There is a series entitled “A Football Life” on the NFL network on cable television. One of the programs in the series includes a two-part episode about the legendary football coach of the Green Bay Packers in the 1960’s, Vice Lombardi. In part one, in an episode entitled “Lombardi Saves the Franchise” there is an…
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Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.net This past week I watched a television program about Steve Largent. Steve overcome adversity in his personal life by focusing on football. He came from a family in which his father left the family when he was six and his step-father was an alcoholic. Steve played football for…
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Image courtesy of nenetus at FreeDigitalPhotos.net I was listening to a radio show this morning on a rock and roll station in Chicago. The DJ’s were to talking to former pro football player, Simeon Rice, who is from Chicago. Simeon was talking about the new movie he is producing. He played for the Tampa Bay…
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Image courtesy of Salvatore Vuono at FreeDigitalPhotos.net. Used with permission. I was watching a TV show on the NFL network about the Green Bay Packers of the 1960’s when Vice Lombardi was the head coach. The show is called A Football Life. Jerry Kramer, who played the guard position was sharing how when he was being…
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Alan Amache (Photo – Wikipedia – Historical Fair Use Image) This past week, the NFL conducted its 2015 draft. Two graduates of the same high school, Bradford High School, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, were selected in the first round. This was the first time since 1990 that high-school teammates where taken in the first round. These…
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