'Hat guy' Mike Celizic has cancer

Best of luck to Mike.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/31526935/

 

Never met him, but I've long admired his ability to write humor.

 

damn. prayers out to mike, a talented writer and more importantly a good guy.

 

This is the worst news I've heard today.

All the best to Mike.

 

I grew up reading Mike and Bill Pennington every morning in The Record. They had as much influence on me in my early years as anyone, from a sports writing perspective.

(How's that for a solid 1-2 columnist punch, by the way?)

Sorry to hear about Mike's condition, and I'll be sending good thoughts his way.

 

Mike is one of the top guys I met in the business. We shared a lot of good laughs and bad deadlines at many, many sports events.
If anyone here knows how to send him a message, please PM me.
If not, I hope Mike will visit the site, because I want to say how much I'm pulling for him.

 

It's a damn good one. Read them all the time growing up in Bergen County, and that paper played a big role in sparking my interest in this profession. (On second thought, maybe that wasn't such a good thing).

 

imdeed. while the n.y. tabs were going at it in the '80s and '90s, the record and star-ledger were right there with them covering sports. always an excellent section, both of 'em.

 

It took me three days to sign in here, but it was worth it to be able to thank you all for the kind words and good thoughts. I really appreciate it.
Stay tuned to MSNBC.com or Todayshow.com for updates on this big adventure.

Mike Celizic

 

great to hear from you, mike. please do your best to keep us posted.

 

BTW: My email is - and this will be a surprise - elsombrero@hotmail.com.

Michael Gee: I expect to hear from you.

 

awesome! 8)