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George Blanda dies at 83; football career spanned four decades
George Blanda, the Hall of Fame quarterback and kickerwho played a record 26 seasons of professional football and once almost single-handedly won five consecutive games for the Oakland Raiders, has died. He was 83.
The Pro Football Hall of Fame said...Tags: Fred Biletnikoff, Baltimore Colts, Sid Luckman, Y.A. Tittle, Physical Therapists
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McNair Is NFL's Best
Latimes.com ColumnistThe Tennessee Titans, than whom few football teams are more conservative, have always preferred runs to passes. But their famous old runner, Eddie George, who is averaging a bleak 2.9 yards this season, can't move them now. Neither can any other Titan...Tags: Jon Gruden, Brett Favre, Philadelphia Eagles, Drew Brees, Todd Pinkston
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Carson Palmer's Year?
Times Staff WriterSo many pro clubs need the talent Carson Palmer has shown this year as USC's dominating passer that he is a certain first-round choice in the NFL draft this spring. But can the same be said for Palmer's chances to win the Heisman Trophy? In that race,...Tags: Aeneas Williams, Kurt Warner, Larry Johnson, Houston Texans, Qualcomm Inc.
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Misguided sports predictions
When you have worked in journalism for more than 30 years and have lived a lifetime of sports like I have, you make a lot of mistakes, say a lot of stuff you shouldn’t have said and make a lot of stupid predictions. As my Christmas present to all...
Tags: Fred Biletnikoff, Journalism, Ryan Doumit, Baseball, Los Angeles Lakers
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Some Bears great, but not Hall of Fame worthy
Somewhere between Brian Urlacher pushing Charles Tillman for Defensive Player of the Year and Jon Gruden hailing a group of All-Time Bears currently on the defense, the thought occurred that something important is missing from the franchise. No, not...
Tags: Jon Gruden, Julius Peppers, Lou Groza, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears
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Bears, Lions share rough history
The template for dirty play between the Bears and Lions was set more than a half-century ago. So anticipation of over-the-top aggression in Monday night's prime-time game is warranted. My father took me to my first Bears game at Wrigley Field when I...
Tags: Sports, Nick Fairley, Wrigley Field, Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears
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UK Football: Kentucky honoring Hall of Famer Dawson at Oct. 20 game
LEXINGTON — The Kentucky football team will honor recent Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Dermontti Dawson on Oct. 20 with Dermontti Dawson Day at Commonwealth Stadium when the Wildcats face Georgia. Dawson, who played at Kentucky from 1984-87,...
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Ribbs back in the driver's seat
The latest chapter in the remarkable 35-year career of racecar driver Willy T. Ribbs began "in the middle of an Iowa cornfield." Ribbs, the first African-American to drive in the Indianapolis 500, didn't see any helmeted ghosts of Daytona's past or...Tags: Indianapolis 500, Jackie Robinson, Companies and Corporations, Auto Racing, NASCAR
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Ribbs back in the driver's seat at Baltimore Grand Prix
The latest chapter in the remarkable 35-year career of racecar driver Willy T. Ribbs began "in the middle of an Iowa cornfield." Ribbs, the first African-American to drive in the Indianapolis 500, didn't see any helmeted ghosts of Daytona's past or...Tags: Macy's, Inc., Indianapolis 500, Jackie Robinson, Companies and Corporations, Auto Racing
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Stover stands toe-to-toe with greatest Ravens of all time
Matt Stover retiring? At the tender age of 43? What's he going to do, sit home all day and wait for the mailman to show up, like lots of other retirees we know?
Me, I still picture Stover working out on a dusty high school field, a couple of kids...Tags: Baltimore Colts, Michael McCrary, Lou Groza, Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay Packers
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George Blanda tops list of all-time oldest NFL players
Sentinel Sports Now - Orlando SentinelWe pause for a moment to honor the life and times of George Blanda, the pro football hall of famer who died Monday at the age of 83. Blanda exited his mother's womb a football player in 1927 joined the choir eternal in the same fashion....
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