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FanHouse Roundtable: Did Brett Favre Tarnish His Legacy?

Three years ago this week, Brett Favre was winding down his final season with the Packers -- one that would end in the NFC championship game. Had he retired at the end of that season -- as he originally tearfully announced he would -- Favre's No. 4 would most likely already be retired by the Packers, and he would be...

Jerry Rice Named NFL's Greatest Player

An NFL Network special tabbed San Francisco wide receiver Jerry Rice as the greatest player in National Football League history Thursday. Rice -- who was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer after a career that saw him hold every important career receiving record, including most yards, receptions and...

Making, Taking and Breaking Heart of a City

Midway through Game 5 of the Cleveland Cavaliers-Boston Celtics series, it occurred to me that if LeBron James leaves the Cavs for another NBA team, the city of Cleveland's self-esteem will be devastated on a scale rarely seen in professional sports. In fact, you can make an argument that never in the history of...

Old Age Doesn't Bode Well for Favre

ESPN and various media outlets have Brett Favre talking with Vikings coach Brad Childress about something.Many speculate it's about coming out of retirement. Favre's agent Bus Cook told Fanhouse last week that we could stick a fork in Favre and that the only way the quarterback would return would be to win another...

ESPN to Re-Broadcast 'Greatest Game Ever Played' In Color

Remember back in the last 1980s and early 1990s when Ted Turner spent his fortune buying up old films and "colorizing" them? ESPN plans to do the same thing when they re-broadcast the "Greatest Game Ever Played" this Saturday. The "Greatest Game" was the 1958 NFL Championship game between the Baltimore Colts and New York...

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05/15/12 THE SUN'S TOP 175 ATHLETES No. 2: Colts QB Johnny... Source: The Baltimore Sun - Baltimore MD Last week, on what would have been his father's 79th birthday, Chad Unitas visited his grave at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.
05/06/12 Michelle Singletary: Even a millionaire can fumble... Source: Reading Eagle - Reading PA Looking at former NFL star Warren Sapp's bankruptcy filing, it's hard not to focus on the Florida mansion he owns (18,000 square feet, according to property records) or the number of pricey athletic shoes he's purchased (240 pairs, many still in the box, unworn).
04/23/12 Carlisle resident Irv Fanus recalls photo op with... Source: The Sentinel - Carlisle PA For years, decades even, Carlisle resident Irv Fanus had been wondering to himself, "Where in the heck did I put those photos?"
04/21/12 Singletary: Sacked by overinvesting Source: Ventura County Star - Camarillo CA Looking at former NFL star Warren Sapp's bankruptcy filing, it's hard not to focus on the Florida mansion he owns (18,000 square feet, according to property records) or the number of pricey athletic shoes he's purchased (240 pairs, many still in the box unworn).
04/17/12 Athletes fumble finances Source: The Washington Post - Washington DC As I combed through Sapp's 59-page Chapter 7 filing, there was no question that he's not a good money manager.

Background on johnny unitas

John Constantine Unitas (; May 7, 1933 – September 11, 2002), known as Johnny Unitas or "Johnny U", and nicknamed "The Golden Arm", was a professional American football player in the 1950s through the 1970s, spending the majority of his career with the Baltimore Colts.

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