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Walt Sweeney dies at 71; offensive guard for the San Diego Chargers
In his first game in 1963 with the San Diego Chargers, Walt Sweeney established a pattern that would mark his 13 seasons as a star in professional football. Even though it was only an exhibition, Sweeney played with a fearsome aggressiveness. As a...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Drug Use, Interior Policy, Super Bowl, San Diego Chargers
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Steinberg: Be aware of dehydration
Louisiana swelters in the summer. August is the most intense month, with enervating heat and humidity. Athletes treat admonitions to hydrate well the way we all viewed our mothers' stern warning to stay out of the water for an hour after eating —...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, John Grisham, Korey Stringer, Disasters and Accidents
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Sculptor 'tries to catch the essence of Coach' John Wooden
John Wooden is back. Not soon enough, in this me-first, Black Mamba world riddled with ego and hubris. Wooden's glory grows with each passing year, and every time Jonathan Vilma appeals his NFL case, or Lance Armstrong insists it's all a set-up. With...
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Rich Saul dies at 64; played center on the L.A. Rams
Whenever he hunkered over the football, as he did for 12 seasons as center for the Los Angeles Rams, Rich Saul had a way of being not only ferocious but folksy.
"Rich would get down over the ball, and there's the nose guard, and Rich is talking to him,...Tags: Tom Mack, Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowl, Chicago, St. Louis Rams
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Finding work as role players
Upon learning of Bubba Smith's death at age 66 this week, football fans may have remembered him as one of most fearsome defensive players of the 1960s, a stalwart in college at Michigan State and a key player in leading the Baltimore Colts to a victory in...Tags: Fred Williamson, Oakland Raiders, Marilyn Monroe, Keeping Up with the Kardashians (tv program), Movies
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Olsen was a man of character
Editor's Note: This column originally appeared online at National Football Post. I fell in love with the NFL in the late '50s and '60s because my father took my brothers and I to Rams game at the Los Angeles Coliseum. They were nosebleed seats, which...Tags: Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Bruce Smith, Michael Landon, St. Louis Rams
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Greatest sports figures in L.A. history, No. 15: Merlin Olsen
The Fabulous ForumContinuing our countdown of the 20 greatest figures in L.A. sports history with No. 15, Merlin Olsen. No. 15 Merlin Olsen (no first-place votes, 808 points). Those of you who remember Merlin Olsen only as Jonathan Garvey on "Little House...... -
Greatest sports figures in L.A. history No. 14: Don Drysdale
The Fabulous ForumContinuing our countdown of the 20 greatest figures in L.A. sports history with No. 14, Don Drysdale. No. 14 Don Drysdale (no first-place votes, 1,168 points) Big D was one of the best pitchers in baseball during his time with...... -
Greatest sports figures in L.A. history, No. 13: Walter O'Malley
The Fabulous ForumLongtime Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley changed the landscape of baseball in many ways. Readers vote Walter O'Malley the the 20 greatest figures in L.A. sports history with No. 13, Walter O'Malley,... -
Greatest sports figures in L.A. history, No. 12: Wayne Gretzky
The Fabulous ForumContinuing our countdown of the 20 greatest figures in L.A. sports history, as chosen in voting by our online readers, with No. 12, Wayne Gretzky. No. 12 Wayne Gretzky (36 first-place votes, 1,547 points) On Aug. 9, 1988, ithe Edmonton...... -
Greatest sports figures in L.A. history, No. 11: Tommy Lasorda
The Fabulous ForumFormer Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda was voted the 11th greatest sports figure in Los Angeles history by online readers.... -
Greatest sports figures in L.A. history, No. 10: Jackie Robinson
The Fabulous ForumJackie Robinson is No. 10 on our list of the 20 greatest figures in L.A. sports history, as chosen in voting by our online readers. Jackie Robinson is one of the greatest athletes in UCLA history....
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