Dan Patrick had Jerry Kramer on his show today. They were discussing a secretly taped motivational speech given by Lombardi forty years ago that Jerry has packaged for sale. Patrick isn't too upset about secretly recording the speech, but is bothered about the proceeds. Patrick doesn't think Jerry should profit from the sales, he feels the monies should go to the players fund or charity or something along those lines.
In my opinion Jerry has the right to do what he will the dough. He spoke with former players and Lombardi's son who all gave him the green light. If the Coach had said something off-color or something which could tarnish his reputation that would be one thing, but it was only a speech before a game which was very inspiring. Jerry was sort of the -historian- of the team anyway.
If Kramer had announced that a portion of the profits would go to African relief , he would be universally praised. Any thoughts pro or con? Who the heck is Dan Patrick to decide who gets the money?
In my opinion Jerry has the right to do what he will the dough. He spoke with former players and Lombardi's son who all gave him the green light. If the Coach had said something off-color or something which could tarnish his reputation that would be one thing, but it was only a speech before a game which was very inspiring. Jerry was sort of the -historian- of the team anyway.
If Kramer had announced that a portion of the profits would go to African relief , he would be universally praised. Any thoughts pro or con? Who the heck is Dan Patrick to decide who gets the money?