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Agnew, Spiro T., 123, 129, 135 Billows, Ray, 34 Alciatore, Roy, 62 Birmingham Stallions, 189 Allen, Bruce, 203 Blanco, Kathleen, 218-19 Allen, George, 80, 187, 196, 201-3, Blanding, Ron, 196 209 Boggs, Hale, 47, 65-72, 217, 227, American Conference, 72 230-31 American Football League, 43, Boggs, Lindy Claiborne, 227 53, 55-58, 65-66, 68, 72-73, 77- Boggs, Tommy, 227 78, 86, 143, 217-18 Boston Breakers, 189 Amoss, Jim, 44, 148 Bowen, Tom, 102 Annapolis (U.S. Naval Boy’s Life magazine, 15 Academy), 24 Breaux, John, 233 Antoine’s Restaurant, 62 Brees, Drew, 211, 221 Anzelmo, Sal, 90 Brewster, Colonel, 24 Arizona Wranglers, 189 Briant, Peter, 83 Armstrong, Neill, 206 Briner, Bob, 113, 118, 120 Ashe, Arthur, 117 Brooks, Aaron, 210 Astrodome, 74 Brown, Victor, 165 Atkinson, Paul, 146 Buchholst, Earl “Butch”, 118 Atlanta Falcons, 13, 74, 195, 207, Bush, Reggie, 211, 221 220 Audubon Golf Club, 30 Campbell, Billy, 34 Cannon, Billy, 43 Baltimore Colts, 46-47, 49, 62, 77, Carmichael, Hoagy, 144 79 Carolina Panthers, 13 Banker, Bill, 171-72 Carrigan, Mark, 102, 151 Barthes, Pierre, 118 Carter, Anthony, 195 Bauerlein Agency, 41 Carter, Fr. Jim, 188 Becker, Boris, 116 Celler, Emanuel, 67-69 Benson, Tom, 53, 56-57, 69, 76, Chandler, David, 131 154, 205-13, 215-18, 221-22, 229 Charlton, Moose, 171 Bierman, Bernie, 172 Chicago Bears, 46-47, 49, 58, 74, Big League Chewing Gum, 15, 20 190, 202, 206-7, 209, 214

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Chicago Blitz, 189, 201-2 Dooley, Vince, 198, 200 Chicago White Sox, 19-21 Drysdale, Cliff, 118 Chicago World’s Fair, 16, 19 Duke, David, 120, 138-39 Christakis, Leo, 228 Duncan, Kitty, 224 Cincinnati Bengals, 157 Duncan, Walter, 187, 198-202 Civil Rights Act of 1964, 39-40, Dupre, Marcus, 195 51, 61, 182 Dykes, Jimmy, 21 Clay, Louis H., 25 Dyre, Braven, 22 Clay, Louis H., Jr., 21, 25, 160 Cleveland Browns, 13, 46 Early, Mike, 84 Comiskey Park, 19, 22 Edwards, Edwin, 35, 95, 120-21, Connick, Bill, 79, 152, 165 138-39, 149, 152, 155, 157, 232 Connick, Harry, 166 Ehrhart, Steve, 191, 197 Cowan, Walter, 84, 103, 146 Eisenhower, Dwight D., 124 Cowen, Scott, 181-82 Ellender, Benny, 173-74 Curtis, Nathaniel C. “Buster”, Ellis, John “Sonny”, 33 Jr., 27, 95, 102-3, 148, 151, 154- ESPN, 13, 190, 196, 219 55, 157, 169, 221-22 Evans, Hugh, 42, 46, 48, 52, 63, 76, 80, 219 Dallas Cowboys, 46-47, 53, 78, 80, 208, 210, 220 Fairbanks, Chuck, 187 Dallas Texans, 53, 55, 58 Fan Ownership Football League, Daniels, Bill, 188 204, 208 Daniels, Ed, 84 Favrot, Allen, 48 Davis, Arthur, 103 Fenner, Darwin, 43, 48, 56 Deas, Harry, 33 Ferguson, Charles, 148 Denver Broncos, 185, 195 Fielkow, Arnie, 215 Denver Gold, 189, 196 Finks, Jim, 53, 57-58, 190, 206-8, Detroit Lions, 46-47, 179 210, 212-14 Dickson, Rick, 181, 183 Finney, Peter, 58, 209-10, 227 Dietrich, Ted, 187 Fitzmorris, Jimmy, 85-86, 88, 229 Dietzel, Paul, 175 Flanagan, Ellen G., 34 Diliberto, Buddy, 45, 58, 81, 84, Folsom, Kissing Jim, 127 86, 145, 209, 211-16, 224 Ford, Gerald, 171 Ditka, Mike, 53, 202, 206, 208-10, Ford, William Clay, 46 214 Forman, Ron, 228 Dixon Plywood Corporation, 41 Fortier High School, 22, 24, 30 Dixon, David Frank (Dixon’s Fortier Tarpons, 189 father), 22 Foster, Mike, 218 Dixon, Eleanor, 16 Fountain, Pete, 228 Dixon, Mary Shea, 11, 13, 27, 30, Francis, Norman C., 226 34-35, 41, 47, 58, 73, 81, 109- Frank Magid & Associates, 83 10, 128, 132, 145, 148, 154, Friedrichs, Buddy, 174, 176-78 165, 185, 187, 212, 221 Donelon, Tom, 100 Garrison, Jim, 166 sssi01e Index.qxp 1/15/2008 2:41 PM Page 237

