People Are Funny Critters

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mikeintexas — Sat, 30 Nov 2019 19:55:41 GMT

Those were the days before political correctness ran amok, Vergie.

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Vergie6 — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 15:15:57 GMT

<br />He seems like a nice person but I'm completely overwhelmed listening to him!...lol

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sully16 — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 18:39:45 GMT

He's awesome.

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mikeintexas — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 06:55:56 GMT

<br />I disliked Cosell, but I think most people did. I believe that's what kept people watching though. They've had quite a few men in the booth, but one of my least favorites was Dennis Miller - even though I liked him as a guest on talk shows and his stand up routine, I didn't like that I needed to keep a dictionary close at hand when he'd spew out some five/six syllable word.<br /><br />I also liked Alex Karras in the booth; he was one of my favorite players when I was a kid when he played... [ More ]

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lejardin — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 02:02:55 GMT

Oh the broadcasting and football days of Dandy Don, Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell lol, never to forget Broadway Joe too.

Original Blog Entry: People Are Funny Critters

mikeintexas — Sat, 23 Nov 2019 00:05:07 GMT

A poem by Walt Garrison, one of my all-time favorite Dallas Cowboys.

Garrison was born in Denton, TX and worked as a cowboy on a ranch in the summers, then went on to play for the Oklahoma State Cowboys until he was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys. He spent time on the professional rodeo circuit in the off-seasons and after he retired from football.

His signing bonus with the Cowboys in 1966 included a horse trailer. Yup, that's a real cowboy, I'd say.

Former Dallas QB and MNF announcer Dandy Don Meredith once said of Garrison: If it was third down, and you needed four yards, if you'd get the ball to Walt Garrison, he'd get ya five. And if it was third down and ya needed twenty yards, if you'd get the ball to Walt Garrison, by golly, he'd get you five.

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