In the summer of 1951, as the Brooklyn Dodgers faced the New York Giants in a tense pennant race, John took his seat, notebook in hand. There was a buzz in the air, an unshakable feeling that something remarkable was about to happen.

Then came the moment. Bobby Thomson stepped up, the pitch came in, and with a swing, the ball soared into history. The stadium erupted. Fans screamed, players leaped with joy or crumbled in heartbreak.

Other reporters rushed to their typewriters, desperate to capture the chaos, but John simply watched. He took a slow breath, let the moment settle. Then, carefully, he wrote the first line of his column:

"The echoes of this afternoon will never fade."

And he was right. The "Shot Heard ’Round the World" became immortal, and so did John’s words.