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...offensive lineman is demanding, physically and mentally. Explained Restic, "There are two types of aggressiveness: controlled and uncontrolled. The offensive line has to be controlled. They must be quick, disciplined, intelligent and alert, and ready to adjust quickly to drastic and varied defense changes...
...politics. When he first ran for Congress in 1948, campaign workers shuddered when Ford spoke to audiences, who found him likeable but unintelligent. Jerry terHorst, later to become President Ford's first press secretary, finally decided that "Gerry Ford wasn't dumb, he lacked knowledge." "I'm an old lineman." Ford says today. "I try to be a good blocker and tackler for the running back who carries the ball...
When Gerry became the second lineman in a row in the White House, there was bound to be criticism from journalists, who have traditionally favored the backfield. Writing in the Village Voice, Joe Flaherty praised New York Daily News sportswriter Dick Young as "a symbol of the strongman we crave," compared to "a president whose idea of economics is enlightened 'Sesame Street' and whose only decisive stroke in foreign policy was when he successfully negotiated a toasted English muffin...
...left his family, who by then had fled to Greece, and traveled by steerage to Argentina with less than $60 in his pocket. By the time he was 23, he had parlayed his earnings from odd jobs (such as dishwashing and working as a telephone lineman) into a million-dollar business that included cigarette manufacturing, dealing in rugs, hides and furs, and operating a decrepit tramp freighter. His formula: 20-hour work days, a penchant for juggling several deals at one time, an ability to unravel the complex maritime laws...
McInally was the only Ivy Leaguer chosen in the first five rounds. Al Krevis, an offensive lineman from Boston College chosen by Cincinnati in the second round, was the only other New England collegiate picked in the first five rounds...