ジェフリー・ライトさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ジェフリー・ライトInstagram)「Rough one Sunday. But on the winning side... This man right here. I was a football nut from the first I can remember - helmet on my head & ball under my arm from the earliest. Thankfully, I was born in DC in the mid-sixties. In 1969, Vince Lombardi drafted Larry Brown - this man - out of Kansas St to run the rock for the hometown. He led the team in rushing 6 straight seasons - from ’69 to ’74. He still holds the record for most career receptions by a Washington RB. He led the NFL in rushing in '70, playing in only 13 of 14 gms. Was NFL MVP in '72 - the first Super Bowl season for DC - was 2nd in the NFL in rushing (having sat out the last 2 gms) with a yd/g average of 101.3 (highest still in DC history) and led the NFL in total yds. In '73, he became the only active player to combine for 1000+ yds in 5 straight yrs and joined only 2 other backs in history (Jim Brown & Simpson) to rush for 5000 yds in 5 seasons. He was selected to the Pro Bowl his first 4 years and named 1st-Team All-Pro in ’70 & ’72. Injuries shortened his career - cheapshot to no end, as punishment for his talent & toughness. What impacted young me most was the way he played the game - courageously, relentlessly, beautifully. An absolutely beautiful, noble athlete and, to my young mind & spirit, pure inspiration. I’d met him once as a kid. He was such a man to me. I was that kid once more, meeting him again Sunday. Maybe growing up w/o a father, I was drawn to athletics & to great athletes for guidance, in some way. In my youth, there was Ali, and there was Larry Brown. If, at some point in life, I’ve even slightly echoed his example either on a field or on a stage or anywhere at all, I should be pleased. Larry Brown gave himself fully to the game. Those of us so fortunate to have witnessed him felt that. To see him now, as with many who played, is to see what he sacrificed. But a rare few played as he played. He was greatness & jagged grace always. He made the game better. Larry Brown should be in the NFL Hall of Fame. Spike the damn ball. No? Check what NFL Films & John Facenda had to say about it. And my thanks to the new DC Football stewards for the chance to gather with #43.」9月27日 17時57分