> George Fels wrote an article back in the 80's very similar to the general point of this thread. In his article,one of the most notable examples he gave was a match Luther Lassiter played in 1940's Norfolk. He was playing a local player 100-60 in 14.1 for 5000. Luther was nearly defeated when his opponent caught a gear and ran 58 balls,leaving him stuck 58-8. Luther,risking a 10k turnaround every time the balls were broken or even leaving himself tough,simply ran 92-out for the cash. Adjusted for inflation,that would be close to 60k now. That is heart,period.
Another thing about heart that George noted correctly is that at some point,just about ALL of us have been or will be accused of not having any,along with 20 million other players.
The only players that have EVER accused me of not having an enlarged ticker are those that have never been in the box with me. I simply don't have the bankroll,or at the moment,the game to let it fully manifest itself.
I was a defensive back in high school football,and played late in blowout games for most of my 3 years on the varsity. Before an important district game my senior year,our best corner got arrested and kicked off the team,the other starter pulled a hamstring in warm-ups before the game. I started on 45 minutes notice,against an All-State receiver 6 inches taller than me and probably half a second faster in the 40. I held him to 2 catches for 24 yards,with no scores,and had 2 interceptions,a forced fumble,2 tips,and caused him to drop 5 other balls. He told me he licked his chops before the game,thinking he was going to pad his 178 yards per game average,and 19 scores. After the game,he said he felt like he was being double-teamed,because my heart was twice as big as any corner he had faced. He played in the NFL for 3 years. I'd say I have a little. Rib and a few others here have seen it too. Tommy D.
