Anyone who may be interested in reading this article might ask…”Who is this guy?” Unfortunately, I would agree based on the values we place on players…yards gained, average yards per carry, receptions made, tackles made, number of TD’s. The list goes on.
You name it and I didn’t do enough to be noticed or remembered. The single defining factor that’s puzzling is this: how did I play for two great coaches, Chuck Noll at Pittsburgh for four years, and John Madden for six with the Raiders. Surely, with never being the starter on either team, how could I slip through each year without being cut from either team? In fact, going back to my college days at Tulane University, I was playing second string QB behind Bobby Duhon, who played for four years with the NY Giants as a running back.
Fortunately, based on some comments from Tulane supporters who watched practices, Tulane’s Head coach Jim Pittman was convinced that I was the second best player on the field and should be on the field.
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