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Trivia for August 7, 2020

Question

What Florida State defensive coordinator, after watching a practice and individual workout, declined to offer Walter Payton a scholarship, telling his high school coach that the Seminoles already had six running backs who were better?

Answer

Bill Parcells (per Jeff Pearlman’s book, “Sweetness”)

1 Reader Comment:

Craig Rinne

Lake Worth, FL
2020-08-07T21:43:04Z
Great question! Recruiting or drafting--not a science. That's what cracked me up about all the NFL teams whining about the "virtual" draft and lack of workouts--like it wasn't a crapshoot anyway.
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