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Northwestern good — but '95 team was better
Pat Fitzgerald runs a program that focuses on today. Not tomorrow—and certainly not yesterday. Meaning the Northwestern coach initially was reluctant to compare his 5-0 Wildcats to the 1995 Wildcats, which thrilled a nation of college football fans...Tags: Darnell Autry, Chicago Bears, Jerry Brown, Eddie George, Rob Johnson
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1950 Cleveland Browns (Photo)
Otto Graham threw for more than 1,900 yards and Lou Groza kicked 13 field goals and was a perfect 29-for-29 on field-goal attempts. Paul Brown coached this team, which outscored opponents 310-144 on its way to a 10-2 record. The Browns had to face the...Tags: Paul Brown, National Football League, Cleveland Browns, Lou Groza
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Q&A with Don King: Only in America can common man become King of his own sport
Sentinel Staff WriterQuestion: Did you play football growing up? Answer: Yes, I did. I was a football player as a little kid. At the time it was the football field and the boxing field, and we had our heroes like Otto Graham and others in Cleveland. Q: I presume you didn'...Tags: National Football League, Television Industry, Muhammad Ali, Super Bowl, Terrell Owens
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The man behind the College All-Star Game
Special to the TribunePerhaps Arch Ward had a prescient understanding of Chicago's appetite for football. Or maybe he was a curious sports fan who wanted to measure the talent differential between college football players, better known and more celebrated at the time, and...Tags: Paul Hornung, New York Jets, National Football League, Pittsburgh Steelers, Pete Rozelle
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An era passes, leaving Baltimore a different place
When former Baltimore Colts great and Hall of Fame quarterback John Unitas died yesterday of an apparent heart attack, so did an era in Baltimore when a professional athlete embodied the spirit and passion of a city. Unitas was so Baltimore, and...Tags: Brian Billick, Health and Safety at School, San Francisco 49ers, Public Holidays, National Football League
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The Golden Colt
Sun StaffJohn Unitas' importance in pro football history can't be emphasized enough. He was not only one of the game's all-time greatest quarterbacks, but also a central figure in the NFL's rise from relative obscurity to the nation's No. 1 sports obsession. When...Tags: CBS Corp., Vince Lombardi, New York Giants, Literature, National Football League
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Youngster's drive couldn't be sacked
Sun StaffWhen John Unitas was in seventh grade at a Catholic grade school in the hard hills south of downtown Pittsburgh, his teacher asked each of the students in his class what they wanted to be when they grew up. A pro football player, Unitas said. His...Tags: Government, Awards and Prizes, Baltimore Colts, Paul Brown, Dan Marino
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Great Coaching
Latimes.com ColumnistCoaching seems to be the decisive variable in the development of a successful football team, although, in New Orleans as well as in Philadelphia on Sunday, that might not be apparent. One game doesn't make a career. The odds are that Jim Haslett of...Tags: Brian Billick, Jon Gruden, Bart Starr, Public Holidays, National Football League
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Nevers again
Running back Corey Dillon was shoeless at a press conference in October, 2000, when the Bengals honored their star for his 278-yard rushing effort against the Broncos. That’s because Pro Football Hall of Fame historian Joe Horrigan was on hand to claim...Tags: Paul Hornung, Babe Ruth, Wrigley Field, Gale Sayers, San Francisco 49ers
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Hall of Fame Highway
Tribune staff reporterMaybe there's something in the soil. Maybe there's a wrinkle in the Earth's gravitational fields. Maybe it's the roadway itself, somehow cosmically attractive. Whatever the reason, I-90, wending its 1,000-mile way between Chicago and Boston, traverses...Tags: James Naismith, Volleyball, Babe Ruth, Featherweight Boxing, Tourism and Leisure
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Browns' Hall of Fame QB Otto Graham Dies
AP Sports WriterFor 10 seasons, Otto Graham personified perfection, the Cleveland Browns and greatness. No quarterback has ever done it any better. The Hall of Famer, who led the Browns to 10 championship games in the 10 seasons he played for them, died Wednesday of...Tags: Paul Brown, Cleveland Browns, Lou Groza, Philadelphia Eagles, Joe Namath
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Ewbank, Donovan and McCormack common threads in shared history
Sun StaffArt Donovan? A Cleveland Brown? It happened, in 1951. Donovan spent that summer in the Browns' training camp. Why Cleveland? Baltimore was between franchises in the NFL, and when the old Colts folded after the 1950 season, Donovan needed a job. He didn'...Tags: Armed Forces, Injuries, San Francisco 49ers, National Football League, Art Donovan
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