Word: buckleys
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Coming from the Ivy League, Buckley wasn't too sure how he fit in on the national level. "I though maybe I should forget about it when I hadn't heard by 3 p.m. on draft day," he said, "But then I called home and got the news. I was kind of surprised it was the Patriots, because I flew to Dallas and New York for physicals for those clubs and they seemed more interested...
...turned out, Buckley was rated as one of the few area players with propotential. "When I found that out, it really spurred me on," he said. "Those guys know their stuff, they don't fool around, and if they think I can make it. I should be able...
...this fall Buckley will try studies of a different kind--like a playbook six inches thick. "There's so much to learn mentally, and you have to get that down before you start with the physical," he said. "Any pro offense will look complicated to any rookie but I won't have to worry about academics so I'll have time to concentrate. Hopefully, they'll invest their time...
...just ask Harvard coach Joe Restic about investing time in Buckley. The senior sat for a frustrating three years with few chances besides the Colgate game to show his skill, before making it big last season...
...investing, with any luck the athletic department will take this perfect opportunity to equip Soldiers Field with a press box of the new, modern type--maybe model it after the Astrodome. That would be an investment in good publicity, because comfortable, well-fed reporters will surely make the Brian Buckley's of the future look better in the papers the next...