One of the more enjoyable and surprising benefits of my experience writing, publishing and marketing the book on Uncle Chic, The One And Only: Chic Harley - America’s Great Athlete is the fact that a number of people have stepped forward to inquire or to say they are related to Chic himself. While I have not had the time to pursue and delve into these new found relationships, I hope to in the near future. Shortly after we launched this website we were contacted via email from a young man from California who said he’s related to Chic. We responded to him and lo and behold we discovered that he indeed is a great, great nephew who resides in California. I knew his grandfather who was a son of Bill Harley, Chic’s older brother.
Just today, I received a telephone call from a young man—also from California–who said he just learned that he, too, is related to Chic. We talked for a while and I encouraged him to stay in touch so we can figure out the relationship.
In the meantime, in recent days I have received emails from people who have read The One And Only and who have expressed their appreciation that the full and true story on Chic Harley is coming out. I want to say I treasure all of those folks who have taken the time to learn about Chic. I hope they have enjoyed the experience of reading the book.
I hope to be traveling to Ohio later in the year to meet with people interested in learning more about Chic Harley’s life. If you’d like to meet up during one of those visits, give me a call at 847-561-3382.