A Legend In His Own Minefield

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What's In a Namath?

What's In a Namath?

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John Mendelssohn
Dec 08, 2009
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My wife Claire is from London, and baffled by American football. Why, she wonders, must they wear helmets and all that padding when English (and other) rugby players wear none, and are no less intent on dislodging one another’s internal organs? Why, more annoyingly, do they keep interrupting the game to show Budweiser commercials?

During our recent excu…

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