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To: Robert F. Newton who wrote (768)	1/10/2004 1:34:33 AM
From: Augustus Gloop	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1082

Eagles Great Wants Philly To Lose Chuck Bednarik Bitter Over Books POSTED: 4:53 p.m. EST January 9, 2004 PHILADELPHIA -- He is one of the greatest Eagles of all time. He helped them to their last championship in 1960. Now, Chuck Bednarik wants the Eagles to lose this Sunday against the Packers. Bednarik spoke with a Philadelphia television sports anchor last weekend. Bednarik was a star in the Eagles' NFL title win, and he tackled Packers running back Jim Taylor to end the game. What did Chuck get for winning the championship? "Just five -- just $5,000," Bednarik said. "I made contact with every single play, 58 1/2 minutes, not like these pussycats today. "God almighty, they are so overpaid and underplayed it is ridiculous," Bednarik said. But 43 years later, "Concrete Charlie" wants the Eagles to lose. When asked about the upcoming Eagles game, he said that "60-40" he is rooting for Green Bay. "We won it 42 years ago," Bednarik said. "Let it take another 42 years before they win another championship." And when asked if he wanted the Eagles to win the Super Bowl, Bednarik said he "couldn't care less." So why is "Mr. Eagle" rooting against the Birds? He said he is upset that Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie didn't buy copies of Bednarik's biography to give to the current Eagles. "I'm a bitter person and I'll admit that, no question," Bednarik said. "You know, I think if Jeffrey would have bought those 100 books from me, I would have been a hell of a rooter. And it teed me off. I guess I am an old fart and bitterness just stays with me about that."

To: Robert F. Newton who wrote (768)	1/10/2004 6:01:57 AM
From: JustTradeEm	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1082

Well Robert, no Troy Sunday. Eammons ... Westbrook ... now Troy. I haven't seen the character of a team tested as this one's has been in many, many years. I've also never seen a team who continues to rise to the occasion and overcome every obstacle thrown in its' way. Regardless of what works out here, I admire this team far more for what they've accomplished than any of Reid's teams. Actually, more than maybe any Eagles team I've watched since '53. I'm not a gambler but some interesting stats pertinent to this game: Pack on the road versus a team with a .750 winning %: 3- 17 Home favorite in playoffs who lost as a home favorite in playoffs previous year: 23 - 5 20 - 0 when the home team scores 21 points Getting colder as I type, yesterday's low temp ( 12 )is going to be today's high I just heard. JB