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Being in her early 20's and not liking the Beatles is a little surprising. My aunts and uncles were born from 46 to 57 (on mom's side) and at least 3 of them liked Elvis more. Youngest Aunt (56) was the Beatles fan and was clearly the flower child of the group. One Uncle was a Johnny Cash super fan and the youngest liked all kinds of music. That must be where i get my taste from. I will call myself a musical mutt, because I really like all kinds of music.
I've always wondered what this particular card looked like. I've seen it on a trade list here. I was a huge fan of the Chiefs and Wille "Contact" Lanier. First Black Middle Linebacker in pro football.
He had a special helmet too with a raised ridge running down the center of it. He was hitting guys so hard he was seeing double until they fitted him with this special helmet which you can see in this card with the ridge and the paint chips all over it. He was an amazing, amazing football player.
Get a a haircut hippie..........or whatever you say to the females of that species. LMAO!!
Never was a Beatles fan myself but I certainly give them credit for being pioneers of guitar driven rock which is my genre of choice for decades.
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1953 Bowman Color #95 Wally Moses CO
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1953 Bowman Color #95 Wally Moses CO
That's a nice fun fact about Lanier's helmet. You can definitely tell it's not round like the others of that era.
Like Mahomes' helmet.... I always thought it looked way bigger than others and it turns out his helmet doesn't have as much plastic along the upper rim of his facemask. They made it for him so he can have better field of vision.
Like Mahomes' helmet.... I always thought it looked way bigger than others and it turns out his helmet doesn't have as much plastic along the upper rim of his facemask. They made it for him so he can have better field of vision.
Interestging about Mahomes helmet but makes perfect sense. Another thing about Lanier is he needed an unusually large helmet size.
Here is a really interesting article about Lanier almost passing away on the field his rookie year. And it was "really nice" the Chiefs told him about it right after his final game 11 years later...........because the "NFL cares".
https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...fter-hit-says-obey-tackling-rules/1161667002/
That's nuts! "I thought you were dead" his own teammate says to him... technically he was, 3 times! I joked about the extra protective padded helmet cover some players are wearing in games now a while back. I wish I could take that quip back. I sure as heck don't know what it's like getting in a car accident 40-60 times within a 3 hour period. You see these plays where the WR or RB is running out of bounds half speed and the defender will still come up and both players lower their heads and hit each other like rams on the nature channel... I don't think that's necessary and should maybe be looked at by the rules committee. If the league is so concerned with "cleaning up" the image of "unsportsmanlike" issues like taunting (lol) then a brain bleed due to too many blows to the head should be a priority as well. But like you said... The NFL cares!
And I get the unusually large helmet size... I just had to "adjust" all my fitted caps that were 7 5/8 because all were too small and gave me headaches. What's the next size? 8?
If the Woke-F-L really gave a crap about player safety, they'd get rid of those Thursday games and those international games especially in areas way out of US Time zones or in dangerous place. But they don't care and only genuflect to the money God.
I gotta give myself some credit remembering Willie lanier suffering double vision and getting knocked out in 1967 when I was 8 years old! The stuff I remember is uncanny as is the stuff I don't remember.........like what day is it? LOL But I had no idea about the backstory or severity of Lanier's injuries. That article caught my eye yesterday which is why I posted it.
Interesting he did not have a football scholorship when he went to Morgan State. He got into the school on strong academics and walked on. He was/is a very bright, well spoken guy and that is why Hank Stram made him the middle linebacker. I know Lanier had another nickname like THe Professor or somthing like that because of his intelligence........a word I just had to look up the spelling for just now! No joke! Guess I never would have been a MLB! LMAO!!!!
There ya' go! And one of your Cowboys to boot!
My 2 favorite teams!
1964 Topps color.....
Love that Hofner Violin Bass!!
Here's one for today!
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1962 Topps #45 Brooks Robinson
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1962 Topps #45 Brooks Robinson
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