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Posted on 8/12/19 at 9:19 am to bigDgator
I know he has already been mentioned but Namath deserves to be mentioned again. Just because he is Joe Namath.
Posted on 8/12/19 at 9:33 am to bigDgator
Pat Trammell Bear favorite player...
If you like a good read, read his Wiki page...
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Patrick Lee Trammell (July 11, 1940 – December 10, 1968) was an All-American quarterback for the University of Alabama from 1958 to 1961. In his senior season, he led the Crimson Tide to a perfect record of 11–0–0 and the NCAA national championship for 1961, and finished fifth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy. A third-generation physician, he lost a six-month battle with metastatic testicular cancer at age 28, shortly after earning his medical degree.
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Several interviews of family members and players that knew him best gleaned some light on what made him so exceptional and "unbeatable". He had mastered the cognitive component of the fundamentals of the game by using his enigmatic gifts of a "photographic memory", "sixth sense" and "field presence". At any given moment during any play of any game, he knew how it was intended to unfold, not just for his position, but for every player on the field.
He would have anticipated the next move of his opponents well before they knew it themselves and would often manipulate them into a more suitable position. Even when far outmatched, he would home in and exploit the weak link of the defense to leverage an upper hand. He welcomed adversity and would actually thrive on it.
What Bryant found to be so amazing was that even though he was not a superior athlete, he was always able to find the necessary resources in the exact way at the exact time to overcome the odds, "make things happen" and deliver a win.
Bryant would continue to build on this foundation for the rest of his career to turn average players with average skills into exceptional players who would believe in themselves and become winners both on and off the field
If you like a good read, read his Wiki page...
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This post was edited on 8/12/19 at 2:38 pm
Posted on 8/12/19 at 9:44 am to JCinBAMA
A little blurb on why #12 is so popular among QB's.
Let me post a pic of the only #12 who led his team to an undefeated season and Super Bowl win.
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The number 12 is iconic for a couple of reasons. First, it was the number that Joe Namath wore. Namath transcended the game of football. He was a superstar on and off the field and a hero of the 60s' counterculture. He was the face of an entire league -- the AFL. Second, during the 1970s, the number 12 received the lion's share of the best air time available -- the Super Bowl. Three of the greatest teams of the decade -- the Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins featured QBs who wore 12. The number became associated with the Lombardi Trophy. And for a generation that grew up watching Terry Bradshaw, Roger Staubach and Bob Griese -- the "12" was more iconic that a big red "S." That may explain why modern QBs like Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers (both Super Bowl winners) don the sacred number.
Let me post a pic of the only #12 who led his team to an undefeated season and Super Bowl win.
Posted on 8/12/19 at 9:53 am to bigDgator
Chris Leak!
Posted on 8/12/19 at 12:14 pm to bigDgator
Posted on 8/12/19 at 12:16 pm to Rip N Lip
GOAT #12 for sure
This post was edited on 8/12/19 at 12:16 pm
Posted on 8/12/19 at 2:12 pm to Uncle Don
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GOAT #12 for sure
For sure?
Posted on 8/13/19 at 5:58 pm to bigDgator
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