By Jay Sekulow
The left's outrage over the IRS turns to a plea to 'move on'
The gold standard of Carolina football incompetence has been the 2001 Panthers. After winning their opener, they set an NFL record at the time by losing their final 15 games before coach George Seifert was fired.
One of the last additions to the Redskins' training camp roster, No. 86 in your program, was Burl Toler, a lanky receiver rescued from the wreckage of NFL Europa. If the name sounds vaguely familiar to older fans, here's why: His grandfather, Burl Toler I, holds a prominent place in league history as the first black to serve as a game official — the first black to officiate in any major pro sport, in fact.
One of the last additions to the Redskins' training camp roster, No. 86 in your program, was Burl Toler, a lanky receiver rescued from the wreckage of NFL Europa. If the name sounds vaguely familiar to older fans, here's why: His grandfather, Burl Toler I, holds a prominent place in league history as the first black to serve as a game official — the first black to officiate in any major pro sport, in fact.
SAN FRANCISCO — Bill Walsh, the groundbreaking football coach who won three Super Bowls and perfected the ingenious schemes that became known as the West Coast offense during a Hall of Fame career with the San Francisco 49ers, has died. He was 75.
SAN FRANCISCO — Bill Walsh, the groundbreaking football coach who won three Super Bowls and perfected the ingenious schemes that became known as the West Coast offense during a Hall of Fame career with the San Francisco 49ers, has died. He was 75.
"It's a far cry from where I started at Kezar (Stadium)," former 49ers coach George Seifert said. "It's pretty awesome."
"No one ever told me, 'You've got to play football, just like Grampa,' " he says. "It's just something I've wanted to do, something I was always passionate about. High school, college, Arena ball, Europe, NFL — it's all just a journey. But I feel like I'm carrying on the name of Burl Toler. And I'm proud of that."
