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Peyton need look no further than his father for another player who charmed fans through losing. Poor ol' Archie Manning would have been a Hall of Famer if those Nawlins 'Aints had had any good players. But if Archie had won a Super Bowl, he would be another Bob Griese...
DIED. Maureen Orcutt, 99, who played on four U.S. Curtis Cup teams and won more than 60 amateur golf championships, raising the profile of the women's sport during the 1930s, when no professional tour for women existed; in Durham, N.C. A World Golf Hall of Famer, she later wrote a column on golf for the New York Times, in which, as one of the nation's first female sportswriters, she tirelessly promoted the women's game...
...Well, McGwire actually was a paragon of society. Unlike Hall of Famer Ty Cobb (a racist who once went into the stands to beat up a heckler-a heckler in a wheelchair), McGwire was a pretty good guy, especially for one with almost no discernable personality or intelligence. He didn't seek out fame, but was friendly to fans. When someone close to him told him about her childhood sexual abuse, he started a foundation and cried on TV about it. And he befriended struggling stand-up comedians. I don't know how that makes him a good person...
DIED. Paul Arizin, 78, NBA Hall of Famer and a pioneer of the jump shot; in Springfield, Pa. The Villanova All-American developed the now ubiquitous shot in high school, where games were often played on slippery dance floors. "When I tried to hook, my foot would go out from under me, so I jumped," he once said. "I was always a good jumper...
...opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Reigning Player of the Year Ibrahim Jaaber returns for his senior year, as does All-Ivy forward Mark Zoller. Long-time head coach Fred Dunphy is not back, however, after leaving Penn, but not Philadelphia, in the spring, to replace Hall-of-Famer John Chaney at fellow Big 5 institution Temple. So Glen Miller, formerly of Brown, takes over the reins of the Ivy League’s premier program...