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...they had to do to clinch an NFL playoff berth was win one of their last three regular-season games. But they lost to Cincinnati and San Francisco. Now the defending AFC champions must play Miami in the Orange Bowl next Monday night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Miami Awaits Pats | 12/16/1986 | See Source »

...trim 250 pounds, Moore was not pushed around by law school admissions officers. After he was ignored--as he expected to be--in that spring's NFL draft, the Phi Beta Kappa athlete made plans to follow his father's footsteps at Duke...

Author: By Eli G. Attie, | Title: From Blocking Passes to Passing Classes | 12/11/1986 | See Source »

Given that Wooster's football team had only launched two professional players in its entire history--one to the NFL 50 years before, and one who became a Canadian league punter--he made school history when, before the end of the year, he was approached by pro scouts from the Cincinnati Bengals and the Cleveland Browns...

Author: By Eli G. Attie, | Title: From Blocking Passes to Passing Classes | 12/11/1986 | See Source »

Moore says that one of his most memorable football moments was playing in the coldest game in NFL history--the Bengals vs. the San Diego Chargers in 60-degrees-below-zero Cincinnati weather. "That was an exercise in torture," says Moore. "I had my feet wrapped in plastic and scuba gloves on. The only consolation was that the San Diego guys were worse...

Author: By Eli G. Attie, | Title: From Blocking Passes to Passing Classes | 12/11/1986 | See Source »

...says he is also glad to be back down to a "realistic weight," having dropped 60 pounds since his NFL peak...

Author: By Eli G. Attie, | Title: From Blocking Passes to Passing Classes | 12/11/1986 | See Source »

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