Back in January of 1981, I stood in the gravel parking lot behind the church and explained to the other kids how Jaws and Wilbert were going to lead the Eagles to a Super Bowl win over the Raiders. I was confident in the Eagles, who had dominated the NFC. Winning the Super Bowl was just the next step. Unfortunately, Raiders linebacker Rod Martin proved to be Ron Jaworski's favorite target and Wilbert Montgomery only ran for 44 yards. The Eagles lost 27-10.
In the summer of 1992, I picked up a copy of The Football News at a newsstand.