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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Dan Pompei
In a banquet room decorated for Christmas, a group of coaches' kids were entertained by Santa Claus. There were awesome presents for the Michigan football team - high-end swag, including commemorative watches. The Wolverines were gathered at the Eden Roc Hotel Miami Beach the night before Christmas to prepare to play Alabama in the 2000 Orange Bowl, and this was a night of celebration. John Spytek, though, wasn't feeling very festive. He wouldn't be playing in the game.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Dan Pompei
After losses, Steve McMichael sat alone in front of his locker in his dirty Bears uniform long after most teammates departed. Dried blood marked the thighs of his white pants. Tape dangled from his joints. Bags of ice covered his knees. He stared a hole in the floor about 20 feet in front of him. It was as if he were somewhere else, oblivious, with an invisible shield around him. He didn't experience losing very often. In his entire college career, his teams lost one time.
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2 months ago |
nytimes.com | Dan Pompei
DES PLAINES, Ill. - They came in droves to say goodbye to the daughter of George Halas, the matriarch of the Chicago Bears, Mrs. McCaskey to all who were not kin. The wake for Virginia Halas McCaskey was open to the public on Tuesday, and there were so many mourners that they had to park a block away at Mystic Waters Family Aquatic Center. The funeral home couldn't fit everyone, so they were directed to a holding area in a tent where the line snaked around like airport security on a Monday morning.
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Feb 7, 2025 |
ourcommunitynow.com | Dan Pompei
Share On the worn grass of Soldier Field, four generations of the McCaskey family gathered in the early evening of Jan. 21, 2007. At their center was their matriarch, Virginia McCaskey.The snow, falling gently, glistened and her eyes sparkled.She wore her mother Min’s fur coat, looking every bit like the first lady of the NFL that she was. The Bears — her Bears — had just defeated the Saints in the NFC Championship Game for the right to advance to play the Colts in Super Bowl XLI.
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Feb 6, 2025 |
nytimes.com | Mike Sando |Dan Pompei
NEW ORLEANS - Antonio Gates, Jared Allen, Eric Allen and Sterling Sharpe comprise a streamlined 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class after changes to the voting process raised the bar for enshrinement this year. The class revealed at the NFL Honors show on Thursday night is the Hall's smallest in 20 years and the smallest possible under the new rules.
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