At some point, perhaps between the first and second home run Babe Ruth hit off the Stanford multi-tasking sensation and St. Louis Browns pitcher, the Sultan of Swat offered some career advice to young Ernie Nevers.
“You’ve got good speed, kid,” Ruth was believed to have said. “For my sake, I hope you stick to football.”
Stick to sport?
That wasn’t Nevers’ style.
Not when he could excel at several.
On Christmas Day, New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara rushed Nevers back into the headlines for another holiday feat, one that hasn’t been eclipsed in almost nine decades.