During the past week we’ve celebrated the birthdays and athletic exploits of both Justice Smith and Todd Cetnar, who were my personal picks as the all-time best Amsterdam High School football and basketball players respectively. Today, even though I never got the chance to see him compete, I’m honored to recognize the birthday of the man many say was the best all-around athlete in the history of that school, the late great Costa Lazarou…

You can read the rest of my story about this amazing Amsterdam athlete in my new book “A Year’s Worth of Amsterdam Birthdays.” To order your copy, click here.