I don't know if there's been anything like that in the NFL since. It's a little before my time, but the more I've learned and seen it was a truly remarkable era. So much love for the team and the team loved the city. Bum really tied it all together.  He threw a nice up field block there! Not...

Former father in law I should say, but we are still friendly particularly since he's my daughter's grandfather. He was replaced by Bruce Matthews (after Earl rolled on him and blew out his knee--ironically ending his career) and went on to play a year in the USFL with a rookie QB named Steve...

My father in law blocked for Earl in every game Earl wore an Oilers uniform. Everybody loved Bum. I doubt he'd say Bum ruined Earl. Those were the times when football was still a hard-nosed game with much less money at stake. Earl was doing what he wanted to do and Bum obliged. I don't think...