Leo Biga’s Journey in the Pipeline; Following The Champ, Terence “Bud” Crawford in Africa
Leo Biga’s Journey in the Pipeline; Following The Champ, Terence “Bud” Crawford, in Africa
This is the first time i’ve posted the stories I wrote about my travels to Africa with boxing champ Terence “Bud’ Crawford just as they appeared in Metro Magazine (http://www.spiritofomaha.com/Metro-Magazine/The-Magazine/). The publisher and editor generously allotted several pages to this rather epic spread highlighting various facets of the two-week trip to Uganda and Rwanda.
NOTE: As originally presented for publication in metroMAGAZINE/mQUARTERLY August 2015 edition.
©by Leo Adam Biga
BTW: My blog features many other stories I’ve written about Crawford.
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