Wow MVR! hows that for a little synchronicity? Growing up in So Cal, the Rams & Chargers were my teams. I lucked out and got invited to a golf tournament for the "Ye Olde Rams" club. Never forget hangin out with some of the famous Rams, Jack Youngblood, et al. Will never forget seeing Tom Fears pick up a big ol lineman who passed out on the clubroom floor, put him over his shoulder and carry him out, threw him in the back of a pickup. He was in his 70s at the time. Ended up goin to a bar with several of the players, riding with Pat Studstill. I had his picture from Sports Illustrated in an album, lol. And then there was Georgia "Front and Reary", and the mob. I played semi-pro, for the San Gabriel Valley Saints, and got invited to a tryout with the Chargers, there were about a hundred wide receivers at the tryout and 2 got picked to go to camp, one of those made it as far as the practice squad. Tough odds, and I knew my chances were slim and none, but was happy to try, my all time football hero was Lance Alworth, and I even copied the way he played, had the same nickname as him everywhere I played. I wanted to wear a single bar like he has in the pic, instead of the double in HS, but they told me that it wasnt allowed anymore, that was 1970.
Lance Alworth, HOF ...
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