“The
pressure is awful! We used to say something like, Norwitski the second-year
player from Altoona, Pennsylvania just brought down Klinger for a 4-yard loss.”
Now they are tying their tongues in knots because they
are having to add on these kinds of career updates...
“Norwitski was originally signed by Texas as a cornerback.
Before his sophomore year he transferred to Ole Miss where he played as a
defensive right tackle. Then, before his junior year, he transferred to Washington
State where he became a stand-out quarterback and tight end. Before his senior
year he moved on to Toledo where he played deep safety and inside linebacker.”
In an interview recently with ESPN Norwitski was quoted
as saying...
“As a kid growing up, I knew that one day I would play for
Texas and Ole Miss and Washington State and Toledo. My football career has been
fulfillment of my fondest dream come true.”
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Were you just wondering what President Ronald Reagan
would have thought of all of this?
Actually, many years ago, future President Ronald Reagan
put his tongue into his cheek and wrote a commentary about the phenomena
developing at that time for hyphenating names by combining the bride and the
groom’s names into one name. He noted that if this practice were to go on
through just a few generations we might end up with a player named…
Egor
Smith-Halloran-Schwamm-Morningside-Lacarelli-Sherman-Bukowski-Krenwinkle-Roget-Pettit-Saragula-O'Leary-Peters
Can you imagine the difficulty this would have presented
to John Madden if Egor Hyphenating was a running back for the Chicago Bears?
Would I kid u?
Smartfella
