The definitive, magisterial Encyclopedia of Cleveland History tells us that local athlete-turned-politician John Patrick Kilbane (1889-1957), though a featherweight boxing champ of some renown, “was not a very popular titleholder” out of town. Owww! I’d hate to read what the new edition has to say about LeBron. About me, for that matter. Thanks, big, thick Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. I’m sure readers outside of town often mistake you for a joke book too.
