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RIP, Alex Webster

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Smasher_Sloan, Mar 4, 2012.

  1. Smasher_Sloan

    Smasher_Sloan Active Member

    Workhorse running back for the New York Football Giants, who later coached the team.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/sports/football/alex-webster-giants-star-and-coach-dies-at-80.html

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    Smasher_Sloan, Mar 4, 2012
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  2. Corky Ramirez up on 94th St.

    Corky Ramirez up on 94th St. Well-Known Member

    "Red" was a good replacement those first few years after Allie Sherman. But when Ron Johnson got pissed and Norm Snead couldn't hold it together after the '72 season, it sent the Giants on a tailspin for years.
     
    Corky Ramirez up on 94th St., Mar 4, 2012
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  3. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    He and Frank Gifford were the prototypes for what Vince Lombardi (the Giants' offensive coordinator in Webster's playing days) would later perfect with Jim Taylor and Paul Hornung in Green Bay.

    RIP
     
    Steak Snabler, Mar 4, 2012
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  4. cyclingwriter

    cyclingwriter Active Member

    Always found it interesting that he jumped to Canada. While Billy Vessels was a main influence/story for Deford's "Everyone's All American," there is a little bit of Webster there.
     
    cyclingwriter, Mar 4, 2012
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