Displaying items 13-24 of 80
» View herald-mail.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
•
Next >
-
Coaches, players throughout the NFL salute Ray Lewis
The news of Ravens legendary middle linebacker Ray Lewis' upcoming retirement triggered plenty of strong reactions around the league. Respect, homage and sadness were all expressed upon learning that the defensive icon will walk away from the game...
Tags: Voting, Deion Sanders, Super Bowl, New England Patriots, Vince Lombardi
-
What they're saying about Ray Lewis' retirement
The Baltimore SunRavens linebacker Ray Lewis announced Wednesday that he would retire at season’s end. He is one of the greatest linebackers to lace them up. Here is what other media outlets are saying about Lewis this morning. --- Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports...Tags: Super Bowl, Sam Adams, Tom Brady, Duane Starks, Murder
-
Instant Analysis on Ray Lewis' retirement
What our reporters and columnists are saying about Ray Lewis announcing his retirement today: Jeff Zrebiec, reporter: The timing on Ray Lewis' announcement, to me, is overblown. After 17 mostly dominant seasons, he has earned the right to go out however...
Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Super Bowl, Periodicals, Vince Lombardi, Sports
-
Preston: Ray Lewis will retire as the greatest middle linebacker to play the game
There is really only one more appropriate ending for the Ravens' Ray Lewis, and that won't come for another five years when he takes his place in the NFL Hall of Fame as the greatest middle linebacker ever. Lewis, 37, made the announcement Wednesday...
Tags: Super Bowl, Jerome Bettis, American Football Conference, Baltimore Ravens, Jonathan Ogden
-
Bear for all seasons
In August 2001, Dick Butkus was approached with a deal. If he would record a radio advertisement, he would be given an EBCT heart scan. The scan normally would have cost about $15,000 and insurance didn't cover it. "What the hell," Butkus said. "I hadn'...
Tags: Knees, James Stewart, Head Injuries, Arts and Culture, Soldier Field
-
Virgen's View: Te'o caps special week in Newport Beach
Manti Te'o's crazy, whirlwind of a week ended just the way he wanted: with the Ronnie Lott IMPACT Trophy at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach. It was only a year ago when Te'o announced he was returning to play at Notre Dame during the ceremony at the...
Tags: Ronnie Lott, Roger Goodell, Mormonism, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Manti Te'o
-
Urlacher party is over
In the early 1970s, the older kids in my neighborhood wore Dick Butkus "51" jerseys. I had to go to NFL Films to learn what all the fuss was about. The only Butkus I saw was the broken-down linebacker in his final two years. History repeats itself. It...
Tags: Brian Urlacher, Washington Redskins, Nick Roach, Lovie Smith, Sports
-
Notre Dame linebacker wins Lombardi Award
Associated PressHOUSTON — Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o won the Lombardi Award on Wednesday as college football’s best lineman or linebacker. Te’o, also a Heisman Trophy finalist, had 103 tackles and seven interceptions this year to help...Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, College Football, Bowl Championship Series, Collin Klein, Sports
-
Te'o wins collegiate Butkus, ND commit Smith wins HS version
South Bend TribuneCall it a clean sweep for Notre Dame and the Butkus awards. Irish senior linebacker Manti Te’o on Monday was named the winner of the 28th annual collegiate Butkus Award while Irish commit Jaylon Smith was named the winner of the high school Butkus...Tags: CBS Corp., Landforms, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Urban Meyer, High Schools
-
Chicago Tribune's Silver Football history
The Chicago Tribune's Silver Football, awarded annually to the best in the Big Ten since 1924, pre-dates the Heisman Trophy by 11 years.
Red Grange of Illinois was the first recipient and Jay Berwanger of Chicago won it in 1935, the year he was named the...Tags: The Ohio State University, University of Chicago, Education, Chicago Tribune, Elections
-
Bears, Tillman deliver knockout
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Somehow it was perfect that the number the Bears put on the scoreboard was the same as the one they retired in honor of Dick Butkus, the linebacker celebrated as the most feared man in football during his Hall of Fame career. A...
Tags: Matt Forte, Super Bowl, Jurrell Casey, Lovie Smith, Soldier Field
-
Steve Sabol
Blogging with Bill WhiteBefore I get to a classic NFL Films clip in tribute to the late Steve Sabol, who died Tuesday, I'll share another Grammar Police photo sent to me by one of our readers. The guy who sent it in had......
Jan 2, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 3, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 2, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 2, 2013
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Dec 15, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Dec 12, 2012
|Story| Daily Pilot
Dec 7, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Dec 5, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
Dec 3, 2012
|Story| South Bend Tribune
Nov 30, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Nov 4, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Sep 19, 2012
| Allentown Morning Call
Original site for Dick Butkus topic gallery.
