Seems Like Yesterday
Guys I remember watching in college shouldn’t be eligible for the Hall of Fame. However, over my objections, Troy Aikman was inducted today.
From The New York Times, after the 1989 NFL Draft:
According to most N.F.L. talent assessors, Aikman wasn’t the best pure prospect in yesterday’s draft. Most scouts thought Tony Mandarich, the Michigan State offensive tackle who is almost as big as the Green Bay Packer locker room he soon will enter, was a better prospect, pound for pound and position for position.
Feeling every one of my twenty-seven years today.