Sam Spence - NFL Films

Sam Spence is an American composer whose work is best known as the soundtrack of NFL Films. Any American boy worth his salt would be hard pressed not to blast his little brother with a Dick Butkus forearm shiver after hearing the bombastic arrangements of Mr. Spence.

Titles like "West Side Rumble", "The Equalizer", "Salute To Courage" and "The Power and The Glory" pretty much sum up the pompous character of the genre. Often accompanied by the Voice of God and awe inspiring film of our gridiron heroes kicking the bejesus out of each other, NFL Films paved the way for the immense popularity of the game today.

Now go ahead and find that scrawny sibling and clothesline him ala Chuck Bednarik while humming along......

A sports moment

The Ol' Huck 'n' Buck

An oldie from Deuce of Clubs
"Possibly there once existed a football card company guy whose whose sole task was to induce the players to assume poses that would make these tough guys look incredibly dorkish."

Ferenc Puskás 1927-2006

Puskás Ferenc (at christmas time) Photo by Hemzô Károly

Ferenc Puskás, 1927-2006 - "Hungary’s and to many, the world’s premier football-wonder, top-class player of the "Golden Team". The only one who managed to rise to the top even abroad, leading Real Madrid to the glory of winning the European Cup, playing for both the Hungarian and later the Spanish national team. ..."

Homage to Ferenc Puskás by photographer Károly Hemz (via gmtPlus9 (-15))

Ferenc Puskás at Wikipedia
Ferenc Puskás - International Football Hall of Fame
Ferenc Puskas' 4 goals in the 1960 European Cup Final. See him in action at YouTube.
Gary Lineker interviews Ferenc Puskas and other Hungarian legends (also YouTube)
The funeral procession of Ferenc Puskas (in Budapest on December 9) (YouTube)

One of the greatest football players ever.