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  • Sing Sing was tough in the '30s

    05/26/2005 11:02:58 AM PDT · by JZelle · 34 replies · 1,134+ views
    The Washington Times ^ | 5-26-05 | Dan Daly
    Though I've yet to see the movie -- it opens nationwide tomorrow -- I suspect the remake of "The Longest Yard" features more (Chris) Rock than rock pile. Adam Sandler as an NFL quarterback-turned-convict? Not a whole lot of verite in that cinema. (At least Burt Reynolds, who had Sandler's role in the original film, played some college ball at Florida State.) So let me tell you about a real prison football team, just so you'll know the difference. Let me tell you about the team they had at Sing Sing from 1931 to '35. The Black Sheep, they called...