Seems like we’re on an old guy nostalgia kick this week. Figured the Tony Mandarich story might be worth a little conversation.
A couple articles:
The Original Sport Illustrated Article from 1989
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1068312/index.htm
From later on that same year
http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20116206,00.html
Toward the end of his Green Bay days
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1004269/index.htm
ESPN Catches up with him in 2009 for the REAL story
And for giggles, the Wikipedia entry for the 1989 NFL Draft:
I liked the 30 for 30 film on Maravich (sp)
Nards
3
They’ve had Mandarin in the Chinese NFL since day one.