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does anyone believe that longtime washington redskins equipment manager tommy mcvean was the only equipment room guy to have ever dabbled in this sort side "business"? good grief...
speaking of mcvean and the redskins, here's an excerpt of a great 1971 article featured at helmet hut:
The door from the players’ quarters which McVean had earlier closed now opens and Sonny Jurgensen walks in wearing only a helmet. He is almost a comic figure, naked, plump and florid. But the shoulders and the arms, especially behind the elbow, belie the comedy. The shoulders are thick, and the arms heavy with supple muscle. The fact that the 37-year-old quarterback is in camp this early says much about the Redskins this year.“Hiya, Tommy. Billy (Bill Kilmer, Jurgensen’s backup quarterback acquired from New Orleans) told me to wear this hat. Said I’d like it. It feels good.” “It feels good because it’s too damn big.” McVean looks closely at the back of the helmet, and says, “Hell, this is a 7 3/4, you only wear a 7 1/4.” “That’s okay, I like it. Don’t you blow it up or something?”“Yeah. Sit down and I’ll blow it up. These new air helmets are the best things going... pretty soon everyone will be wearing them. I’ll get you one that fits you right and you can try it.”“ Okay, but I’ll wear this in practice. It feels good.” And then the man whom many regard as the best quarterback in football goes back into the dressing room, and with only a smile and a helmet, walks past a full bench of silent and staring rookies.
classic!
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speaking of mcvean and the redskins, here's an excerpt of a great 1971 article featured at helmet hut:
The door from the players’ quarters which McVean had earlier closed now opens and Sonny Jurgensen walks in wearing only a helmet. He is almost a comic figure, naked, plump and florid. But the shoulders and the arms, especially behind the elbow, belie the comedy. The shoulders are thick, and the arms heavy with supple muscle. The fact that the 37-year-old quarterback is in camp this early says much about the Redskins this year.“Hiya, Tommy. Billy (Bill Kilmer, Jurgensen’s backup quarterback acquired from New Orleans) told me to wear this hat. Said I’d like it. It feels good.” “It feels good because it’s too damn big.” McVean looks closely at the back of the helmet, and says, “Hell, this is a 7 3/4, you only wear a 7 1/4.” “That’s okay, I like it. Don’t you blow it up or something?”“Yeah. Sit down and I’ll blow it up. These new air helmets are the best things going... pretty soon everyone will be wearing them. I’ll get you one that fits you right and you can try it.”“ Okay, but I’ll wear this in practice. It feels good.” And then the man whom many regard as the best quarterback in football goes back into the dressing room, and with only a smile and a helmet, walks past a full bench of silent and staring rookies.
classic!
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