It’S A Roll For Lions, Gravy For Cowboys

HEISMAN CONTENDERS SIMPLY PRETENDERS

by | Nov 25, 1992 | Detroit Free Press

My Heisman vote is in. Here’s how I voted: I voted to skip it.Take the year off. Save the statue, put it back in its case, and whoever wins next year, give him two.Assuming it’s someone deserving — which, let’s face it, we really don’t...
It’S A Roll For Lions, Gravy For Cowboys

THERE’S NO LIMIT TO CELEBRITY BOOKS

by | Nov 22, 1992 | Detroit Free Press

I’ve been spending a lot of time in bookstores lately, and I’ve noticed many best-sellers this holiday season are penned by people who are not, by profession, authors.For example, there is “Rush” by Rush Limbaugh, a radio talk show nut. Or...
It’S A Roll For Lions, Gravy For Cowboys

Going Round & Round About The Lions’ Qb

by | Nov 20, 1992 | Detroit Free Press

As Christopher Columbus once said, “Where the hell are we?”

Or, what’s the deal with the Lions and their quarterbacks?

The talk shows are buzzing. People are making choices. You’d think the Lions had a chance to win something this season, besides first pick in the draft.

Erik or Rodney or Andre or . . . Chuck?

It’S A Roll For Lions, Gravy For Cowboys

WE’RE GOING TO MISS THE GENTLEMAN CHAMP

by | Nov 15, 1992 | Detroit Free Press

He sat against a dressing-room wall, his eyes puffed, his scar tissue soft and swollen. His legs were elevated and his head was slumped and it seemed as if lifting his arms was out of the question. This is often the way boxers look in the drained moments after losing...
It’S A Roll For Lions, Gravy For Cowboys

Real-Life Rodmans Have To Work It Out

by | Nov 11, 1992 | Detroit Free Press

There are no basketballs here, no cheering fans, only the hard, cold smell of factory life. Instead of applause we have the whirring of air tools. Instead of mink coats we have drab cotton overalls. The light is by fluorescent bulb, the color is concrete gray. Wherever you walk, you hear the chug and clang of the assembly line.

They are making trucks here. This is a local Ford assembly plant. Dennis Rodman always calls himself “a regular guy, like everyone else,” so I figured I’d go to where regular guys work for a living and see how they felt about Dennis’ behavior lately.

It’S A Roll For Lions, Gravy For Cowboys

LIONS DON’T THINK, SPEND LIKE WINNERS

by | Nov 9, 1992 | Detroit Free Press

There go the Dallas Cowboys, rolling down the highway, heading for the playoffs, maybe the Super Bowl, while the Lions sit here, on the side of the road, casts on their legs, thumbs out, looking for a ride.The final cookie of last year’s dream season now...