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“You Get This Mentality… That You Don’t Get Injuries”
by Qi Chen Meisner (69) was usually in the middle of things. (Photo: AP) In the Spring of 1977 Greg Meisner received a football scholarship to attend the University of Pittsburgh where he played...
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The Future Worries Former Chargers Center
By Sarah Sommer and Elizabeth Murray Don Macek (62) was a tough and valued center for San Diego. (Photo: Fanbase.com) Thinking about the future is painful for Don Macek, a former San Diego Chargers...
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Opening a Window on the “Steel Curtain”
By: Griselda Ramirez John Banaszak (76) and L.C. Greenwood (68) put the wraps on Houston’s Dan Pastorini (7). (Photo: AP) John Banaszak said he doesn’t have time to think about the days he was...
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A Hall of Famer Who Saw Stars on and off the Field
by Stephen Jiwanmall Buffalo’s Joe DeLamielleure (68) opens a hole for O.J. Simpson (32). (Photo: AP) Joe DeLamielleure looks like he could still play in the NFL. The 6-foot-3 Hall of Fame guard has a...
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For Floyd Little: Moments to Remember
by Luke Hammill Floyd Little (44) in action against the New York Jets. Photo: AP. Floyd Little’s office at Syracuse University is like a personal shrine. The crowded walls are adorned with mementos...
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“If We Could Go At All, We Went.”
by Jack Williams Paul Rochester still has the New York Jets helmet he wore during Super Bowl III. It sits atop a shelf in his office with a dent, the size of a child’s fist, just above where his right...
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Mecklenburg Compensates for His Memory Lapses
by Mike Bebernes Karl Mecklenburg (77) making a shoe-string tackle on the 49ers’ Steve Young. (Photo: AP) Teamwork. Courage. Dedication. Desire. Honesty. Goal Setting. These are the six pillars of...
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Crabtree Tries Controlling the Demons
by Isobel Markham Eric Crabtree (10) has had a difficult post-NFL life. (Photo: AP) Eric Crabtree has not changed much from the young man pictured on the Topps football card in 1968, two years after he...
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Totaling up the Cost of an NFL Career
by Elizabeth Murray Jim Cheyunski (50) has the impossible task of tackling Pittsburgh Steelers running back Franco Harris (32). (Photo: AP) Starting a new job in a new town, Jim Cheyunski was building...
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Smelling Salts and Little Else
by Niki Blasina Bob Avellini (7) watches Walter Payton (34) pick up yards for Chicago. (Photo: AP) The Chicago Bears were on offense in a game against the Minnesota Vikings in the early 1980s. Chicago...
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Settled but Unsettling
By: Vidur Malik The NFL and the thousands of former players who sued the league for neglecting to tell them about the effects of concussions have reached a $765 million settlement. The settlement ends...
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Louisville’s President Confronts Athletic Realities
By Jamie Lisanti Pitino will always have his tattoo to remind him of the 2013 title. (Photo: Google Images) The University of Louisville School of Medicine is four miles from the school’s main downtown...
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Donovan’s Contract: Peer Pressure?
By Marika Washchyshyn Donovan (right) had a star on the court and off in Patric Young. (Photo: USA Today) In mid-May, the first of 23 freshman orientation sessions were held at the University of...
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Worth the Millions to Iowa
By Richard Recchia Ferentz wants Iowa students to put football in perspective. (Photo: Google Images) In 1981, Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz arrived at the university, where he became the offensive...
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Texas’s $5 Million Strongman
By Zach Brown Texas football fans are hoping for a fast start from Strong (white cap). (Photo: Google Images) Red McCombs does not understand why the University of Texas decided to pay Charlie Strong...
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The High Cost of Keeping Up
By Julie Schwarz Franklin looked at home during Penn State’s spring game. (Photo: Fox Sports) James Franklin, a football coach, will be, by far, the highest-paid public employee in Pennsylvania. Penn...
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Making Dollars and “Sense” at Duke
By Avram Wolfman-Arent Coach K has had a lot of practice cutting down the nets. (Photo: Google Images) In the fall of 1968, Duke’s Academic Council—the university’s equivalent of a faculty...
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Shatterproof at Alabama
By Ben Baskin Saban has won three national titles at Alabama. (Photo: Washington Post) When Nick Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on January 3rd, 2007, hundreds of strangers, most of them adorned...
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Kentucky Basketball: Millionaire Heaven
By Shannon Crawford Calipari holds class on the Kentucky bench. (Photo: The Lexington Herald-Leader) He was 6-foot-10 and made dunking the ball over nearly as big defenders look like a simple task....
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The Biggest Hoosier
By Leif Skodnick Indiana made its point in hiring Tom Crean. (Photo: Google Images) Professor Elinor Ostrom cracked a small grin as she strode confidently up five short steps to the stage to deliver...
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