I had a pretty cool mail day today, receiving a card back from former Rams Defensive Back Rod Perry. (imagine an idiot scurrying back from the mailbox, drenched, in a sheet of rain. Yep, that would be me. I also received a book from my ex-girlfriend: a gorgeous, spoiled rotten, pill-popping hypochondriac)
Perry was a two time Pro bowl selection who during the first six of the eight seasons he was with the Rams made the playoffs, played in four NFC Championship Games and also in Super Bowl XIV against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“He studied film, he analyzed routes that receivers were going to run–their breaking points,” said former head coach Chuck Knox. “He knew where his help was going to be in various coverages, and he really was a great student of the game. He overcame a knee injury to become one of the best corners in the National Football League.”
Perry, a Fresno,Ca. native, was seemingly always meant to be a Ram. “I always dreamed of playing in the Los Angeles Coliseum,” said Perry. “I remember watching a game that was played there when i was young with my dad. It was the Dallas Cowboys and the Rams and I just said, Wow.”
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I also received a stack of 1989 Score from Bob over at I’d Rather Be Sitting in a Ballpark. This brings my grand total of cards with the guys in horns to 73, so thank you so much for your generosity and helping me build up my collection, good sir. Please give his baseball blog a gander if you get a chance, especially if you’re a fan of the Cubbies.
There were the usual suspects in this stack like Jim Everett, Jerry Gray and Jackie Slater, but I was intrigued by the draft pick card of a guy named Bill Hawkins. His name just wasn’t ringing any bells.
Well, Hawkins was drafted out of Miami (FL.) University, and he played four years at Defensive End with the Rams before retiring with a second knee injury. He now owns a law firm in Port Salerno, Florida. Of course, I just had to contact said law firm to request an interview–although I haven’t heard back as of this posting. You’re probably wondering, “Why in the hell would this busy, important, big shot lawyer get back to some dinky, trivial, insignificant blog!?” Well, you’d be right. I think, actually I know, that I was probably drinking a little bit too much hooch (whiskey/ ginger ale highballs) and it seemed like a good idea at the time. So,….uh….sue me and I’ll plead temporary insanity.
Jim Everett Table Toss 