"Sports Legends and Heroes" Author to Speak at Press Club on Oct. 29

Earl Heard, author of “Sports Legends and Heroes,” will speak at the Baton Rouge Press Club on Monday, Oct. 29.

Heard will discuss his book, which focuses more on what the athletes have done with their overall lives than wins, scores and championships.

Press Club meets on Mondays at the De La Ronde Hall in downtown Baton Rouge at 320 Third St. Lunch, which is served at 11:30 a.m., is $12 for members and $15 for nonmembers.

The public is invited, but only members of the Press Club and members of the news media are allowed to ask questions during the question-and-answer portion of the program.