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...while bullyragging Raider Defensive End Howie Long. Next, curiouser and curiouser, Sullivan confronted Long in the milling aftermath. Linebacker Matt Millen dusted him off with a helmet, and Sullivan was restricted to the stands at Miami. In a sadder episode a couple of days later, young Wide Receiver Irving Fryar, 23, the leading punt returner in the N.F.L., showed up with a severed tendon in the little finger of his right hand. At first he described it as a kitchen accident, but Fryar's pregnant wife followed him in bruises to the emergency room, and the team has acknowledged...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Sudden Flash of Patriotism | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...ground that the media attention might distract the team, the front office considered leaving Fryar home regardless of his physical availability. But once the doctor determined Fryar was able, and would not be risking further damage, the coach stepped in and said emphatically he's going. The Patriots are finally a team, and Berry still wants to keep the weight exact and intact. After the Miami upset, John Hannah could only say, "It's a miracle." Sure, like an unplanned-for catch on a skinned knee. --By Tom Callahan

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Sudden Flash of Patriotism | 6/21/2005 | See Source »

...Miami, of course, that batted away the two-point conversion attempt to Irving Fryar that would have earned Nebraska the National Championship...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Huskers Unite! | 11/18/1994 | See Source »

...time of Fumblerooskie to Dean Steinkuhler. When Irving Fryar dropped the ball in the Orange Bowl. A guy named Doug played that decade. There was a rainy day in Miami. He threw The Pass to Phelan...

Author: By Theodore D. Chuang, | Title: Daddy? What Were Sports in The 80s Like? | 12/15/1989 | See Source »

Cornhusker faithful, Nebraska students and alumni have a reverence for athletes that does not exist at Harvard. Each day, the local newspaper chronicles the professional exploits of former Huskers like Turner Gill (CFL) and the Patriots' Irving Fryar. Students even stare in awe when current players walk into a restaurant or store...

Author: By Andy Fine, | Title: Tales of a Lost Wanderer in Nebraska | 12/5/1989 | See Source »

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