NFL History Quotes
They Said It
| "If I have to integrate heaven, I don't want to go." - Woody Strode, the first Black player in the postwar NFL, 197129 |
| "That Jackie Robinson is the fastest man I've ever seen in uniform. [...] The only time I was worried about the game was when Robinson was in there." - Chicago Bears defensive end Dick Plasman, after playing in an All-Star game against a team of collegians that included Jackie Robinson, 1941. Robinson played professional baseball rather than football because no NFL team would hire a Black player in the early 1940s.30 |
| "If Jesus were alive today, he'd probably be at the Super Bowl." - Dr. Norman Vincent Peale31 |
| "Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing." - Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, 195932 |
| "We're going to win Sunday, I'll guarantee you." - New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath, before Super Bowl III, 196933 |
| "The NFL is America's clothier. Walk down the street, and all you see are guys with jerseys on, hats, jackets, whatever it is." - Sportswriter Dave Anderson34 |
| "There's nothing bigger than being asked to perform at the Super Bowl." - Paul McCartney, 200535 |