Entries from Seattlest tagged with 'superbowls'
January 9, 2008
Is there drama in Saturday's NFC divisional playoff game between the Hawks and Packers? Well, the playoffs are always dramatic. But this game packs (ha!) even more of a theatrical punch. The storylines: Conquering Hero Returns to Site of Greatest Triumphs: Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren was once coach of Green Bay. He got the Packers to two Super Bowls, winning one--their first championship since the departure of legendary coach Vince Lombardi. There's a street named......
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This is Tom Landry, the greatest coach the Dallas Cowboys ever had. This is Chuck Knox, the best coach the Seattle Seahawks ever had. The met only once, on Thanksgiving Day 1986 in Dallas. The Hawks won 34-14, thereby proving that Chuck Knox was a better coach than Tom Landry. Even though Homer Simpson bought Landry’s hat in order to earn his worker's respect, and even though Sarah Vowell took a break from snooping around......
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