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Pat Summerall (1930 – 2013)
“For somebody who has been as close to the game as I have, it is staggering that people heavily involved in the game today wouldn’t know who Jim Brown is,…
The Isolation Play
The Isolation run, or “Iso,” is about as direct as football gets. A classic I-formation play, it has everybody on the line manhandle the nearest defender, while the receivers shoot inside to…
How Mike Mamula Crashed the Combine
Fairly or unfairly, Mike Mamula is remembered as the guy who exploded our perception of the NFL Scouting Combine. His performance (which today might be considered routine) was so phenomenal…
Gridiron and the Silver Screen: Alex Karras
By any account, Alex Karras was a character: raconteur, salesman, entrepreneur, author, broadcaster, and actor. Karras, who passed away just a few months ago, was also one of the NFL’s…
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