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...gave a free hand and an open ! checkbook to Polian and coach Marv Levy, 60, now in his third year with the Bills after spells in the U.S. Football League and the Canadian Football League. The result: 15 of 22 starters are top-round draft picks. Building around veteran All-Pro nose tackle, 285-lb. Fred Smerlas, Buffalo has structured the A.F.C.'s best defense. They have held opponents to just one touchdown in the past four games and have allowed the fewest total yards in the conference. No wonder they boast nicknames such as the "Bruise Brothers...
...situation.) Mark Gastineau of the New York Jets, the famed pass rusher and sack dancer, cited his affection for Owner Leon Hess as the reason he crossed the line. Cowboys Veteran Lineman Randy White mentioned that his earning days are winding down. "He's going to make the All-Pro list this year," Teammate Tony Dorsett predicted with vinegar. "The All-Pro scab list...
...stay there if the Soviets came down to zero as well -- dismantling an entire class of weapons already deployed, in exchange for NATO's altering future plans. As members of the Administration themselves admitted at the time, it was like asking the Super Bowl champs to trade their All-Pro front line for two future-round draft choices. The result, predictably and perhaps intentionally, was no deal...
...Then Donnie died," says Chris Rockins, Rogers' best friend and replacement at free safety. "Hanford settled down, became quiet and purposeful ((and all-Pro)). We all did. Some put Donnie's number, 20, on a wristband, others on a shoe or a glove. But we all drew strength in our own way, came together and maybe just grew up. His picture is in the lounge, and sometimes I come in and catch guys just looking...
...world of professional football, there was an outpouring of sympathy and support for Jerry Smith, 43, an All-Pro tight end with the Washington Redskins (1965-77), who on Tuesday became the first professional athlete to disclose publicly that he has AIDS. "I want people to know what I've been through, and how terrible this disease is," Smith told the Washington Post from his hospital bed in Silver Spring, Md. In Houston, officials proudly announced the opening of a private 150-bed hospital, the first devoted solely to AIDS patients. And in New York City, only mild rumblings greeted...