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I see this book in the specialty bookstore (as football isn't really big here), and I glimpse through the inside .... COOL!!!!!
A totally different time; it's like men playing a boy's sport. One guy there went to college AFTER serving in the war, then later playing Pro football. Puts a whole lot of things in perspective.
Some of the football players are pro wrestlers in the off season.
The way some scenes are described, it's like Unitas and his offense deciding what plays to do, like in a playground; like if they know that one of their receivers can easily take the opposition's corner, and they laugh about it and not use it until they can burn him later in the game for a sure score.
In one game, I think college, Unitas not only plays QB, he rushes, kick returns, and plays defense, making solid tackles. He gives it his all on offense, defense, and kick returns, and when they lose the game, the crowd gives him a standing ovation. In the locker room, they have to cut his jersey off because he can't lift up his arms.
It's one thing to be a Michael Jordan in basketball, but in football? Talk about an Iron-Man!
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