Cardinal Football

Jim Bolus was 54 when he died in May, 1997. A sportswriter for The Courier-Journal and Louisville Times for more than 30 years, he became known as the world's foremost expert on the Kentucky Derby. His awards include the Dean Eagle Memorial Award, four Florida Thoroughbred Breeders awards, the Old Hilltop Award, the Warner Jones Award, the Walter Haight Award, and the Joe Palmer Award. Billy Reed began his journalism career with the Lexington Herald-Leader, his current employer, in 1959. He was associated with Sports Illustrated from 1968 through 1997, the last seven years as a senior writer. In 1974, he succeeded Joe Creason as general columnist of The Courier-Journal, and three years later he succeeded Dave Kindred as that newspaper's sports editor, a job he held until he returned to the Herald-Leader in January, 1987.Bolus, Jim is the author of 'Cardinal Football' with ISBN 9781583820483 and ISBN 1583820485.