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Punted pat in dad spat
Punted pat in dad spat
A promising young punter kicked to the curb by the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots allegedly turned his anger and frustration on his own father, police allege. Erle Baugher, 54, his left eye red and swollen where his allegedly drunken son Danny apparently socked him during a dust-up in a deserted Hanover parking lot Thursday, told a cop the young man was released by the New England ...
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  • chone chone
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    Why were they in the parking lot of a McDonald's in Hanover?  Couldn't afford a hotel in the city?
    Posted 9/5/2007 respond (flag)
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Violent Punters Terrorize Nation
The Smittblog — ... First that Northern Colorado punter stabs the starting punter and now former punter Danny Baugher punches his dad in a drunken stooper. Since when are punters such tough guys:Baugher was arrested about 4 a.m. Thursday in a fast-food restaurant parking lot on Washington Street in Hanover. ...

Specialists Gone Wild!
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog — ... You may have heard by now that punter Danny Baugher apparently had a difficult time dealing with his recent release from the Patriots. The former Arizona Wildcat pleaded not guilty to assault and battery charges Thursday in Hingham (Mass.) District Court. ...

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Empty the Bench — ... - Father and son love football. Son can’t make a tackle, catch a pass, or run the ball… but he can punt the shit out of the ball, just like his father used to at Syracuse. Son follows in father’s footsteps and breaks punting records at Arizona. He’s invited to New England Patriots training camp to compete for the vacant punting job, loses out to a vet, gets cut… then takes out his frustration on dear old dead. ...

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Our Book of Scrap: Sports News — ... Punted pat in dad spat (Herald) ...

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New England Patriots — ... The Boston Herald reported an eye witness had seen the fight and called the police. The police arrive on the scene. ...

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