THE LOCAL BOYS

      Hometown Players for the Cincinnati Reds

      Copyright © 2014 by Joe Heffron and Jack Heffron

      All rights reserved

      Published by Clerisy Press

      Distributed by Publishers Group West

      Printed in the United States of America

      First edition, first printing

      Editor: Tim W. Jackson

      Cover and text design: Stephen Sullivan

      Quotes from interviews with Greg Rhodes and Lonnie Wheeler appeared originally in “Return of the Natives,” in Cincinnati magazine. Quotes from interview with Jim Brosnan appeared originally in “Go West, Young Fan,” in Cincinnati magazine.

      Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available from the Library of Congress

      ISBN 978-1-57860-553-8

      eISBN 978-1-57860-554-5

      CLERISY PRESS

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      Birmingham, AL 35243

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      For Walt and Mary Heffron, who taught us to love the Reds,

      and for Bob Heffron, who loved them with us.