Roughhouse Doyle wrote:
Zeeba Neighba wrote:A sort of "Whizzer" White-light: Alan Page. No laudewith his bachelor's degree from Notre Dame, but he did get a JD from Univ. of Minnesota and eventually became (and remains presently) a State of Minnesota Supreme Court Justice. Very articulate man.
I have no doubt that Alan Page is an intelligent man, but Supreme Court Justices in Minnesota are elected. I think that his Hall of Fame career with the Vikings may have had a bit to do with that election.
I have talked with Justice Page numerous times, including over blueberry pancakes at Al's Breakfast. He is plenty smart. Watching him kick in the last 100 yards at the Hopkins Raspberry 5-mile was a sight to behold. Even though he had dropped a lot of weight from his NFL MVP days, he was still an imposing figure.
John Carlos always impressed me as being being intelligent and highly articulate. One of my favorite athletes of all time, regardless of the sport.