The first thing anyone reading this would ask is, "Who in the world is Paul Salata?"
He is one of the great characters in NFL history, and his time in pro football spans an era of eight decades, one way or another.
I vividly remember conversing with Denver Broncos President & CEO Joe Ellis back around 1984 or 1985, when Joe was the Marketing Director for the team.
We were lamenting the fact that at that time there did not seem to be as many characters in the game, like guys nicknamed "Bulldog" or "Slingin' Sammy" or "Johnny Blood," referring to Clyde Turner, Sammy Baugh and John McNally, respectively.