This is an interview John Coulson and John Sherdel did with Leonard Aberman and Jeff Cohen of Baseball and Barbeque. Len and Jeff broadast from Long Island, NY. This is episode 136. Our part begins around 7 minutes and continues for an hour.
APRIL 5, 2022: ESPN Radio Interview on Sports Talk /JOCK 96.9
This is an interview John Coulson did with Art Hains and Wyatt Wheeler on Sports Talk in Springfield, MO. The subject was "Willie Sherdel Belongs in the Cardinals' Hall of Fame." Runs about 15 minutes. Unfortunately, this link is no longer available.
Barry Sparks wrote this great article for the York Dispatch newspaper. Why Willie Sherdel is the most underrated Cardinal and belongs in the Cardinals Hall of Fame.
Ryan Vandersloot of the York Dispatch wrote an article about Wee Willie Sherdel's induction into the York Area Sports Hall of Fame before a York Revolution game on Sunday, September 8. Sherdel was the only 2019 inductee.
John Coulson and John Sherdel did a live 5 minute interview on Harrisburg's ABC-27 Good Day PA Show. The hosts Amy Kehm and Amanda Peterson discussed the Wee Willie Sherdel book with the authors. The interview was presented on the Author Spotlight segment.
John Coulson did a live 10 minute interview on the Hancock and Kelley Show. The hosts (Hancock and Chris Mihill) were substituting for the regular Charlie Brennan Show. Coulson discussed the Wee Willie Sherdel book with host John Hancock. KMOX is a 50,000 watt flagship station for the St. Louis Cardinals and covers the Midwest. The program can be accessed through the KMOX website. The interview begins at 28:18 on the program. Hancock used the words "wonderful, wonderful" and "great" to describe the book. He suggested Sherdel should be considered for the Cardinals' Hall of Fame. (REGRETTABLY, THIS RADIO INTERVIEW IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.)
JULY 17, 2018: WGAL TV SPORTS
WEE WILLIE SHERDEL: ONE OF THE BEST MAJOR LEAGUERS FROM THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY
"The man who struck out Babe Ruth in the 1926 World Series had humble beginnings in Hanover. Bill "Wee Willie" Sherdel is the winningest left-handed pitcher and fourth all-time winner in St. Louis Cardinals history, serving the team for 14 seasons. He pitched the third-most games and fourth-most innings. Sherdel played among the greats, like Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Ty Cobb, and Rogers Hornsby. "Despite his accolades, Sherdel never became a household name in the way his colleagues did. A baseball buff and author teamed up with Wee Willie's grandson to write a book to change that..." Read the full story here.
JUNE 27, 2018: Evening Sun ( Picked up by The Associated Press ) - Chambersburg Public Opinion (Chambersburg, PA) - Centre Daily Times (State College, PA) - New Jersey Herald (Newton, NJ) - WN (The Worldwide News Network) - KOIN TV (Portland, Or) and others
The story behind mcsherrystown's wee willie as st. louis cardinals' "winningest left-hander"
"John Sherdel remembers catching pop flies from his grandfather at their home in McSherrystown. "Bound to a wheelchair and decades removed from his professional baseball heyday, Bill Sherdel had quite the story to tell. Before tossing baseballs to his grandchildren, he did it on the nation's biggest stages against players like Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig..." Read the full story here.