Monthly Archives: June 2009

Smith uses trading cards to connect present with past

Posted on June 30, 2009 by

#NFL NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith has spent the last month and a half jetting across the country speaking to union members in all 32 NFL cities. On Sunday Smith was in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida to address the 256 … Continue reading →

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Separating Fact from Fiction: NFL Supreme Court Action Does NOT Affect Retired Players

Posted on June 29, 2009 by

Many retired players received an e-mail this morning that stated the NFL’s petition of the Supreme Court would stop any future legal action on behalf of retired players. We’re not sure how the authors of these claims came to this … Continue reading →

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William Perry:Larger than Life

Posted on June 28, 2009 by

by Bob Gillespie/TheState.com #NFL Daryl Perry always will wonder what might have happened if he had not decided to drop in on his brother, William, that afternoon in early April. The two men live perhaps nine miles apart in their … Continue reading →

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More calls for current players to force change to Pre-’93 benefits

Posted on June 28, 2009 by

In an interview with the Grand Rapids Press, former Cincinnati Bengal Robert Jackson became the latest in a list of hundreds to call on current players to improve the benefits of those who played before 1993. Jackson who is about … Continue reading →

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Board Member Profile: Harry Carson

Posted on June 23, 2009 by

Second in a series Part 1: Daryl Johnston Fourth and Goal Board of Directors NFL Alumni Board of Directors Harry Carson’s 13-year stint with the New York Football Giants is one of the longest tenures in club history. The indestructible … Continue reading →

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Former Player & Broadcast Legend Irv Cross on Today’s Jeff Nixon Sports Report

Posted on June 22, 2009 by

Irv Cross was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the seventh round of the 1961 NFL Draft. In 1966 he was traded to the Los Angeles Rams. Then in 1969, he returned to the Eagles and became a player/coach. He … Continue reading →

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Board Member Profile: Daryl “Moose” Johnston

Posted on June 20, 2009 by

We’ve shared quite a bit of information here since Fourth and Goal announced its partnership with NFL Alumni and had inadvertently forgotten to profile our board members who now sit on the NFL Alumni’s Board of Directors. So, over the next few weeks we will take a look at the men who serve retired players through Fourth and Goal and NFL Alumni. Today we profile former Dallas Cowboys great Daryl Johnston. Continue reading →

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George Belotti: Former Oiler/Charger dies

Posted on June 17, 2009 by

The Associated Press has confirmed that former Houston Oiler George Belotti has died from complications of a stroke. Belotti, 74, played collegiatelly at Southern California and was later drafted by the Green Bay Packers. However, Belotti was shipped to Houston … Continue reading →

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Retired Players Attorney on Today’s Jeff Nixon Sports Report

Posted on June 15, 2009 by

Jeff Nixon Sports Report airs at 2 p.m. PT/5 ET Ron Katz and the Retired Player Class Action Suit A 1972 graduate of the Harvard Law School & a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, Ron Katz first represented retired professional athletes … Continue reading →

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NFLPA disheartens ex-Brown

Posted on June 15, 2009 by

Tony Grossi Plain Dealer Reporter The day in March that he was named the new NFL players union boss, at torney DeMaurice Smith said the union had a “moral obligation” to take care of retired players. Since then, Smith has … Continue reading →

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