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Dick Harmon

Dick Harmon is a columnist for the Deseret News with a focus on college athletics. He previously worked as executive sports editor, sports columnist, city editor and police reporter for the Provo Daily Herald for 26 years. He has often appeared on ESPN and other broadcasting programs nationwide. He has written three books and co-authored a fourth. His work has appeared in The Sporting News and other national publications. He and his wife AnnaLee have four children and reside in Orem, Utah.

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Recent Articles by Dick Harmon

John Beck gets a new start in the NFL with the Houston Texans

Published: Sunday, May 27, 2012 12:00 am MDT

John Beck has become a nomad quarterback in the NFL with his latest stop being the Houston Texans.

BYU's Harvey Unga returns to Chicago to make NFL dream work

Published: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 12:00 am MDT

Harvey Unga is making his comeback. The bruising running back is trying to become one of the Monsters of the Midway.

Penn State and Miami games catapulted Ty Detmer into the national spotlight

Published: Sunday, May 20, 2012 12:00 am MDT

Editor's note: This is the last of three columns reflecting on the career of College Hall of Fame inductee Ty Detmer.

Reflecting on Ty Detmer's career, praise comes easy

Published: Saturday, May 19, 2012 12:00 am MDT

When the folks who control the College Football Hall of Fame picked the 2012 class and announced it to the world this past week, it was a big deal in Texas that four of those players to be inducted grew up in o...

Consistency made Ty Detmer stand out

Published: Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:00 am MDT

The latest BYU quarterback to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame remains his old self, a guy who doesn't get caught up in his fame. He's due for a new Ford pickup. He says his star status in Tex...

BYU rugby poised for second national championship

Published: Monday, May 14, 2012 12:00 am MDT

Some call it real football. Rugby, a clash of meat and bones, with no protection — its a game of speed and power where the smart and practiced usually rise to the top.

BYU football: Holly Mendenhall takes the reins when needed for her husband, sons

Published: Sunday, May 13, 2012 12:00 am MDT

Holly Mendenhall's daily schedule springs forward like a fired bullet — a blur of meals, taxi services and baskets of laundry. Outgoing, engaging and quick with banter, she is the polar opposite of her in...

Universities shouldn't ban college football

Published: Friday, May 11, 2012 12:00 am MDT

Is it true college football does not further the primary purpose of higher education, which is academics? Therefore, should it be banned? Famous sports author Buzz Bissinger believes it should be taken away fro...

BYU golfers Zac Blair, Justin Keiley headed for national scene

Published: Wednesday, May 9, 2012 12:00 am MDT

BYU golf coach Bruce Brockbank has at least two chances to see two of his guys shine on the national scene. One chance is at the NCAA regionals; another is the U.S. Open.

U.S. Open golf qualifying tournament: 3 Utahns move to next stage of qualifying

Published: Monday, May 7, 2012 12:00 am MDT

Two Nationwide Tour veterans snagged the first two of five places in the U.S. Open qualifying at Alpine Country Club on Monday. A BYU varsity golfer then won a playoff spot in a seven-man playoff.