Gene Elston's Corner -- Quotes, stories, photos, columns
Gene Elston's Corner
A Collection of Historical Contributions, Interviews and Speeches
from the Original 'Voice of the Astros'.
by Gene Elston
Gene Elston
2006 Ford C. Frick Award Winner
Astroquotes
- Collection of quotations from Colt.45s/Astros
Remembrances
- Anecdotes about the Colt .45s/Astros
Photos
- Gene Elston Photo Gallery
1962 Daily Recaps
- Day-by-day history of the 1962 season
State of the Game
- Speech to the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame in 2002
Review of Gene Elston's book
Wild World of Sports
Aceptance speech for the Ford C. Frick Award, July 30, 2006 (text)
Frick Award speech (video)
Gene Elston segment on 1560 "The Game" for 03/02/08. (audio)
AstrosDaily
columns:
It's About the Game And Not The Names
- 2/17/02
Early Contraction
- 2/27/02
Remembering the inaugural 1962 season
- 3/01/02
M&M's - back-to-back Milleniums
- 3/16/02
Will the real "Lip" stand up?
- 3/26/02
The Shadow Government
- 4/21/02
Opening Day
- 4/01/03
The National Pastime
- 8/22/04
Spring Training Has Arrived!
- 2/23/07
Opening the black door
- 5/08/07
The 3000-Hit Club
- 6/30/07
Spring Training From The Beginning
- 2/28/08
Baseball's Closest Ally
- 3/15/08