YMCA Oilers, November 1977. Racine, Wisconsin. Your author is back row, 4th from left. I wore the future Oiler Earl Campbell’s #34 until it was literally ripped from my torso, leaving me as the only halfback in history to wear #72. Few events of my childhood were as thrilling — and terrifying — as donning an NFL uniform and stepping onto the cold, grassless tundra of Graceland Park. Get the full story at Facebook.com/AmericanThrowback





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