Quote from: billhowardQuote from: NYT obit, Don Meredith, 12/7/2010 print editionMr. Meredith offered a taste of his breezy, even risky, humor in that first broadcast. In talking about the Cleveland Browns receiver Fair Hooker, Mr. Meredith said, "Fair Hooker — I haven't met one yet.
I actually remember hearing that live.
Also, tying this back to Cornell hockey, I remember watching part of the game with Meredith's Cowboys losing to the Browns in the NFL playoffs in '68. I was watching in a department store in Boston (probably Jordan Marsh) while killing time before we played BC in the final of a holiday tournament in Boston Garden (a 6-3 win against an excellent and talent loaded BC team).