This is quite an honor, not just for me but for our defense. If you look back at the "No-Names" none of us had extended careers. Injuries knocked knocked me out after six years, but what a run we had and what memories I have.
Jake and I have to be setting some kind of record that two college roommates, we roomed together freshman and sophomore year, going into any kind of Hall of Fame at the same time. Nat Moore asked me what kind of roommate was Jake and I said Jake was a helluva roommate and he was a lot better than the one I got to replace him. He asked who was that and I said my ex-wife.
I came in a year before Don Shula became head coach. The game is quite a bit different today. In 1969, being the 11th overall pick in the first round, I had a $20,000 salary. Folks asked me if I would do it all over again today with all the surgeries I've had and with the salaries they are paying today, you bet I would.
- Bill Stanfill
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment