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The compensation for Parks was the #1 1969 draft choice AND Kevin Hardy, who had been the Saints' #1 DC in 1968. I think this was one of the Rozelle Rule compensations where Rozelle actually determined the compensation if the teams couldn't agree. Hardy was an injured bust so it wound up not matter...

Donny Anderson punted as well as played running back for the Packers.

That's an interesting topic. Being a Lions fan, four such games come immediately to mind. All ended with a TD pass with less than a minute to play (some on final play of game): Detroit at Green Bay, Sept. 25, 1955---Rote TD pass to Knafelc, GB won 20-17 Baltimore at Detroit, Oct. 20, 1957--Layne TD...

They used the phrase "Defense Wins Championships" very often in the 6os and 70s.

North Dallas 40 has come out on Blu-Ray. It has some good special features. Unfortunately, the commentary track is about the worst I've ever heard. One of the commenters is practically inarticulate. He says "uh, ah, uh, uh, Dayle Haddon, uh, ah." The other says he's a football fan (Steeler...

When did counting regular season and playoff rushing yardage become a record? Is it now an official record? That being said, Barkley's season is one of the best a RB has ever had.

I Googled "Tommy Hart Obituary" and the funeral and place of death was Macon, Georgia.

Super Bowl XI had been Raiders-Rams instead of Raiders-Vikings. There was a lot of criticism of the Vikings after their poor showing in Super Bowl XI, and in previous Super Bowls. There was some talk that the Rams would have had strong fan support since it was in Pasadena. And the Ram defense was ha...

Plum might have been the first example of how overrated passing statistics can be. He won two supposed "passing efficiency titles" but was traded for obvious reasons -- not clutch enough in big games. Could he have been better calling his own plays? Possibly, but even in Detroit, his leas...

That's pretty much it. The league's thirst for ratings/$$$ overrode its ersatz reverence about the holiday a generation ago. As I have written previously on this Forum, businessmen and politicians will make any decision or not make a decision on whether it will make more money. Even a small amount ...