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Rams43
I remember thinking that was nuts.
But now, “nuts” is in the eye of the beholder.
The law of supply and demand is alive and well in professional sports, huh?
Excerpt from the book,
Rising Tide, by Randy Roberts • Ed Krzemienski :
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Thirty-five days separated Alabama’s victory against Auburn at Birmingham’s Legion Field and its New Year’s Day game against the University of Texas in Miami’s Orange Bowl. During that brief period the economic, social, and cultural foundations of college and professional football shifted. It was as if someone turned on the lights to reveal a new game.
It began with two decisions in the Empire City. New York had always been Janus-faced. There is the Wall Street New York, buttoned-down, gray-flannel-suit conservative with an eye on the bottom line and a nose for the next big deal. At the other extreme is the Times Square New York, Barnumesque, glitzy, full of unabashed hustlers and borderline con men on the make. The city’s two football teams represented the two poles, which the 1964 NFL draft illustrated perfectly.
Two days after Joe Namath and Tucker Frederickson showcased their talents on national television, the National Football League and the upstart American Football League held their drafts. For weeks sportswriters had debated who the New York Giants would select with their number one choice: the handsome, durable Frederickson or the fragile, brilliant Namath.
