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184 “the New Yorkers’”—Gerald Eskenazi, “Riggins to Shop for Best Deal,” New York Times, April 29, 1976.
184 “[I] never had a”—Free Lance Star, “Fullback Riggins Optimistic over Redskins’ ‘New’ Offense,” July 27, 1978.
184 “When I got the job”—The Mike Wise Show with Holden Kushner, June 23, 2010.
185 “I’m out here”—Hutchinson News, “Bored and Broke, Riggins Back,” June 12, 1981.
186 “I thought it was”—Ray Didinger, author interview, July 13, 2010.
186 “In our first”—Joe Jacoby, “Super Bowl XVII: Joe Jacoby,” in Super Bowl: The Game of Their Lives, ed. Danny Peary (New York: Macmillan, 1997), 238.
187 “I almost swallowed”—Ira Rosenfeld, “Wait Is Finally Over for Butz,” Kokomo Tribune, January 31, 1983.
187 “Nobody panicked”—Ira Rosenfeld, “Wait Is Finally Over for Butz,” Kokomo Tribune, January 31, 1983.
187 “Joe [Jacoby]”—John Clayton, “Stop Fancy Stuff, Hogs Told Coach,” Pittsburgh Press, January 31, 1983.
187 “He’s our bread”—Kokomo Tribune, “Hogs Magnificent, Riggins Even Better,” January 31, 1983.
188 “We were on”—Clint Didier, author interview, June 23, 2010.
188 “Goal line”—Clint Didier, author interview, June 23, 2010.
188 “[Redskins offensive”—Ray Didinger, author interview, July 13, 2010.
189 “I can remember”—Clint Didier, author interview, June 23, 2010.
189 “It was amazing”—Ray Didinger, author interview, July 13, 2010.
189 “I hope when”—Bruce Lowitt, “Redskins ‘Super’ over Dolphins,” Gettysburg Times, January 31, 1983.
189 “Ron is the”—Miami Herald, “Reagan, Riggins,” January 31, 1983.
190 “I felt like”—Ray Didinger, “Big John Smash Hit in Drummer Boy Role,” Reading Eagle, January 31, 1983.
191 “We contributed”—Bill Parcells, author interview, June 15, 2010.
191 “Any time you’re”—Official Post Game Quotes from Super Bowl XXV.
CHAPTER 10: BUFFALO’S BICKERING BILLS
193 “There are moments”—Ira Berkow, “How the Bills Build Their Vocabulary,” New York Times, January 23, 1991.
193–4 “extrapolate, salient”—Ira Berkow, “How the Bills Build Their Vocabulary,” New York Times, January 23, 1991.
194 “That kinda came”—Steve Tasker, author interview, June 17, 2010.
194 “One More River to Cross”—NFL Films, America’s Game: Missing Rings, 1990 Bills.
194 “He’s a better”—Colorado Springs-Gazette Telegraph, “Just like Brown Bomber, Levy Plans to Be on Time,” January 27, 1991.
194 “I wondered if”—Levy, Where Else Would You Rather Be? 338.
195 “I know exactly”—Syracuse Herald Journal, “Bills’ Thrills,” September 11, 1989.
195 “The ‘Bickering Bills’”—Darryl Talley, author interview, December 18, 2009.
195 “I knew, the”—Kelly, Armed & Dangerous, 137.
196 “It should have”—Vic Carucci, “Kelly Says Hit Ballard’s Fault,” Buffalo News, October 10, 1989.
196 “I told him”—Syracuse Herald Journal, “Bills’ Thomas Exchanges Fire with Critical Kelly,” October 14, 1989.
196 “unhappy with”—Will Hampton, “Big play Oilers to Meet Bickering Bills Next,” Galveston Daily News, December 25, 1988.
196 “rammed his”—Vic Carucci, “Bills Admit Fight, Say Case Closed,” Buffalo News, October 25, 1989.
197 “only allowed”—Vic Carucci, “New Leaders Emerging As Bills Become Team Harmony,” Buffalo News, September 6, 1990.
197 “It wasn’t so”—Steve Tasker, author interview, June 17, 2010.
197 “Ronnie came back”—Gerald Eskenazi, “Browns Hold Off Bills in Playoff Shootout,” New York Times, January 7, 1990.
198 “I was open”—Gerald Eskenazi, “Browns Hold Off Bills in Playoff Shootout,” New York Times, January 7, 1990.
198 “If you don’t”—NFL Films Presents, Show #1, 1997.
198 “troublemakers”—Levy, Where Else Would You Rather Be? 339.
198 “Joe Devlin”—Steve Tasker, author interview, June 17, 2010.
198 “I told the team”—Don Williams, “Bickering Bills Change Name, Not Attitude,” Newark Star Ledger, September 20, 1990.
199 “I think they”—Vic Carucci, author interview, August 19, 2010.
199 “we just fuckin’”—Carucci, The Buffalo Bills and the Almost-Dream Season, 12.
199 “The harmony has”—Chicago Daily Herald, “‘Bickering Bills’ Say They’ll be Ready for New-Look Jets,” September 24, 1990.