Frank FitzpatrickWhat I DoFrank is a columnist and general assignment reporter focusing on sports enterprise, projects and features. His Sunday column, 'Frank’s Place', examines Philadelphia’s rich sports history.(215) 854-4550Classic Penn State-Notre Dame games in the 1980s and ’90s: Two-point tries, frigid cold, and a tug at a kilt The Nittany Lions faced the Fighting Irish 12 times back then and won eight of their meetings. “It was must-see TV,” Jay Paterno recalled. Frank Fitzpatrick Jan. 8, 2025Link copied to clipboardHow Jameer Nelson, ‘that little kid from Chester,’ became a Philly sports icon Our Icons series continues with Jameer Nelson, whose love of basketball helped him lead St. Joseph's to the brink of the Final Four and keeps him around the game with a new dream.Frank Fitzpatrick April 1, 2022Link copied to clipboard‘Mare of Easttown’ creator brought his Delco-flavored love of basketball to the popular HBO seriesBrad Ingelsby’s father and uncle were teammates on Villanova’s 1971 Final Four team. Brad, from Berwyn, played through high school. His brother is head coach at Delaware.Frank Fitzpatrick May 21, 2021Link copied to clipboardPopularity of fruit beers increases in the Philly marketOnce a tiny niche in a U.S. beer market that now generates more than $120 billion annually, the many varieties of fruit-flavored beers comprise one of the industry’s fastest growing segments.Frank Fitzpatrick April 3, 2021Link copied to clipboardIndiana park operator buys Clementon Park for $2.3 millionThe new owner's Indiana park, located on Lake Shafer in Monticello, is remarkably similar to Clementon’s experience.Frank Fitzpatrick March 25, 2021Link copied to clipboardDrive-in theaters pop up across Philly region as demand grows for pandemic-safe activitiesPop-up drive-in movie theaters are arising at venues throughout the Delaware Valley — at Citizens Bank Park, the Navy Yard, the Mann Center, King of Prussia Mall, and the Delaware Art Museum.Frank Fitzpatrick Feb. 13, 2021Link copied to clipboardSuper Bowl LV ticket prices keep dropping days before the big game After Tom Brady led the Bucs to their first NFC title in 18 years, the price for available tickets jumped from $10,000 to $14,000. But since then, they’ve been going in reverse and dropping daily.Frank Fitzpatrick Feb. 5, 2021Link copied to clipboardCurt Simmons, All-Star left-hander and the last of the Whiz Kids, dies at 93He won 193 big-league games and was a three-time National League All-Star.Frank Fitzpatrick Dec. 14, 2022Link copied to clipboardPhilly’s backyard chickens are surging despite a city law that forbids itThe number of backyard chickens being raised in Philadelphia has been climbing during the pandemic.Frank Fitzpatrick July 1, 2021Link copied to clipboardBecton Dickson is the NJ-based syringe manufacturer that stepped up to take on COVID-19An N.J.-based company, Becton Dickson, has produced 1 billion additional needles for the COVID vaccination effortFrank Fitzpatrick May 9, 2021Link copied to clipboardFifty years ago in Penn’s sunlit basketball season, a gifted player was heading for the shadowsPhil Hankinson, a star player on that memorable Penn NCAA tournament team, saw his life go adrift after an injury ended his brief NBA career.Frank Fitzpatrick April 3, 2021Link copied to clipboardSouth Jersey investor group plans to bid at auction with the hope of restoring Clementon Park“I’m convinced this can still be a great park if it’s run right,” said investor Melvin Brown.Frank Fitzpatrick March 12, 2021Link copied to clipboardPhilly referees have dominated NBA officiating for decades. Here’s why.Throughout the NBA's 75-year history, one tradition that has endured is the quantity and quality of referees from the Philadelphia area.Frank Fitzpatrick Feb. 13, 2021Link copied to clipboardHow to become a horror movie auteur: All you need is $300, a cellphone camera, and a familiarity with the Jersey DevilA South Jersey man has drawn a following making horror movies for relative penniesFrank Fitzpatrick Jan. 24, 2021Link copied to clipboardThe 50 greatest Eagles players of all timeWho are the best players to ever wear an Eagles jersey? Our writers voted, and here's our list of the top 50 players in franchise history.Frank Fitzpatrick Sept. 10, 2022Link copied to clipboardA half-century of spilled drinks and Hall of Fame roommates later, a final look back | Frank FitzpatrickI’ll officially turn in my laptop on Friday, 6/11. That seems appropriate since 611 is also the state route number for Broad Street, The Inquirer’s longtime address.Frank Fitzpatrick June 13, 2021Link copied to clipboardSchool of Rock founder Paul Green’s latest riff is to graduate from Temple law Paul Green is reinventing himself — again — this time, mixing music and the law.Frank Fitzpatrick April 23, 2021Link copied to clipboardEagles Hall of Famer Tommy McDonald found to have most severe CTEMcDonald, who died at age 84 in 2018, was diagnosed with dementia in his later years.Frank Fitzpatrick March 31, 2021Link copied to clipboardPickleball love has spread in Philly: ‘It’s a sport anyone can play’Pickleball, like tennis but a lot easier, is a booming sport across the nation.Frank Fitzpatrick March 6, 2021Link copied to clipboardIn soccer and in marketing, Hershey’s Christian Pulisic is scoring bigAt 22, Christian Pulisic - from Hershey, Pa. - has become the face of American soccer.Frank Fitzpatrick Feb. 7, 2021Link copied to clipboardSee more stories
