Today, I had a brush with greatness. I won't say where but I ran into Don Coryell, the football great and architect of "air coryell". He was looking pretty good for 80. Just the glance of him sitting there brought back all the memories of watching the San Diego Chargers in the 1980s. What a team they were. Lots of excitement. Lots of heartbreak. Lots of fun.
It was a pleasure to see him. I wish I had known more about him. Reading his bio on Wikipedia I ask myself "how is this guy not in the pro football Hall Of Fame?" I read the arguments, but still... his contributions alone should warrant admission.
I just found out that he was the coach at Whittier College in Whittier, CA. My daughter goes to Whittier. I would have liked to talk to him but I just smiled and nodded. It was not the venue to converse.
Don Coryell looked like a real class individual. And those rings. He had several rings. I remember the Chargers winning several division titles, so they must have been division rings. He sure won enough of those. It was good to see him. He means a lot to a lot of San Diego Football fans. A very pleasant surprise, for me anyway.
Update Dec. 1, 2009 (thanks to Dan Mc.):
Don Coryell is 80 years young. I don't remember where I got my original information. I have corrected my post.
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- David
- Columbia River Gorge, Oregon , United States
- I am evolving. After 50 years of working, I finally retired in January, 2021. We currently live in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. I had lived in southern California with my wife and kids for 25 plus years. In June, 2014 my daughter accepted a job with a university in Oregon. My wife, began to worry that she would not see her daughter too much. Luckily, (ha ha) I was laid off from my job, making me free to move wherever I wanted. Over the course of several months, and several hundred resume's and applications, I secured a job in the Portland, Oregon area. We are now close to my daughter and are able to see her more frequently. It is truly a blessing. Our continuing journey has taken us to the beautiful Columbia River Gorge, in the little town of Cascade Locks (what a wonderfully historic place this is). Here on this little collection of essays and interests I try to capture life. I try not to get political. Sorry, but I have opinions, and sometimes they sneak in. I don't ask that you agree with them, but I have reached them after 50+ years of thought and observations.
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Don Coryell is only 80. I had the honor along with 500 other people singing him happy birtday just a few months ago.
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