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1964 Notre Dame-USC epic strikingly similar to this year's matchup
It was Nov. 28, 1964, and it was easy to cheer, cheer for old Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish came to the Coliseum with a 9-0 record, a No. 1 national ranking and a Heisman Trophy winner with a rags-to-riches story. It was to be the cherry on top of...
Tags: Heisman Trophy, USC Trojans, Sports, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Football
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From Northern football to Aberdeen Coca-Cola plant to Bud Grant's office
Two weeks in a National Football League training camp left Dick Wherry with a lifetime of memories. Wherry was one of two Northern State athletes to be drafted into the National Football League. Wherry, a flanker, was taken in the 13th round as the 333rd...
Tags: Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears, Sports, Football, Major League Baseball
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Bubba
I want to say a few words about the great Bubba Smith who died on August 3rd. But to put Bubba in his proper perspective I need to say a few words about the 1966 Notre Dame Football team. It was the greatest Notre Dame team I ever saw and I would...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Sports, Football, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, World War II (1939-1945)
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Associate Justice, Alan Page
Staff reporterAlan Cedric Page (born August 7, 1945 in Canton, Ohio) is a jurist and former professional American football player. He graduated from Canton Central Catholic High School in 1963, received his B.A. in political science from the University of Notre Dame in...Tags: Politics, Minnesota Vikings, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago Bears, Colleges and Universities
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Why Bob Kuechenberg belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
South Florida Sun-SentinelThere are worse ways, I suppose, to elect members to the Hall of Fame than locking a few dozen voters in a room, letting them argue and then voting on the matter. You could, for instance, throw darts at a board. Or draw numbers from a hat. Actually, my...Tags: Super Bowl, New England Patriots, Larry Csonka, Bob Griese, Sports
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Ask David Haugh
Bernard Berrian walked into the locker room Thursday carrying an unopened package of gloves. Like most receivers, Berrian wears gloves no matter the temperature so it had nothing to do with the Chicago weather turning crisp enough for many Bears...Tags: Devin Hester, Brian Urlacher, Jim Harbaugh, Chicago Bears, Colleges and Universities
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Mike Singletary's Hall of Fame speech
Singletary's wife, Kim, introduces him: If I were to ask you to describe Mike Singletary, No. 50 for the Chicago Bears, no doubt you would mention the arms extended with fingers pointing, hollering signals before the ball is snapped. Or feet in constant...Tags: Chicago Bears, Colleges and Universities, Roger Staubach, National Football League, George Halas
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Halftime show a star-studded extravaganza
The Associated PressThe halftime show at Sunday's Super Bowl was pure Disney: giant puppets, an 80-member orchestra and a burst of towering flames that could be felt by fans sitting in the stands at the Georgia Dome. The 20-minute extravaganza entitled "Tapestry of Nations'...Tags: Super Bowl, Bud Grant, Toni Braxton, Paul Krause, Sports
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That '70s low: Long losing skid follows old script
Tribune staff reporterIt wasn't supposed to happen this way. If they were not yet a team destined for greatness, they weren't awful either. Didn't they make the playoffs the previous season? Weren't they confident in their running game? Excited about their defensive potential?...Tags: Seattle Seahawks, Crime, Law and Justice, Bud Grant, Chicago Bears, Sports
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As rookie, Singletary nearly quit
Tribune Pro Football WriterJim Osborne, the only Bears defender to line up with both Hall of Fame middle linebackers Dick Butkus and Mike Singletary, recalled Saturday that Singletary's Chicago career almost ended before it started. A run-in with defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan...Tags: Michael McCaskey, Dick Butkus, Chicago Bears, Sports, Football
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