001)

"The image is burned into my memory. I'll always remember Ted Turner as a cowboy crooner..."

Gender War on the Playing Fields

BusinessWeek (1996)

"Four years ago, Brown University gymnast Amy Cohen refused to go quietly..."

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