A Duff Said: "There Will Never Be Another Jim Whymer" - a podcast by Duff Tyler

Jim Whymer epitomized what it means to be a sports journalist. He was passionate about the games, the kids and the communities that he covered in his 34 years as the sports editor of the Port Huron Times Herald. He mentored the younger writers on his staff. He made sure that the smallest team in the tiniest town of Michigan's Thumb Region got mentioned in the paper. He always knew that somewhere, a story or box score he typed up would end up on someone's refridgerator or scrap book. And that's what he enjoyed most about the job.

Whymer died on Thursday, following a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. I had the good fortune to know him and have conversations about his fight with cancer on a previous podcast that I hosted. Here are some old clips that I put together that describe his legacy. There will never be another like Jim Whymer.

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