Olde-tyme football...a lack of respect?

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Posted By: Joe Brennan

John, I couldn't agree more. Most old time football players are rarely mentioned. Two things are the cause of it. First, the game has continued to evolve into the game it is today. Unlike baseball we would not recognize the game played 60 years ago. The 2nd reason is most avid football fans are very young (16-35) and relate to the modern game. Baseball fans are all old farts and most can still remember Ty Cobb and Matty playing. Baseball is too slow of a game for the instant gratification for most of the youth of today and they lose interest over a 162 game season.

On a side note completely unrelated but I found really interesting. Did you know that 70% of the population of Japan is under 30 years old? I'm just full of useless trivia.

In Rememberance of James W. Brennan Sr. 1924-1982. Dad, thanks for everything you did for me.