Dan Darragh

I knew an Adolf when I was in college in the late 1970s

Prolly 'cuz someone named their kid Adolf.

Ever since I saw the Dodger fans in the parking lot on TV while Kirk Gibson was doing his epic home run trot, I've vowed never to leave early. The only exception was on a baseball trip in St. Louis where it started to rain like I need to build Noah's Ark, and I needed to drive after the game to KC. It rained so hard that the driving was difficult. But somehow the skies parted and the game resumed, went into extra innings, and I'm listening to it on the car radio. @Shaw66, I had no doubts about you staying. You're a stalwart!

Reminds me of Fred Jackson getting tackled just short of the goal line against the Patriots in 2011. We were able to get the points without giving the ball back to Brady. https://youtu.be/wG_jPNQz-8g?si=C2YmPh1eZzYDECS_&t=166

I didn't think people on Bluesky followed football.

You must not have been watching on September 10, 1967, also week 1, when this happened:

Well I, for one, am really pleased to see Terrel Bernard wearing #8 this season.

Noon for an 8:30PM game? No wonder they call it the Hammered Lot.

Oooh - Carl Eller would have been great as a Bill! I felt that way the year we opened on Thursday night against the Rams, and we put them away with ease. I felt pretty dumb afterwards.

People said I was a corpse when I was still playing.

Also Tom Flores Jack - became a Congressman, Secretary of HUD, Republican candidate for VP Tom - became a successful NFL head coach Ed - became Erie County Executive Dan - became a successful lawyer Not much of a quarterback room but those guys were all smart!

Little did I know that he had actually died...

That's a cheap shot. He was only 9 yards off the ball.

Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated. That said, I met Dan when he was a lawyer in Buffalo and I was a lawyer in Rochester. We had a case against each other, and once on a phone call I said to him "Dan, why is your name so familiar to me?" to which he replied "I used to be the quarterback of the Buffalo Bills." When we finally met for depositions, he had the patience to sit around when the clients had left and chat about football with me. It's the only time I had an actual conversation with a Bills player and I cherished my brush with the NFL. Much as with his Bills career, in our case Dan was a loser once again. But he was a very good natured guy and a fine lawyer. RIP

Blimey! The bobbies will be coming to get you!