Old Trunks lost a bet with a friend from Wisconsin on a game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers. It cost 47 cents to send him $1.00. Take a minute to look at those uniforms used for professionals. I wonder how much it costs to suit up one player. Any one have any ideas?
It looks like some of the 1908 team were tall but there is no one in the picture that weighs close to 350 pounds as some of the Vikings do now! Is Johnathan Ogden for the Baltimore Ravens the biggest player? He is 6'9 345.
As we know, the sport started in almost 150 years ago. Do you wonder if the rules of the game have changed much since the beginning? We do know that back in 1911, rules were changed because the sport was too brutal. Maybe 100 years later, the guys are dressed and the 'be brutal' has been reincarnated!
Another friend from Wisconsin is a dyed green and yellow Packer's fan. As much as she loves to fish, she insists on being off the water at the beginning of the game. She did not mention her favorite player late this summer when I saw her. Farve was part of her language longer than I have known her.
A good friend, now deceased, was a Denver Bronco fan, he was fascinated with John Elway!
My son Bud cheered for the Dallas Cowboys. His favorite player was quarterback Roger Staubach. Dallas played Pittsburgh in 1978 and lost and Bud was not happy.
Perhaps you do not like football. Everyone seems to follow some sport. NASCAR? Baseball? Basketball? Name it-- as we creep closer to October and the baseball play offs.
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