Rich Beyond Measure defines the best things in life that are cannot be measured by money — like my wife, children, grandchildren, and dogs. Like my family, West Virginia, its high school athletics and fans hold a special place for me.

As a fulltime sportswriter (1989-2015), I focused on plays and strategies, particularly in basketball, picking the brain of as many coaches as I could and absorbing much information that I have implemented as a youth, AAU, and high school basketball coach.

I have covered the NFL, MLB, and PGA Tour and interviewed Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, and Patrick Reed, hung out with Lee Trevino, and walked a practice round with Charles Howell III.

My “Best of West Virginia” (I’ve seen in person)

Baseball

Hitter — Jedd Gyorko, University; Up the middle — Trey Dawson, Hurricane (shortstop); Anthony Whittington, Buffalo (pitcher); Corey Bird, Herbert Hoover (centerfielder); Teddy Payne, Hurricane (catcher).

Football

J.R. House, Nitro (quarterback); Eddie Drummond, Linsly (running back); Darrion Scott, Capital (linebacker); Ricky Sherrod, Capital (DB); Randy Moss, DuPont (wide receiver)

My prime brush with greatness was 1997 at Three Rivers Stadium when Deion Sanders shamed me into leaving the Cincinnati Reds clubhouse.

“I think perfect objectivity is an unrealistic goal; fairness, however, is not.” — Michael Pollan