Word: irsay
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Dates: during 1976-1976
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...with rosters of largely unheralded collegians on the brink of Super Bowl seasons. The similarities are not surprising, since the same man, Joe Thomas, built all three teams. Thomas, 55, is vice president and general manager of the Colts, a job he engineered for himself by talking Owner Robert Irsay into buying the club for him to run. A onetime assistant coach, Thomas' reputation for finding football talent was so established that he was the first person hired by the expansion Vikings and, later, the Dolphins. He is pro football's master builder, a craftsman of the draft...