Football

People Can't Leave Things Alone

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Who else remembers when the 49ers almost did this? It was February of 1991, when they almost made the boneheaded mistake of replacing their classic SF logo, with this stinker. People can’t leave things alone sometimes.

1994 NFL Draft

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The amount of Draft coverage these days is absolutely nuts!! I remember way back 25 years ago to the 1994 NFL Draft when I was 12. My Dad refused to get us Cable TV so no ESPN for me. Luckily my Aunt Debbie would let me come over to her house to watch. I would bring over some sodas, snacks, and all my lists, and notebooks about the players. Those pre-Internet days of having to procure whatever Mock drafts or football coverage I could find in the local newspapers or magazines from the supermarket. I’d hide out in that back bedroom and watch it all. 

Hopefully the Dolphins can grab another 10+ year starter on the DL like they did in ‘94 with Ole Miss DT Tim Bowens. Miami took him with the 20th pick that year.

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Four TD's in One Game!! - with Jimmie Giles

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4 TD’s in One Game ! ! Tampa’s original TE legend Jimmie Giles hauled in four TD passes from QB Steve Deberg back in 1985 during a South Florida shootout with the Miami Dolphins. Despite the effort, the Bucs lost 41-38, to fall to 0-7 on the season. The four TD’s ties ‘Iron’ Mike Ditka for 2nd place in most TD’s scored by a Tight End in a game. Can anybody tell us the TE who once scored 5 in a single contest?

Happy Birthday Lorenzo White

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Happy Birthday Lorenzo White. The Houston Oilers Running Back earned the only Pro Bowl nod of his eight year career during the 1992 season when he rushed for 1,226 yards and 7 touchdowns.

Did you know that in Lorenzo’s 1985 Sophomore season at Michigan State he became the 1st running back in Big Ten History to eclipse the 2,000 yard mark? His 2,066 yards and 17 touchdowns earned him 4th place in the Heisman race.

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Super Bowl Give-Away!

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Hey Dudes! Happy Super Bowl Sunday! We’re giving away Three Free Issues of Blaze Today. You can all give our buddy @metrodreamscapes a pat on the back for sponsoring this give-away. He sent over a crisp $20 along with some stamps to help us out in getting Blaze out there to you guys. All you need to do to enter is follow @amazingblazezine, & tag two buddies in the comments below who might dig Blaze. That’s It. Then we’ll gather the entries and send out an Issue of Blaze to # 3 lucky winners. Enjoy the Game. Hope your team wins.

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Burn Of The Week - Cliff Branch 99 Yard Touchdown

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October 2nd, 1983 - Jim Plunkett connects with Speedy Wide Receiver Cliff Branch for a 99 yard touchdown, during a 37-35 loss to the Washington Redskins. It was Cliff’s only catch of the game. The Raiders would get their revenge though in Super Bowl XVIII following the season, where they ran all over Washington in a 38-9 rout. Cliff had 94 yards on 6 catches, including a TD in the big game.

Head on over to the Blaze Files at amazingblazezine.com and link up with a Toasty Video Array of Cliff Branch catching long Bombs!!

Wanna know how fast Cliff was, he was 35 years old when he caught that pass from Plunkett at the 35 and took it the rest of the way for one of only thirteen 99 Yard Touchdown Pass Plays in NFL History. R.I.P. Cliff.

Happy Birthday Buster Rhymes

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Happy B-Day to George 'Buster' Rhymes! The Miami Northwestern Grad , Sooner Standout & inspiration behind Busta Rhymes Nickname. Buster had the best game of his short career in just the 3rd game he played. In a 1985 Monday Night Matchup in the Metrodome against NFC North Foe Chicago, Buster returned 6 Bear kickoffs for 182 yards, and hauled in 3 passes for 89 yards. His 1,345 kick return yards his rookie year set a Vikings single season record that wouldn’t be topped until 2013.

Who can name the Viking Rookie Return man who topped George’s record setting season? For a Bonus point. Who held the Vikings record before Buster with 1, 184 return yards? Hint: His brother was playing for the Bears that Monday night.

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Nice Days - A.J. Duhe

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Days don’t get much nicer than January 23rd, 1983 was for Miami Dolphins Linebacker A.J. Duhe in the appropriately named ‘Mud Bowl’ that was the AFC Championship Game. The Dolphins Linebacker intercepted New York Jets Quarterback Richard Todd # 3 times during the 14-0 Phins Victory on that soggy day in South Florida.

Man, I miss a good backyard Pigskin Pick-up game in the Mud on a rainy weekend.

Have a killer weekend Everybody!