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Family's loss, father's pain
Sun StaffThey watched the Ravens' football playoffs together, muffling their whoops in the hush of a hospital. Les Moore lay propped in bed in the critical care wing, more mindful of the TV than the IV in his arm. Beside him sat his father, Lenny, the Colts'...Tags: Family, University of Maryland Medical Center, Bars and Clubs, National Football League, Jermaine Lewis
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Mackey, from Colts' glory days, to take place among greats today
Sun StaffJohn Mackey will span two eras of Baltimore football this month. In Canton, Ohio, today, he will likely become the last player from the Baltimore Colts' glory days to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The prototype of the modern tight end,...Tags: John Mackey, National Football League, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Lem Barney
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Ewbank, Donovan and McCormack common threads in shared history
Sun StaffArt Donovan? A Cleveland Brown? It happened, in 1951. Donovan spent that summer in the Browns' training camp. Why Cleveland? Baltimore was between franchises in the NFL, and when the old Colts folded after the 1950 season, Donovan needed a job. He didn'...Tags: Bars and Clubs, National Football League, Dining and Drinking, Mike McCormack, Theft
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Old Colts fan savors Unitas-to-Berry duo at academic banquet
Sun ColumnistGrowing up in the Baltimore suburbs was an occasion for Michael Flanagan to watch John Unitas from a seat in the stands and applaud his achievements. He finally met him, via a rather circuitous route, having to go to Indianapolis from his office in...Tags: Washington Redskins, Television Stations, Jim Brown, Mike Flanagan, Johnny Unitas
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Marchetti reflects on earlier era
Sun ColumnistOCEAN CITY -- Personally, Gino Marchetti was passive, not at all interested in the spotlight and content to let performance convey his statement. Professionally, among historians of the game, he is the greatest defensive end the National Football...Tags: National Football League, Chicago Bears, Forrest Gregg, Johnny Unitas, Art Donovan
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As a player, person, ex-Colt Berry never was one to drop ball
Sun ColumnistThis was a homecoming for Raymond Berry, who was such a remarkable young man that some teammates, given to a torrent of profanity, would clean up their language when he approached. That was the ultimate sign of respect. Berry didn't "wear religion on his...Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Miami Dolphins, Football, Johnny Unitas, Hospitals and Clinics
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Ex-Colt Mackey leads rebellious class into Hall
Sun StaffWhen the door to Pro Football's Hall of Fame finally swung open for John Mackey yesterday, the former Baltimore Colts great found rich irony in the knowledge that Al Davis would be joining him. "All the troublemakers go in together," Mackey said with...Tags: John Mackey, National Football League, New York Jets, Chicago Bears, Management Change
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Colts earned special place in city's heart
Sun ColumnistPassion persisted until the end, 35 years of emotional ties to a team and its memories that elevated the Baltimore Colts to a position of being a civic heirloom. It may never happen again because the business of football has changed -- unions, agents,...Tags: John Mackey, Bars and Clubs, National Football League, New York Jets, Dining and Drinking
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For ex-Colt Mackey, Hall was worth the wait
Sun ColumnistAn autograph-seeker approached John Mackey, the 10th former Baltimore Colt to achieve the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He obliged, adding his jersey number, 88, and a team identity -- Colts. The youngster said he regretted the Colts had such a bad year....Tags: John Mackey, George W. Bush, National Football League, Chicago Bears, Government
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Berry, Colts great, named to coach QBs
Knight-RidderPONTIAC, Mich. -- Raymond Berry, a Hall of Fame receiver and a Super Bowl coach, was hired yesterday as the Detroit Lions' new quarterbacks coach. That's right -- quarterbacks. No, Berry has never coached quarterbacks. No, he's not at all familiar with...Tags: Knight-Ridder Inc, National Football League, Super Bowl, Forrest Gregg, Johnny Unitas
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