Classic Penn State-Notre Dame games in the 1980s and ’90s: Two-point tries, frigid cold, and a tug at a kilt The Nittany Lions faced the Fighting Irish 12 times back then and won eight of their meetings. “It was must-see TV,” Jay Paterno recalled. Frank Fitzpatrick Jan. 8, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Classic Penn State-Notre Dame games in the 1980s and ’90s: Two-point tries, frigid cold, and a tug at a kilt The Nittany Lions faced the Fighting Irish 12 times back then and won eight of their meetings. “It was must-see TV,” Jay Paterno recalled. Frank Fitzpatrick Jan. 8, 2025Link copied to clipboard
How Jameer Nelson, ‘that little kid from Chester,’ became a Philly sports icon Our Icons series continues with Jameer Nelson, whose love of basketball helped him lead St. Joseph's to the brink of the Final Four and keeps him around the game with a new dream.Frank Fitzpatrick April 1, 2022Link copied to clipboard
How Jameer Nelson, ‘that little kid from Chester,’ became a Philly sports icon Our Icons series continues with Jameer Nelson, whose love of basketball helped him lead St. Joseph's to the brink of the Final Four and keeps him around the game with a new dream.Frank Fitzpatrick April 1, 2022Link copied to clipboard
‘Mare of Easttown’ creator brought his Delco-flavored love of basketball to the popular HBO seriesBrad Ingelsby’s father and uncle were teammates on Villanova’s 1971 Final Four team. Brad, from Berwyn, played through high school. His brother is head coach at Delaware.Frank Fitzpatrick May 21, 2021Link copied to clipboard
‘Mare of Easttown’ creator brought his Delco-flavored love of basketball to the popular HBO seriesBrad Ingelsby’s father and uncle were teammates on Villanova’s 1971 Final Four team. Brad, from Berwyn, played through high school. His brother is head coach at Delaware.Frank Fitzpatrick May 21, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Popularity of fruit beers increases in the Philly marketOnce a tiny niche in a U.S. beer market that now generates more than $120 billion annually, the many varieties of fruit-flavored beers comprise one of the industry’s fastest growing segments.Frank Fitzpatrick April 3, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Popularity of fruit beers increases in the Philly marketOnce a tiny niche in a U.S. beer market that now generates more than $120 billion annually, the many varieties of fruit-flavored beers comprise one of the industry’s fastest growing segments.Frank Fitzpatrick April 3, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Indiana park operator buys Clementon Park for $2.3 millionThe new owner's Indiana park, located on Lake Shafer in Monticello, is remarkably similar to Clementon’s experience.Frank Fitzpatrick March 25, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Indiana park operator buys Clementon Park for $2.3 millionThe new owner's Indiana park, located on Lake Shafer in Monticello, is remarkably similar to Clementon’s experience.Frank Fitzpatrick March 25, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Drive-in theaters pop up across Philly region as demand grows for pandemic-safe activitiesPop-up drive-in movie theaters are arising at venues throughout the Delaware Valley — at Citizens Bank Park, the Navy Yard, the Mann Center, King of Prussia Mall, and the Delaware Art Museum.Frank Fitzpatrick Feb. 13, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Drive-in theaters pop up across Philly region as demand grows for pandemic-safe activitiesPop-up drive-in movie theaters are arising at venues throughout the Delaware Valley — at Citizens Bank Park, the Navy Yard, the Mann Center, King of Prussia Mall, and the Delaware Art Museum.Frank Fitzpatrick Feb. 13, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Super Bowl LV ticket prices keep dropping days before the big game After Tom Brady led the Bucs to their first NFC title in 18 years, the price for available tickets jumped from $10,000 to $14,000. But since then, they’ve been going in reverse and dropping daily.Frank Fitzpatrick Feb. 5, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Super Bowl LV ticket prices keep dropping days before the big game After Tom Brady led the Bucs to their first NFC title in 18 years, the price for available tickets jumped from $10,000 to $14,000. But since then, they’ve been going in reverse and dropping daily.Frank Fitzpatrick Feb. 5, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Curt Simmons, All-Star left-hander and the last of the Whiz Kids, dies at 93He won 193 big-league games and was a three-time National League All-Star.Frank Fitzpatrick Dec. 14, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Curt Simmons, All-Star left-hander and the last of the Whiz Kids, dies at 93He won 193 big-league games and was a three-time National League All-Star.Frank Fitzpatrick Dec. 14, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Philly’s backyard chickens are surging despite a city law that forbids itThe number of backyard chickens being raised in Philadelphia has been climbing during the pandemic.Frank Fitzpatrick July 1, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Philly’s backyard chickens are surging despite a city law that forbids itThe number of backyard chickens being raised in Philadelphia has been climbing during the pandemic.Frank Fitzpatrick July 1, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Becton Dickson is the NJ-based syringe manufacturer that stepped up to take on COVID-19An N.J.