Randy White on T.O.
Orinally posted by Boyzmamacita from a sport forum:
“I won’t be watching the drama, I can promise you that.” -
Cowboys Hall of Fame defensive lineman Randy White
The bizarre part of that Randy White quote is he said it at “Tuna and T.O. Day,” with the Fort Worth Cats independent league baseball team. This was a crazy promotion that included a Bill Parcells look-alike contest, a T.O. touchdown dance-off and a “catch a touchdown pass like T.O.” challenge. For the record, nobody caught the touchdown pass, the dance-off was won by some kid who danced a lot like Vinnie Barbarino from the old “Welcome Back, Kotter” days, and the Bill Parcells look-alike was, in fact, a dead ringer for Harry Caray.
Anyway, back to Randy White.
“I’ll be watching the damn football,” he said. “I don’t give a damn about what this guy says off the field or what that guy’s doing to get attention. Play football. That’s it. That’s what you’re supposed to be about. Do it on the field. To me, all that off-the-field stuff, that’s kid stuff. It’s babies and their rattles. You don’t play football in a crib. You want to be a Dallas Cowboy, grow up and play football.”
I love this soliloquy. I suppose White loved it too, because as soon as he finished he smiled and said: “Is that good enough for you?” Randy White was a great player, but more than that, he was a real player, an every-down guy, he missed just one game in his career. OF COURSE he has no use for the Parcells-Owens dark comedy. A lot of people feel that way.
“I won’t be watching the drama, I can promise you that.” -
Cowboys Hall of Fame defensive lineman Randy White
The bizarre part of that Randy White quote is he said it at “Tuna and T.O. Day,” with the Fort Worth Cats independent league baseball team. This was a crazy promotion that included a Bill Parcells look-alike contest, a T.O. touchdown dance-off and a “catch a touchdown pass like T.O.” challenge. For the record, nobody caught the touchdown pass, the dance-off was won by some kid who danced a lot like Vinnie Barbarino from the old “Welcome Back, Kotter” days, and the Bill Parcells look-alike was, in fact, a dead ringer for Harry Caray.
Anyway, back to Randy White.
“I’ll be watching the damn football,” he said. “I don’t give a damn about what this guy says off the field or what that guy’s doing to get attention. Play football. That’s it. That’s what you’re supposed to be about. Do it on the field. To me, all that off-the-field stuff, that’s kid stuff. It’s babies and their rattles. You don’t play football in a crib. You want to be a Dallas Cowboy, grow up and play football.”
I love this soliloquy. I suppose White loved it too, because as soon as he finished he smiled and said: “Is that good enough for you?” Randy White was a great player, but more than that, he was a real player, an every-down guy, he missed just one game in his career. OF COURSE he has no use for the Parcells-Owens dark comedy. A lot of people feel that way.
posted by The Gryphon at 8:43 PM
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