2. "My dad always talked about what a great and versatile weapon he was" In response to Reply # 0
Helluva player whose stats don't tell the whole story of his greatness. Obviously I knew him more as a broadcaster and he was excellent in the booth as well. NFL Royalty, RIP.
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12. "That's insane. They wouldn't even let that happen today." In response to Reply # 11
We had a kid six foot and 225 pounds with the strength of an ox (benched over 400 pounds at age 15!) and he couldn't get cleared to play varsity as a ninth grader. He did wrestle varsity as a ninth grader and then kicked all sorts of ass for three years playing football. He actually got killed later, which sucked.
Perhaps in those days freshmen were tenth graders? I don't know. At any rate in California now you need permission from a doctor to play varsity as a freshman and it is surprisingly difficult to obtain. I really doubt anyone would give it to someone that size or even that size adjusted for the relative growth of the average high school player today.
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13. "RE: That's insane. They wouldn't even let that happen today." In response to Reply # 12
Quite a story about the kid at your school, and unfortunate ending. The letter made it sound like a pretty big deal, so he probably was a 9th grader. And doubly crazy because back then, the talent pool would have been darn near the entire county, so I imagine it was the equivalent of at least a Juco team. ______________________________ http://i.imgur.com/81XSukd.jpg <-- Happy trails