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Roger Lee Brown (May 1, 1937 – September 17, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Maryland State College before playing professionally for the Detroit Lions (1960–1966) and Los Angeles Rams (1967–1969).

05/21/23 08:31 PM

#27475

Jim Bedwell

Football fans,

DT Bob Lilly was one of the bigger players of his time - 6'5" tall and 270 pounds, if I remember correctly from those pre-steroid days.

Jim Brown could not only run around people, but also run through or over them. Deceptive speed. A huge running back for his day - 6'2" and what, 225 pounds? He led the league in rushing 8 of the 9 NFL years that he played, and as stated here, averaged over 5 yards a carry. We saw him in the Cotton Bowl in 1963 run for over 200 yards. Also I remember he would give it his all when the play was still going, but would slouch back to the huddle SO SLOWLY. Had no inclination to go out of bounds to avoid a hit. In addition to his physical superiorities, one of the most mentally tough running backs ever, I think. Wow! Maybe the best ever!

05/21/23 08:50 PM

#27476

Jerry May

Jim. Its my wife Ellen ...... who knew all four boys well and knew Danny well enough to later teach Will and Chloe (his kids) how to swim. She taught little kids how to swim (2-6) for fourteen years!
Couple of points of interest. The "Mick" for all his athletic prowess could not swim! And jokingly asked Elle if she would teach him! (she politely turned him down....saying she only taught kids)

The commonality with Ellen for me is I knew Pat Summerall, from my brother's and my business relationship with him. He and Mickey had been best buds for a lot of years and had played minor league ball with him in Lawton, Ok.

This friendship went on for years, and both would be regulars at the Carillon Club off LBJ and Preston!

05/21/23 10:46 PM

#27477

Jim Bedwell

Thanks, Jerry, that's COOL!!! The only celebrities I've known were Commander Cody (barely at all), his friend Joe King Carrasco, and of course Thomas Jay Thomas.

My dad, like Mickey Mantle, also from Oklahoma, served in the Navy at the end of World War II (never saw any action except with my mother) and never could swim either!!

05/22/23 09:50 AM

#27478

Wayne,

There are too many New Yorkers, Californians and Colorodoans in Texas. There are a lot of other evil folks that should have stayed on their side of the tracks. I live in a sea of people who make a liviing off entitlements that the rest of us provide for them. At least in New Mexico the population is sparse and you can pick your own friends and associates.

05/22/23 10:23 AM

#27479

Lowell Tuttle

Steve, you have to drive through a lot of New Mexico to get to New Mexico... Everything to the left of the Colorado? or The Pecos? or just the green vegetation line...is New Mexcio..

05/22/23 12:18 PM

#27480

Steve,

You can find lots of open space not contamated by liberal/progressives in West Texas like Ft Davis, Valentine, Sanora and Ozona.

05/23/23 07:29 AM

#27481

My memory of Bob Lilly is also 6'5" and 270. He would have made many more tackles in his career if he hadn't been double teamed on almost every play.

I think Eugene "Big Daddy" Lipscomb was listed at 287 but was actually over 300. I have to repeat the phrase I heard about him: "Big Daddy would charge through the line, grab all four backs, and let go of the three who didn't have the ball."

I think Bum Phillips misused Earl Campbell by running him too much. If the defense knows what/who is coming, it will concentrate all resources on him. He got pummeled on every play, and he refused to go down even when being gang tackled without the possibility of gaining another six inches. Result: the man just got pounded into oblivion.

Tony Dorsett always complained about not getting enough carries, but he lasted twelve seasons because of it. And he weighed about one pound more than me while being two inches taller. That's not much mass to stand up to linebackers who weigh 40-50 pounds more. Alas, I think he has cognitive problems like so many ex-players do.

05/23/23 08:14 AM

#27482

Wayne,

There is an oilfield town out that way north of Sonora, Ozona and not too far from Mentone. It is called No Trees. That is not quite what I had in mind. I love the wide open spaces, but I could go for some occasional shade from a Fir Tree. As a small concession to the liberal eco crowd, it would be nice to get some heat from burning pine logs that don't have to be ordered from Amazon.

05/23/23 10:32 AM

#27483

David,

Have you watched the new apple tv series, SILO? It is the grossest thing I have ever witnessed. It confirms my belief that God allowed the third of the souls that went after Satan to be born in these last days so they would experience the Tribulation not the other two thirds. You would probably like it for the sex. No God fearing Christian could conceive what these writers have put forth.

The gist of the series is a virus caused the whole world to become blind and reduced the population from 5 billion to two million. After some 6 centuries recessive genetics caused one man to be born with vision. The rest of the population goes around executing people as witches for desiring the light when dark is all they know.

This makes it impossible for the one man with vision to be King iin a blind world, so he has to keep it a secret. He visits various communties and has more than a feel for the prettiest gals. He attempts to populate a community with his offspring as they grow up.

05/23/23 11:57 AM

#27484

Sandra Spieker (Ringo)

Steve,

I have read all of the books which the series "Silo" is based on. I have also seen several episodes of the TV series. You posted about a Virus? Sex? Blindness? Are you sure you are talking about Silo???

