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Catching Up With former Baltimore Colts QB Y.A. Tittle
He was Baltimore's first football star, an oddly named quarterback on a motley Colts team that boasted his strong arm but little else. For three years, Yelberton Abraham (Y.A.) Tittle led the club, won fans' hearts and even got his face plastered on the...
Tags: New York Giants, Baltimore Ravens, Super Bowl, San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts
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Salata 'Super' excited
In 1950, the San Francisco 49ers traded Paul Salata to the Baltimore Colts. He doesn't hold any remorse toward the team because of it, far from it. The 49ers have always held a special place in Salata's heart. They gave him his shot at the NFL....
Tags: USC Trojans, NFL Draft, San Francisco 49ers, Canadian Football, National Football League
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The Sun Remembers: Nov. 11-17
Nov. 12, 2000: "I've worked my whole career to play with a bunch of guys like this," quarterback Trent Dilfer says after driving the Ravens 70 yards for a touchdown in the final 2:18 to defeat Tennessee, 24-23. The victory lifts Baltimore to 7-4 and deals...
Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Johnny Unitas, American Hockey League, United States Naval Academy
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The Sun Remembers: Sept. 2-8
Sept. 6, 1995: Cal Ripken Jr. plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig's major league record that had stood for 56 years. Fireworks explode around Camden Yards as Ripken jogs a victory lap around the field. A sellout crowd of 46,272...
Tags: Cleveland Indians, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, American League East, American League, Al Gore
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The Sun remembers: Aug. 26-Sept. 1
Sept. 1, 1996: Quarterback Vinny Testaverde pumps his fist and an announced record football crowd (64,124) at Memorial Stadium whoops it up as the fledgling Ravens win their opener, 19-14 over the Oakland Raiders. "To come from behind, in front of a...
Tags: American League East, Washington Nationals, Cleveland Browns, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Ravens
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The Sun Remembers: July 22-28
July 27, 2003: On an overcast day in Cooperstown, N.Y., former Orioles slugger Eddie Murray is enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame and gives a heartfelt speech to the crowd of 18,000. "I had a dream as a kid, and I actually lived that dream," says...
Tags: Tommy Bolt, American League East, Arnold Palmer, Weeb Ewbank, Baltimore Orioles
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R.C. Owens dies at 77; 49ers 'alley oop' receiver
R.C. Owens had an up-and-down career as a receiver for the San Francisco 49ers. The ball went up, and Owens routinely came down with it. Owens, whose leaping catches became his signature and introduced the term "alley oop" into the sports lexicon,...Tags: NFL Draft, Bob St. Clair, Economy, Business and Finance, New York Giants, College Sports
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Q&A: Salata excited for NFL Draft
Paul Salata, the creator of Mr. Irrelevant, has some history with the team making the final pick in the NFL Draft that starts Thursday and ends Saturday. Salata, a Newport Beach resident, played for the Colts when they were in Baltimore in 1950. He...
Tags: NFL Draft, Facebook, San Francisco 49ers, National Football League, Indianapolis Colts
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Lenny Moore supports Paterno, says coach was there for him
The photograph hangs in Lenny Moore's club basement, amid the hundreds of trophies, plaques and keepsakes that chronicle the life of the Baltimore Colts Hall of Fame running back. But few treasures mean as much to Moore as the black-and-white snapshot...Tags: Prostate Cancer, New York Giants, Baltimore Ravens, Weeb Ewbank, San Francisco 49ers
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John Henry Johnson dies at 81; Pro Football Hall of Fame running back
John Henry Johnson
Pro Football Hall of Fame running back
John Henry Johnson, 81, a Pro Football Hall of Fame running back during the 1950s and '60s who was a member of the San Francisco 49ers' "Million Dollar Backfield," died Friday in Tracy, Calif.,...Tags: Human Interest, College Sports, Canadian Football, San Francisco 49ers, College Basketball
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Joe Perry dies at 84; Hall of Fame fullback with San Francisco 49ers
Joe Perry, a Hall of Fame fullback with the San Francisco 49ers who became the first player to rush for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons, has died. He was 84.
Perry, nicknamed "the Jet" because of his speed, died Monday in Tempe, Ariz., of...Tags: Billiards, Snooker and Pool, Human Interest, San Francisco 49ers, Jackie Robinson, National Football League
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