They have no idea. They figure it was some football prep school, when the truth was it was constant academics as well as athletics. And it was a big year in my life. I was able to develop as a person and a football player, develop mentally as well as physically. And now I feel like I'm one of the more intelligent guys.
Life can be interesting.
It depicted Jets quarterback Joe Namath being tackled by a man named Pyne. Jim's father, George Pyne. George had played four years in the pros. He just wasn't the kind of man to brag about it. When the son subsequently learned that his grandfather, in fact, had also played in the infant NFL, for the legendary Providence Steam Rollers, well, by then it seem inevitable that Jim Pyne would try and follow in their considerable footsteps.