An old time Browns fan left a voicemail yesterday weighing in on this week’s feature story, “Forgotten Forefathers,” about ailing and broke retired NFL players. This guy could teach Dick Feagler a thing or two about how to properly remember the good old days: I would like to thank you so much for the excellent, excellent article in the latest issue in Scene, “Forgotten Forefathers”. I’m 74, and I watched the Browns from the beginning. What the prima donnas today don’t realize; these guys used to have to have summer jobs to make ends meet. Now they’re making millions of dollars and they can’t even throw or catch a damn football or block. It’s a whole different game. …
This article appears in Jan 16-22, 2008.