From Wikipedia: Silo is a series of post-apocalyptic science fiction books by American writer Hugh Howey. The series started in 2011 with the short story "Wool", which was later published together with four sequel novellas as a novel with the same name. Along with Wool, the series consists of Shift, Dust, three short stories, and Wool: The Graphic Novel.^[1]

Plot: The story of Wool takes place on a post-apocalyptic Earth.^[6] Humanity clings to survival in the Silo, a subterranean city extending 144 stories beneath the surface. The series initially follows the character of Holston, the sheriff of the Silo, with subsequent volumes focusing on the characters of Juliette, Jahns, and Marnes. An ongoing storyline of the series focuses on the mystery behind the Silo and its secrets. Shift encompasses books six through eight and comprises a prequel to the series. Book nine, Dust, pulls the storylines together.

Several studies frame the story within the dystopian genre since Howey includes several of the main features of that type of literature, i.e., a totalitarian rule, a rebellion of the main characters, or a planned separation between human areas and wild natural spaces.

05/23/23 12:11 PM

#27485

Sandra,

I watched both Sili and another. I must have mixed up the title. I will fix it when I get back to my my main computer this evening.

05/23/23 12:33 PM

#27486

Sandra Spieker (Ringo)

Steve,

As for a series about a Virus, it might be, The Last Of us, with Pedro Pascal. That is rather dark, and about a fungus that infects people and makes them zombies. I have seen a couple of episodes of that one. Have you seen that?

05/23/23 02:56 PM

#27487

David and Sandra,

The name of that movie was SEE.

05/23/23 03:58 PM

#27488

Jerry May

David, I agree with you on Earl "The Tyler Rose" Campbell. No telling what he would've done if he was used differently, instead of just used.

Barry Switzer must have seen the talent early, because he once said; "Campbell is the only player I ever saw who probably could have gone straight from high school to the pros!"

And Earl once said "It wasn't that first hit that hurt, but the second, third and sometimes fourth that did!"

On linebackers, I always respected the likes of Huff, Butkus, Nitchski and Jordan.....being somewhat the purist that I am, but I still think Lawrence Taylor was the best I ever saw play.

And Micah Parsons' is certainly good. But I have to agree with Taylor's assessment of him in his first or second year; "Yeah he's good; let's see if he makes it 13 years!" (with a smile)

05/24/23 11:17 AM

#27489

David,

I was blessed with a real treat last night. My attorney daughter Makenzie invited me to the State Fair Playwright Series play of To Kll A Mockingbird starring Richard Thomas of The Walton's fame. She invited me a few weeks ago and we went on her nickel. The show was excellent and the actors and actresses of all the main characters were better than the movie. They have several more plays this summer and I think it is still possible to get tickets to some of them. Bob Dylan and Cher are on the list.

05/24/23 02:13 PM

#27490

Steve,

I heard the actress that played Scout in the movie is playing the neighbor in the play.

I heard that Tina Turner has died at 83.

I got an e-mail from Garland saying the Friday Night music at the Downtown square is happening. 7:30 every Friday and is free.

05/24/23 08:18 PM

#27491

Steve, we had dinner with some church friends who saw the play. They said it was very good. Only complaint was that they didn't think the accents were quite right.

I might go to the Senior PGA Championship tomorrow in Frisco. It's a senior major. Tons of famous golfers of a certain age, i.e., >= 50. Unfortunate that it is at the same time as the Colonial in Fort Worth.

05/25/23 12:22 AM

#27492

Wayne,

I misread your text. Yeah she did just die. Have you heard the old saying, you get what you paid for? David's friends said the actress that played Scout had a Garland accent. It is tough to combine East Texas Redneck and Deep South accent. She probably needed a few weeks as an understudy in Monroe Louisiana on Duck Dynasty.

David,

You can set your mind at ease. After your admonishment at the Ranger game I bought 110 dollar tennis shoes that do not collapse on the heels in the back. Once they get the arches memory foam adjusted, I maybe able to tie my shoelaces to make them appear fitting, Did you know that high arches is equated wiith high intelligence? Stands to reason, monkeys and apes have flat feet. I have resisted using a cane, because I am afraid that if I ever start using one, I will begin to depend on it the rest of my life.

05/25/23 06:39 AM

#27493

Wayne,

Because of illness; it was already planned a tribute with Tina Turner doing a cameo appearance if her health permitted. I have double checked, she died yesterday.

05/25/23 09:49 AM

#27494

Steve, I'm sorry that you took my teasing seriously! By the way, according to your "high arches imply high intelligence" theory, I am somewhere between chimp and spider monkey.

Separately, I thought this video was lots of fun.

05/25/23 12:39 PM

#27495

David,

I was watching Ch 8 news and Dr Winters of Baylor Hospital was talking about weed users.

Teenage regular users are 3 times more likely to be depressed or commit suicide.

Adults have an increased rate of developing peripheral nerve disease and possiably increased risk if Alzheimer.

One reader that I cannot say his/her/them name, will say that is not what I want to belive.

05/25/23 04:50 PM

#27496