DOG PHILOSOPHY: Would it not be awesome to have the nickname “Sweetness”?…..and be considered one of the toughest runners in NFL history….man, does that cover the spectrum of life, or what?…..I mean, in my humble Chiweenie opinion….Sweetness and Toughest…..just about says it all that is required to have a happy and healthy life…..for if those…
DetailsDOG COMMENTARY: Throughout the history of sport…..there has quite possibly never been another single play that took place during any sporting event that has ever gained more notoriety than the “Immaculate Reception”….as the nickname given to what is arguably the most famous play in the history of American football….occurring in the AFC divisional playoff game…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: John David Crow, Sr. (July 8, 1935 – June 17, 2015)….was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He won the Heisman Trophy as a halfback for the Texas A&M Aggies football team while playing for Coach Bear Bryant in 1957. After college, he played professional football in the National Football…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: Earl Edwin Morrall (May 17, 1934 – April 25, 2014) was an American football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for twenty-one seasons. Morrall, who also occasionally punted, played 21 seasons in the National Football League as both a starter and reserve. In the latter capacity, he became…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: Walter Benton “Walt” Garrison (born July 23, 1944) is a former professional football player….a fullback for the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League. He was selected in the fifth round of the 1966 NFL Draft (79th overall) out of Oklahoma State. Known for his toughness and blocking….he took over at fullback after…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: The Baltimore Colts won the NFL Championship in 1958….a game widely known as the “Greatest Game Ever Played” for its dramatic conclusion…in a game where the New York Giants….with Hall of Famers QB Y A Title, RB Frank Gifford and LB Sam Huff squared off against the Baltimore Colts with Hall of Famers QB Johnny…
DetailsDOG COMMENTARY: Having a small taste of Pat Summerall and John Madden talking about pro kickers and pro coaches…..is like savoring a lychee nut that you roll around in your mouth for awhile….cuz you just want to enjoy the moment that the taste brings….and that is what these two guys do for this lil ole…
DetailsDOG COMMENTARY: CBS sports commentators Pat Summerall and John Madden were a match made in Heaven…..as they had a special chemistry that transcends the typical broadcast teams….for this duo was more like Abbott & Costello. Yep, Summerall was dang near a carbon copy of comedian Lou Costello….the intelligent….articulate….decisive straight man for Bud Abbott’s look alike…
DetailsDOG ASIDE: Super Bowl III was the third AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football….the first to officially bear the name “Super Bowl”….as the game was played on January 12, 1969 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida…..and is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in American sports history. The heavy underdog American Football League (AFL)…
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