Saturday, January 19, 2008

ERNIE HOLMES STEEL CURTAIN


PITTSBURG STEELER FORMER GREAT ERNIE HOLMES PASSED AWAY ON THURSDAY IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT.SAD NEWS AS HE WAS PART OF WHAT I SAY WAS THE BEST FRONT FOUR EVER,AND I'M WATCHING FOOTBALL 40 YRS. THE 1976 STEELER'S ENDED THE SEASON WITH A 9 GAME WINNING STREAK, WITH 5 SHUTOUTS,INCLUDING 3 IN A ROW. GIVING UP A TOTAL OF 28 PTS IN 9 GAMES, THAT'S 3 PTS A GAME.I'LL NEVER FORGET THAT ARROW HE HAD SHAVED INTO HIS HEAD FOR A GAME VS CHIEF'S.HE SAID "IT WAS TO POINT HIM TO THE QUARTERBACK ". A REAL CHARACTER AND A GREAT GUY, DEAD AT 59.I GUESS GOD NEEDED A GUY ON HIS FRONT FOUR.GO GET EM ERNIE.

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