And not two dozen coaches, scores of "suits", hundreds of marketing employees, and players padded their knees, haha.
The book is based on the 1963 season, when Alex Karras and Paul Horning were banned for gambling.
Fortunately, the movie was filmed in 1968 Boca Raton, FL when Pat Studstill was still a Lion, and Karras was back.
It is fun seeing Karras wearing glasses and smoking a cigar.
Alan Alda before Mash, Lauren Hutton at a young age.
I discovered Joe Schmidt, probably the most important Detroit Lion of all, who I was not known by me.
The training camp scenes are very true to life in those days.
Oh how I miss the simpler times.
The book is based on the 1963 season, when Alex Karras and Paul Horning were banned for gambling.
Fortunately, the movie was filmed in 1968 Boca Raton, FL when Pat Studstill was still a Lion, and Karras was back.
It is fun seeing Karras wearing glasses and smoking a cigar.
Alan Alda before Mash, Lauren Hutton at a young age.
I discovered Joe Schmidt, probably the most important Detroit Lion of all, who I was not known by me.
The training camp scenes are very true to life in those days.
Oh how I miss the simpler times.