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.
“Brian’s Song” — Football
ReplyDeleteat 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.
Umm . . . that would obviously be my comment above this one. Not sure what happened to the name.
ReplyDeleteGalloping gourmet
ReplyDeleteMinister and chef of fame
Died battling Nazis.
A star of football
ReplyDeleteHe played Mongo - cameo
In Blazing Saddles
Earl- what the heck was THAT?
ReplyDeleteI know nothing of
ReplyDeletesports, but I remember Lynn
Dickey. Funny name.
Jose Cruuuuuuuz at bat!
ReplyDeleteHappy times spent with my dad:
Go, Houston Astros!
Loved Alex Karras
ReplyDeletePersonal Fave Role: Mad Bull
Super Brawny Brain
Bob Lilly was first
ReplyDeleteCowboy. 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.
L.T. was his name,
ReplyDeleteReckless abandon was life,
on and off the field
Once got kicked out of
ReplyDeleteclass for defending Leon
Lett. Mom was so proud.
In the glory days
ReplyDeleteTom Landry had comic books
God, football, honor.
MMM
He wore number 5
ReplyDeleteMarried once to Marilyn
A Yankee Clipper
Purple people eaters,
ReplyDeletePage, Eller, Marshall, Larsen,
Minnesota Vikings.
I sat next to Dick
ReplyDelete"Night Train" Lane one. On a plane.
He signed my French book.