Big Blue Huddle

at the time, RB's at 220-230 lbs were almost unheard of, so when the Giants drafted Fredrickson and added Koy, Mercein, etc, all guys 220 +, someone dubbed them the baby bulls.  not a one of them could run like Brandon jacobs though.

Also, Frederickson was an all american LB and FB in college [auburn??].  the injuries ruined his career but he was never more than an average RB in the nfl.  He didn't have the speed.

That year when the Giants took Tucker, I believe they passed on a couple of guys named Joe Namath and Gale Sayers.

I was thinking the same thing, Mighty Giants.  Here in Buckeye country I have seen JL play a lot and he always seems to be quick to the ball.  He is a good hitter and a better elader.  Also fairly smart they say, and seems fairly articulate in interviews.  basically a good kid who is also a fine athlete.  Nice NYGiants prospect in my book, esp. in a year where I'd be looking MLB in round one, even if i had to [gulp, I'm going to day it] move up 5-9 slots to get him.

so cool.  can we thumbtack this on the board forever?  Go Giants.

sal's ultimate conclusion is highly flawed.     the nfl and pro football would have still ben the same bonanza without lombardi in green bay.  some other coach would have had starr, taylor, hornung, that defense.  and the growth of TV [from 9% of US homes in 1950 to 87% in 1960] guaranteed that a sport as right for tv as football would succeed.  as for markets, the money was in the big markets [ny, chicago, la, etc] and there were many secondary markets without an nfl team [which is where the afl went...san diego, miami, cincy, kc, denver, plus second teams in the bay area and ny].   any competent coach would have had good teams in green bay [maybe not vince's teams, but decent ones] and the demographics and tv would have taken care of the rest.

best SB ever.  best game ever.  Super!

President Rick

Name:      Dr. Richard Owens
We live in Columbus, Ohio.  Giants fan all my life [since the 50's]. 
So is my wife, and our son & daughter.   Birthday Nov. 1.   Go Giants.

Former president of 2 universities, trustee of another.  Now [again] a professor of history, and author:

Potomac (historical novel, 2012)  ISBN 1-60797-2557

Knightime (historical novel, 2006) ISBN  1-4241-4580-5

Conspiracy of Terror (novel, 2001) ISBN  1-59286-247-0

Vigilance and Virtue: A Biography of General and Ambassador Horace Porter.
(history, 2002) ISBN 0-7734-7242-8; 978-0-7734-7242-6

The Neutrality Imperative (history, 2008) ISBN 0-7618-4306-X.

Peaceful Warrior: Horace Porter and American Foreign Relations.
(history, 1990)  ISBN: 0824081951 

Joey Jupiter, Super Sleuth, and the Case of the Dead Goldfish  2011,  ISBN  1-4241-4580-5
(Volume one in a series of Joey Jupiter stories).

Joey Jupiter, Super Sleuth, and the Case of the Dog-Gone Dog
(childrens