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I am taking a break from my NFL boycott to honor a Hall of Fame receiver and an even better man.
1 posted on 09/24/2018 1:29:28 PM PDT by Kid Shelleen
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When we were kids we would run a pass pattern that we heard about from somewhere - the “Tommy McDonald TD Special”. It was perfect for man-on-man coverage, and I scored more than a few TD’s with that one.


2 posted on 09/24/2018 1:41:28 PM PDT by pelican001
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One of my favorite jokes is an old baseball player sitting on his porch, a fella comes walking up the street and the old man kind-of recognizes him, then he stops and comes up the walk - the guy on the porch eyes pop wide and he said Bob I thought you were dead - Bob says well, I am and I have good news and bad news - heaven is beautiful, we play two games every day sometimes we win, sometimes we lose, the old man says, thats great whats the bad news, he said your pitching on Tuesday.


3 posted on 09/24/2018 1:42:00 PM PDT by Jolla
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To: Kid Shelleen

Might still have my copy of his book They Pay Me to Catch Footballs!


4 posted on 09/24/2018 1:43:02 PM PDT by gnickgnack2 ( Another bad day for Trump, he only got seven major things accomplished .)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Last guy to play in the NFL without a faceguard.


6 posted on 09/24/2018 2:05:03 PM PDT by Paine in the Neck ( Socialism consumes EVERYTHING!)
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To: Kid Shelleen

RIP.


7 posted on 09/24/2018 2:13:58 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj ("It's Slappin' Time !")
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Bummer. Pats could have used him....


8 posted on 09/24/2018 2:19:02 PM PDT by Psalm 73 ("I will now proceed to entangle the entire area".)
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To: Kid Shelleen

I met him at a local supermarket when I was a lad. Nice guy. He took time to talk to a kid who was probably disrupting his day.


9 posted on 09/24/2018 2:26:31 PM PDT by mkmensinger
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To: Kid Shelleen
Lots of good to say about Tommy McDonald. He could run, throw, catch, and play defense. An all-around athlete, the likes of which we don't see in our time.

He was NEVER ON THE LOSING END OF A FOOTBALL GAME during his three years at OU.

Played WR for the Browns, ironically, and was the last guy in the NFL to NOT use a faceguard who wasn't a kicker.

Also those who knew him say he was a cool guy.

RIP

10 posted on 09/24/2018 2:42:31 PM PDT by OKSooner
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To: Kid Shelleen

If my memory serves he was the last player to play without a face guard.


12 posted on 09/24/2018 3:25:44 PM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: Kid Shelleen

Oklahoma was undefeated under Bud Wilkinson while he was there. Same team as Jerry Tubbs.


13 posted on 09/24/2018 3:47:20 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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My favorite as a kid, along with Timmy Brown.

Detailed piece here...

Tommy McDonald, Eagles Hall of Famer, dies

"On Oct. 4, 1959, one week after he'd broken his jaw and had it wired shut, Mr. McDonald caught touchdown passes of 33, 55 and 19 yards and scored on an 81-yard punt return in a 49-21 rout of the New York Giants."

14 posted on 09/24/2018 3:55:55 PM PDT by Prov1322 (Enjoy my wife's incredible artwork at www.watercolorARTwork.com! (This space no longer for rent))
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RIP.

That one great Eagles team he was on included Chuck Bednarik and Tom Brookshier.  (Back then, nobody took a knee during the National Anthem.)

15 posted on 09/24/2018 4:08:09 PM PDT by Songcraft
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There was a SI photo of him after he got blasted after a catch. He was sitting on the turf, stunned, helmet missing but holding the ball.

As kids, we’d make a tough catch in the back yard and emulate that pose.

I doubt today’s little jam tarts would even play outside so we’ll never see that stuff again


16 posted on 09/24/2018 4:59:44 PM PDT by llevrok (Vote while it's still legal.)
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