On Oct. 17, 1980, the same day he was cut by the St. Louis Cardinals football team, kicker Steve Little was involved in an auto accident that would leave him paralyzed. Here is our coverage of the team's reaction to the news.
It was the longest night of Dave Stief's life.
He talked with his friend, Steve Little, about 9 p.m. Thursday.
"He wanted to get Jim Hart's phone number so he could return some golf clubs before he left for Arkansas," said Stief.
Stief and Little, 1978 draft choices of the football Cardinals, were a twosome.