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In professional sports, it’s not uncommon to hear stories of athletes achieving their childhood dreams. One such inspiring tale revolves around Roy Lopez, a native of the Phoenix area. As a young boy, the roar of the crowd and the thrill of the game ignited in him a passion for the NFL. Little did he … Read more
During the first half of the 1970s, the Miami Dolphins had a couple of starting safeties who brought their own distinctive talents to the team’s defense. That unit was called the “No-Name Defense,” and appropriately so. If you asked anyone today “…who were the starting safeties in Miami during their championship years of the early … Read more
When the Philadelphia Eagles walked off the field of Caesars Superdome last February, very few people would have said that their Super Bowl LIX victory was undeserved. It wasn’t just the championship game against the Chiefs, either, as the Eagles were a team that grew into the season, constantly getting better throughout the regular season … Read more
The 1970s was an up-and-down decade for the Baltimore Colts. After a disappointing 8–5–1 record in 1969, Head Coach Don Shula left to coach the Miami Dolphins and was replaced by Don McCafferty. After the NFL and AFL merger, the Colts were one of three NFL teams to start the 1970 season in the AFC. … Read more
Stories about unknown or undrafted collegiate players making it big in the NFL, are rare, but always entertaining! One such case occurred in December of 1953 when Chicago Bears’ assistant coach Clark Shaughnessy was scouting the Blue-Gray all-star game in Montgomery, AL. A local coach shared that “the best end in this part of the … Read more