NFL Draft and Strange Sports Quotes
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♦And, upon hearing Joe Jacobi of the ‘Skins say: “I’d run over my own mother to win the Super Bowl,” Matt Millen of the Raiders said: “To win, I’d run over Joe’s Mom, too.”
♦Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach: “You guys line up alphabetically by height.” And “You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle.”
♦Jim Finks, New Orleans Saints General Manager, when asked after a loss what he thought of the refs: “I’m not allowed to comment on lousy no good officiating.”
♦Lincoln Kennedy, Oakland Raiders tackle, on his decision not to vote: “I was going to write myself in, but I was afraid I’d get shot.”
♦Frank Layden, Utah Jazz president, on a former player: “I told him, ‘Son, what is it with you? Is it ignorance or
apathy?’ He said, “Coach, I don’t know and I don’t care.”
♦Torrin Polk, University of Houston receiver, on his coach, John Jenkins: “He treats us like men. He lets us wear earrings.”
♦And the Gem: Oiler coach Bum Phillips when asked by Bob Costas why he takes his wife on all road trips, Phillips responded: “Because she is too damn ugly to kiss good-bye.”
♦A reporter asked John McKay, then coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers about his team’s execution during the game. McKay responded “I’m in favor of it”.