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Garvey, Ed, 185, 192 Ingram, Fritz, 174 Gehrig, Lou, 20 Geiger, Roy, 25 Jackson, “Shoeless Joe”, 19-20 Georgia Military Academy, 24 Jesuit High School, 33 Giants Stadium, 187 Jesuit High School Blue Jays, Gibson, Vince, 180-81 189 Gifford, Alec, 84 John Paul II, 169 Gilliam, John, 80-81 Johnson, Lyndon, 69, 124, 171 Glaudi, Hap, 84 Johnson, Vaughan, 207 Goodell, Roger, 69, 216-17 Johnston, Bennett, 231-32 Gordon, Dick, 152-53 Jones, Joseph Merrick, 39, 43 Great Southern Box Company, Joseph, Jim, 188 22, 33 Judell, Harold, 93 Green Bay Packers, 13, 59, 220 Gregson, J. Randolph, 115-16, 118 Kansas City Chiefs, 53 Kelley, Eamon, 182 Hackney, Sheldon, 173-74, 176- Kelly, Jim, 195 80, 182 Kelso, Iris, 146 Halas, George, 46, 77, 187, 206 Kleck, David, 51, 67-70, 85, 87-88 Hannan, Archbishop Philip M., Kratter, Marvin, 85-87 73-74, 80, 166-67, 169, 224 Kuharich, Bill, 208-10 Hardesty, Dan, 97 Kuharich, Joe, 209 Harris, Rufus, 37 Harvard University, 25 Landrieu, Moon, 35, 40, 93-95, Haslett, Jim, 210-11, 213 101, 152, 155, 157, 215 Healy, George W., Jr. See The Lautenschlaeger, Lester, 54, 175 Editor Lawrence, John, 84, 101 Hebert, Bobby, 195, 207, 210 Lay, Herman, 77-80 Hébert, F. Edward, 231 Leatherman, Jeanne, 34 Hebert, Jay, 33 Leavitt, Mel, 84 Helis, William G., Jr., 42, 52, 76 LeJeune, Francis, 77 Henderson, Jim, 84, 209, 226 Levy, Ben, 94-95, 152 Hill, Angela, 84, 224 Levy, Marv, 196 Hirt, Al, 144 Livingston, Bob, 230 Hoffa, Jimmy, 127 Lombardi, Vince, 27, 58-61 Holtz, Lou, 174-75, 184 Long, Earl K., 39 Hulme, Francis, 24 Long, Russell, 68-71, 73, 79, 217, Humphrey, Hubert, 124-25, 127- 232 29, 131-32, 135 Longenecker, Herbert, 46, 83 Hunt, Lamar, 53, 55-58, 61, 77, Loomis, Mickey, 14, 211, 219, 113, 115, 118, 120, 164 221-22 Hurricane Katrina, 13, 44, 133, Los Angeles Express, 189, 195 184, 211, 215, 219, 228-29 Los Angeles Rams, 57, 74, 81 Los Angeles Times, 22 Infante, Lindy, 184 Lott, Trent, 231 sssi01e Index.qxp 1/15/2008 2:41 PM Page 238

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Toledo, Bob, 183 Washington Redskins, 74, 187, 202 Touro Infirmary, 15, 24 Watergate, 135 Trump, Donald, 61, 186-87, 196 Welsh, George, 176-78, 184 Tulane Stadium, 54 West Point, 24 Tulane University, 25, 33, 37, 39, Wester, Al, 58-59 42-43, 46-48, 50, 52, 55, 78, 83, Westfeldt, George “Sonny”, 42, 101, 173, 182 52, 63, 76, 80, 219 Turnesa, Willie, 34 White, Reggie, 195 Williams, Bennett, 202 U.S. Amateur Championship, 33 Wilson, Engine Charlie, 43 Unitas, Johnny, 47 Wilson, Ralph, 143-44 United States Football League, Wimbledon, 113-16, 118 184-86, 188-90, 192-93, 195-99, Woods, Louis, 25 202-3, 206-7, 209, 220 Woodward Academy. See United States Tennis Georgia Military Academy Association, 113, 116 World Championship Tennis, University of Georgia, 197, 201 113-15, 117-19, 129, 164 University of Notre Dame, 198 World’s Fair, 19 Wynne, Bedford, 78-80 Vicknair, Rita, 91, 130 Vodanovich, Bozo, 228 Xavier University of Louisiana, Voting Rights Act of 1965, 47, 226 73, 227 Waggonner, Joe, 67 Yale University, 25 Walker, Herschel, 195, 197-99, Yard, Rix, 173, 176, 178, 180 201-2 Young, Aubrey, 127-30, 133-34 Wall, Hindman, 180-81 Young, Buddy, 61-63 Wallace, George, 125 Young, Jim, 176, 179 Walsh, Steve, 210 Young, Steve, 195 Ware, Buck, 171 Washington Federals, 189 Zimmerman, Don, 172