As we got older, I told him, 'No longer can I say you're a great father figure. You're my friend, and the dearest one I ever had.' He was extraordinary. |
As we looked out over the audience at Canton, Ohio, and looked into the faces of all those people, |
Before the first year, nobody gave it a chance. Now, 36 years later, everybody knows Monday Night Football. |
Everyone I know who has gone through the circuit has been humbled by it, it is an awesome experience, ... As much as he has done in his career, he will be awed by it. It was an unbelievable moment for me. I had the honor of having Wellington Mara (New York Giants owner) as my presenter. I was really blown away by it. It was very humbling. |
Governor Reagan had his arm around John Lennon and he was explaining American football to him. Only on 'Monday Night Football' would you get those two guys, who were poles apart, united. |
Gray skies are just clouds passing over. |
I am very happy for him, ... What a role model he is. He is everything you would want your son to be. He is a remarkable young man who was great for the history of our game. |
I had three stages of knowing Wellington Mara. He was my boss for a long time and he was a father figure. And finally, as we got older, he was my friend. |
I know he had the same emotions and the will to win that I had, ... I'm sure that he imparted some of the guys on his team with the will to win. He never gave less than 100 percent on the field. |
I know we're all still suffering the loss of this great man, ... But we can still celebrate his wonderful life. |
I remember seeing him play in high school, he was an unbelievable player, ... I remember him as being a great running quarterback. |
I told him to take off the freaking cowboy hat and the dark glasses and nobody would recognize him. But I guess he feels less of an obligation to be there than I do. |
If you had to win a game, it's a toss-up between Steve Young, John Elway and Dan Marino, ... Steve had that one unique quality of scrambling away from pressure, John would lumber for the first down and Dan had an unbelievable arm. It was never over when Steve was on the field; he had the unique ability to do things that were almost impossible. He could lift the entire team with his ability alone. |
It is wonderful, ... Steve and Dan took professional football to a whole different level with the way they played the game. The fact that Steve is going in with Dan is very special. |
Oh how sweet it is to hear one's own convictions from another's lips. |