Usain Bolt isn't football fast

Usain Bolt isn’t football fast

By Philip Hersh

Oct. 8, 2008 3:06 PM PT

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New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning says the world’s fastest man -- Usain Bolt -- just isn’t very fast.

And that is just one of the tongue-in-cheek gems in this delightful farce produced by ESPN. Just watch ‘Bolt’s NFL tryout.’ And enjoy.

-- Philip Hersh

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Philip Hersh

Philip Hersh, the former Olympic specialist for Tribune Co., covered 17 Olympics and reported from some 50 countries in 30 years with the Chicago Tribune. He likes to use sport as a way to write about the culture of a country or an athlete. Hersh graduated from Yale with a Bachelor of Arts in French literature. His passions include chamber music, road cycling (takes no PEDs except Advil) and Dr. Siri mysteries.

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