For Adie Procter and Eddie Sellers and their buddies, sports were and are the bond that unites them. The two Nashvillians were both Golden Gloves boxers back in the Golden Era, a bygone time when the love of sports reigned.
"Some of my greatest memories are of Golden Gloves boxing at the Hippodrome," said Procter, now 76 and still in great shape, referring to the famed, multi-purpose Hippodrome Arena in Nashville. "Nashville produced a lot of good boxers from those times.
"The newspapers covered our boxing a lot, and it was a big deal," he added. "They would run sometimes two or three pages and big headlines."
Procter and his buddies were from Kalb Hollow, the nickname for North Nashville, and attended North High School.
Eddie Sellers came from an athletic family and is still involved in fitness/athletics. He is the longtime owner of the popular Hermitage Fitness Center on Lebanon Road in the Hermitage/Donelson area, just blocks from the Hermitage itself.
He and his three brothers Billy, Ronny and Danny were all Golden Gloves boxers. You can imagine the sibling stories they have.
Procter, Sellers and their buddies still get together often, keeping those bonds of friendship together formed back in the golden days of sports......
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