The Worst TV Sports Show in History?

They tell a story about Norm Van Brocklin, the former Oregon University and NFL quarterback (a member of pro football's Hall of Fame) and later coach of the Minnesota Vikings and Atlanta Braves. Van Brocklin, who was nicknamed "the Dutchman," was known by friend and foe alike for being--how should we say this?--extremely blunt.

He also had little respect for sportswriters, whom he regarded as parasites. During later life Van Brocklin suffered from several serious health problems, including a brain tumor. He died from a heart attack at the age of 57. Following surgery on his brain tumor, Van Brocklin told people, "It was a brain transplant. They gave me a sportswriter's brain, to make sure I got one that hadn't been used."

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