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...Little," he says with a snap in his voice, though his own number now is 78. "They never knew what they did. They just did it. Perfect instincts. Larry Csonka's instinct was to drop his shoulder and run over you. That worked too." Because Csonka started as a lineman, he never wore 44. Joe Morris was offered the number around 1980 but declined. A large part of Syracuse was declining...
...Crimson middle-guard Tom McConnell. Because of a typo, McConnell was listed on the Holy Cross press notes at 2345 pounds. Thus, when McConnell made a tackle late in the first half, the WCHC guy said, "...and that hit is made by 2345-pound Tom McConnell. Man, that lineman out there is big. He must really have been hitting the weights this summer--imagine that, Harvard has a defensive lineman who actually weighs more than one ton. What do you think?" he said, turning to his color...
...things were hazy, like who was hired and who was fired, and what the ripple or tidal effect will be for the rest of this season and years to come. The Hall of Fame offensive lineman Gene Upshaw, who may not be offensive enough for a labor leader, denied the Players Association was mortally wounded. "They definitely took a hunk of flesh out of us," he said, "but we're not busted. We're still here." Announcing that the union had filed an antitrust suit against the owners' "blatant display of monopoly powers," Upshaw said, "We've tried bargaining...
Patterson called the student at the desk, saying, "Negro hit squad strikes again." Greg Williams '88, a defensive lineman, followed up Patterson's call with a non-racial but intimidating call of his own. The Ad Board found that the four people who shattered the window were unaware of the phone calls...
...pretty much understood among the players that Greg's role in the situation was limited," said offensive lineman Maurice Frilot '88, who is one five Black players on the varsity football team. "As far as Patterson, his comment was more outright and a lot more explicit...