Friday, October 12, 2012
Haiku Friday: Old Time Athletes
Former Detroit Lion Alex Karras died this week. He was one of the old-school athletes who played in a different age-- back when pro athletes often had second jobs in the off season, lived in middle-class neighborhoods, and lived out their lives with often terrible injuries.
When I was a kid, hockey great Gordie Howe owned the rink in the next town over. I would sometimes play hockey or go to free skating at Gordie Howe Hockeyland, and if you goofed around it was possible that Gordie Howe would come out and yell at you.
So, let's haiku about those old-school guys this week. Here is mine:
Alex Karras, then
Post-game, Lindell AC
Eating a burger.
Now, you write one! The winner gets a bio here on Monday. 5/7/5 for syllables... but we're not too picky here at the Razor.
When I was a kid, hockey great Gordie Howe owned the rink in the next town over. I would sometimes play hockey or go to free skating at Gordie Howe Hockeyland, and if you goofed around it was possible that Gordie Howe would come out and yell at you.
So, let's haiku about those old-school guys this week. Here is mine:
Alex Karras, then
Post-game, Lindell AC
Eating a burger.
Now, you write one! The winner gets a bio here on Monday. 5/7/5 for syllables... but we're not too picky here at the Razor.
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“Brian’s Song” — Football
at Wake Forest, then “Da Bears,”
then cancer. Too young.
Brian Piccolo
helped integrate that college
team in ’64.
He and Gale Sayers
were the first interracial
NFL roommates.
The week after I
was born, he died at the age
of just twenty-six.
at Wake Forest, then “Da Bears,”
then cancer. Too young.
Brian Piccolo
helped integrate that college
team in ’64.
He and Gale Sayers
were the first interracial
NFL roommates.
The week after I
was born, he died at the age
of just twenty-six.
Bob Lilly was first
Cowboy. Big. Handsome. My fave
player of all time.
Rep’d America’s
Team. I bought into it all.
No scandal with Bob.
Had dinner with him
Once. Got to wear his Super
Bowl ring. Was so thrilled!
Meeting your heroes
Up close sometimes leaves you sad.
Not the case with Bob.
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Cowboy. Big. Handsome. My fave
player of all time.
Rep’d America’s
Team. I bought into it all.
No scandal with Bob.
Had dinner with him
Once. Got to wear his Super
Bowl ring. Was so thrilled!
Meeting your heroes
Up close sometimes leaves you sad.
Not the case with Bob.
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