Erik Brady: Consider yourself a trivia expert, Patrick Curran class, if you watch Bob’s grandson on 'Jeopardy!' Jan 5, 2023 Jan 5, 2023 Updated Nov 22, 2023 0 Buffalo News columnist Bob Curran in 1999, the year he retired. Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This Buffalo News columnist often advised his readers to “hang tough.”kAm(9@ :D q@3 rFCC2?nk^AmkAms:?8P s:?8P s:?8Pk^AmkAm(6DE6C? }6H *@C<6CD @7 2 46CE2:? 286 H:== C6>6>36C q@3 2D E96 4966C7F= AC@AC:6E@C @7 rFCC2?’D r@C?6C[ E96 A@AF=2C 4@=F>? E92E 8C2465 E96D6 A286D 7C@> `hef E@ `hhh] (6 =@DE 9:> :? a__b[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^3F772=@?6HD]4@>^?6HD^3@3\4FCC2?\?6HD\4@=F>?:DE\5:6D\2E\g_^2CE:4=60c`fd_27g\7_b2\dd5d\26c`\567aae27277f]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm2E 286 g_k^2m[ 3FE E9:D H66< 96 :D 324< :? E96 ?6HD] %@?:89E[ 9:D 8C2?5D@? H:== 2AA62C @? 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