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Archie Manning did not win the Heisman in 1970 because he was slowed by injuries and his performance was down from 1969. In addition, Ole Miss was projected to contend for No. 1, but went 7-3. Jim Plunkett broke every passing record during his own career. Incidentally, Joe Thiesmann was...

At Tennessee, winning 7 out of 12 is "not all that many."

After seeing my home state team, the Tennessee Volunteers, lose to UCLA last night, I don't think they will win all that many football games this year.

I watched Candid Camera every Sunday night on CBS in the early 1960's.

I just pulled from my bookcase the 1975 "The Complete Handbook of Pro Football." I turned to the AFC section written by Pittsburgh writer Phil Musick. In the Raider preview, Musick writes of Gene Upshaw in part, "Could be leagues finest guard. Excellent puller. Something of locker-room...

The author of this article is one Lester Munson, who was one of the biggest cheerleaders for the Duke Lacrosse Hoax. Munson was going on TV and claiming that "there was an air of MENACE in that house," months after the DNA tests came back negative. He wanted a plea bargain and admission of guilt...

If Obama had run four years ago against George W. Bush, he would have lost the popular vote about as badly as McGovern did to Nixon in 1972. Bush was still fairly popular in 2004, or strong enough to get 51% against John Kerry. Obama is as close as he is because of the unpopularity of the GOP...

I just read this thread back from the start. I noted the comment about the Steeler players voting for the team MVP. It triggered my memory on something I saw on a TV game over 30 years ago. Jack Lambert had been voted Steeler MVP (it must have been 1976), and the announcer quoted Lambert as...

Not just this one, but nearly every article on Hugh McElhenny I have ever seen has the line, "He was the only man ever to take a pay cut to turn pro." This piece does goes into more detail. All of the major Pacific Coast Conference teams were operating slush funds for players in the 1950's...

You never know what you might find on the web. There was a revealing piece about Hugh McElhenny around four years ago in a Seattle newspaper. Here is the thread: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/huskies/189001_hugh02.html

I just finished the Ted Williams bio by Leigh Montville. It has some new information about the controversy surrounding the death of Ted Williams. There is a long closing section about Williams' decline and death, with the legal battle over his remains, and the cryonics controversy. Ted made...

There are few things in sports more painful to watch than a 40-year old QB trying to play when he doesn't have it anymore. If he playes this year and does poorly, Favre can look forward to being a running joke on the Jay Leno show.

It is obvious that Favre doesn't know what to do with himself without football. Rarely does a pro football player walk away willingly. Even rarer does one leave after a good year. Favre does not care if it would be better for the Packers to go with a young and promising QB. Whether you agree...

The TV fathers of the 50's shows came home from "the office," seemingly a white collar job of some kind. There would be a "laugh track," which told you that it was proper for you to laugh at what was being shown. Even in childhood, I disliked this and did not watch these comedy shows very much...

I too, watched the Jetsons every week, as well as The Flintstones. Don's description in the change in TV programming is right on target. The 1968-69 TV season was when you started seeing black characters all over prime time TV. The notable feature at this time, was that blacks were shown as...

I glanced at the book in a Borders store the other day. It has a lot about sprinter David Sime.

I agree. I would like to see Stan Musial honored at an All-Star game as Ted Williams was.

This Summer, i am reading some biographies of famous baseball players. Last week, ESPN Classic reran their bio of Stan Musial. One of the main points is that Musial's reputation has faded, while Williams, DiMaggio, and others have stayed famous. In the Bill James 1987 Baseball Abstract, James...

I have a friend who is always complaining about Israel. He says we send so much money to Israel and the Israeli Lobby has too much influence. I told him that he had better hope that Israel survives, because if it ever looks like Israel is going under, the entire population will move to the...

This is probably the favorite hobby horse of sportswriters. I have seen this type of article for over 40 years.

I just caught an ESPN announcer (again) calling for someone to sign Barry Bonds. He was "staggered" and called it "wrong" that no one wanted to sign Bonds. "What's wrong with a few more cameras in the clubhouse," he said.

I have posted this before, but I have never seen another college football player who had such high numbers. and was as famous, fail to win the Heisman trophy. Keith Jackson kept saying during his broadcasts, "I want to see a defensive player win the Heisman trophy." I don't recall Jackson saying...

He said, "It looks like a Kiwanis club."

You would sometimes see a black player referred to as a journeyman in the 1960's. Among sportswriters, this is considered a derogatory term. I can distinctly recall an outfielder named Ted Savage being called a journeyman.

Correction. Ozzie Virgil, who was also latin, came to the Tigers in 1958.