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Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham Joe DeLamielleure is considered a football student of the highest order. He estimates he has visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame a dozen times before he was inducted in 2003. Conversations with him are sprinkled with obscure trivia questions and name dropping that demonstrates a humbling knowledge. He also is a vocal advocate for retired players in need of ...
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In The Red Zone - Training Camp Edition - 8/3
SOX & Dawgs —
... Hall of Fame lineman Joe DeLamielleure, who blocked for O.J. Simpson in his 2000 yard rushing season, actually thinks Andre Tippett was a better linebacker than Lawrence Taylor. That’s praise of the highest honor. ...
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Monk, Green join fans in Hog heaven —
Boston.com -- Football news 8/3/2008
CANTON, Ohio - When the mayor of Canton, Ohio, welcomed the crowd to last night's Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony, he said it might as well be "Redskins Day." That led to a raucous cheer from the 16,664, most of whom were wearing ...
Tough to get foot in door —
Boston.com -- Football news 8/3/2008
There will be two placekickers on the field in tonight's NFL exhibition opener in Canton, Ohio, between the Colts and Redskins, which is one more than can be found in the nearby Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Boston.com -- Football news 8/3/2008
CANTON, Ohio - As red and white fireworks exploded into the air, former Patriots outside linebacker Andre Tippett stepped forward to deliver his Hall of Fame enshrinement speech last night before 16,664 fans at Fawcett Stadium.