-based company, Becton Dickson, has produced 1 billion additional needles for the COVID vaccination effortFrank Fitzpatrick May 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Becton Dickson is the NJ-based syringe manufacturer that stepped up to take on COVID-19An N.J.-based company, Becton Dickson, has produced 1 billion additional needles for the COVID vaccination effortFrank Fitzpatrick May 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Fifty years ago in Penn’s sunlit basketball season, a gifted player was heading for the shadowsPhil Hankinson, a star player on that memorable Penn NCAA tournament team, saw his life go adrift after an injury ended his brief NBA career.Frank Fitzpatrick April 3, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Fifty years ago in Penn’s sunlit basketball season, a gifted player was heading for the shadowsPhil Hankinson, a star player on that memorable Penn NCAA tournament team, saw his life go adrift after an injury ended his brief NBA career.Frank Fitzpatrick April 3, 2021Link copied to clipboard
South Jersey investor group plans to bid at auction with the hope of restoring Clementon Park“I’m convinced this can still be a great park if it’s run right,” said investor Melvin Brown.Frank Fitzpatrick March 12, 2021Link copied to clipboard
South Jersey investor group plans to bid at auction with the hope of restoring Clementon Park“I’m convinced this can still be a great park if it’s run right,” said investor Melvin Brown.Frank Fitzpatrick March 12, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Philly referees have dominated NBA officiating for decades. Here’s why.Throughout the NBA's 75-year history, one tradition that has endured is the quantity and quality of referees from the Philadelphia area.Frank Fitzpatrick Feb. 13, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Philly referees have dominated NBA officiating for decades. Here’s why.Throughout the NBA's 75-year history, one tradition that has endured is the quantity and quality of referees from the Philadelphia area.Frank Fitzpatrick Feb. 13, 2021Link copied to clipboard
How to become a horror movie auteur: All you need is $300, a cellphone camera, and a familiarity with the Jersey DevilA South Jersey man has drawn a following making horror movies for relative penniesFrank Fitzpatrick Jan. 24, 2021Link copied to clipboard
How to become a horror movie auteur: All you need is $300, a cellphone camera, and a familiarity with the Jersey DevilA South Jersey man has drawn a following making horror movies for relative penniesFrank Fitzpatrick Jan. 24, 2021Link copied to clipboard
The 50 greatest Eagles players of all timeWho are the best players to ever wear an Eagles jersey? Our writers voted, and here's our list of the top 50 players in franchise history.Frank Fitzpatrick Sept. 10, 2022Link copied to clipboard
The 50 greatest Eagles players of all timeWho are the best players to ever wear an Eagles jersey? Our writers voted, and here's our list of the top 50 players in franchise history.Frank Fitzpatrick Sept. 10, 2022Link copied to clipboard
A half-century of spilled drinks and Hall of Fame roommates later, a final look back | Frank FitzpatrickI’ll officially turn in my laptop on Friday, 6/11. That seems appropriate since 611 is also the state route number for Broad Street, The Inquirer’s longtime address.Frank Fitzpatrick June 13, 2021Link copied to clipboard
A half-century of spilled drinks and Hall of Fame roommates later, a final look back | Frank FitzpatrickI’ll officially turn in my laptop on Friday, 6/11. That seems appropriate since 611 is also the state route number for Broad Street, The Inquirer’s longtime address.Frank Fitzpatrick June 13, 2021Link copied to clipboard
School of Rock founder Paul Green’s latest riff is to graduate from Temple law Paul Green is reinventing himself — again — this time, mixing music and the law.Frank Fitzpatrick April 23, 2021Link copied to clipboard
School of Rock founder Paul Green’s latest riff is to graduate from Temple law Paul Green is reinventing himself — again — this time, mixing music and the law.Frank Fitzpatrick April 23, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Eagles Hall of Famer Tommy McDonald found to have most severe CTEMcDonald, who died at age 84 in 2018, was diagnosed with dementia in his later years.Frank Fitzpatrick March 31, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Eagles Hall of Famer Tommy McDonald found to have most severe CTEMcDonald, who died at age 84 in 2018, was diagnosed with dementia in his later years.Frank Fitzpatrick March 31, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Pickleball love has spread in Philly: ‘It’s a sport anyone can play’Pickleball, like tennis but a lot easier, is a booming sport across the nation.Frank Fitzpatrick March 6, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Pickleball love has spread in Philly: ‘It’s a sport anyone can play’Pickleball, like tennis but a lot easier, is a booming sport across the nation.Frank Fitzpatrick March 6, 2021Link copied to clipboard
In soccer and in marketing, Hershey’s Christian Pulisic is scoring bigAt 22, Christian Pulisic - from Hershey, Pa. - has become the face of American soccer.Frank Fitzpatrick Feb. 7, 2021Link copied to clipboard
In soccer and in marketing, Hershey’s Christian Pulisic is scoring bigAt 22, Christian Pulisic - from Hershey, Pa. - has become the face of American soccer.Frank Fitzpatrick Feb. 7, 2021Link copied to clipboard