J. R. Moehringer - Basketball's eras are defin...

Basketball's eras are defined by teams - Celtics, Lakers, Bulls - and baseball's epochs are defined by players - Ruth, Robinson, Mantle - but with football, it's the sideline strategists, the nutty professors and top coated Lears.

J. R. Moehringer

American Journalist

Born: Dec 7, 1964

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Sideline, Top, Defined, Nutty, Ruth, Football, Robinson, Eras, Bulls, Lakers, Mantle, Teams, Baseball, Professors, Players, Basketball

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