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Here is a pic of Peyton Manning in a uniform I only wish he'd worn for real about 10 years after this one was taken. Damn probation... At least Eli got to wear it. Too bad Cooper couldn't; he'd have been an all-time SEC receiver and, probation or no probation, Peyton would have come to Ole Miss to throw to his brother.

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After looking thru this post, I thought I'd share a couple I hadn't seen yet.

Cam Neely in his junior days, as a Memorial Cup winner with the Portland Winter Hawks...

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Bobby Hull playing one of his 9 games with the Hartford Whalers in 1980...

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Gordie Howe with his sons posing with a Houston Aeros jersey I have never seen Gordie wear...

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And finally, Lil John as a member of the Atlanta Flames?!?

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Thanks for those amazing 26 games Bobby. Good thing we didn't have to trade away anyone that was good. :rolleyes:

Wait, when did Mr. Orr play for the Blackhawks?

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Interesting Baseball fact: In 1960: Baltimore, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh had 2 AAA affiliates, while Los Angeles had 3 teams...and the New York Yankees had the Kansas City Athletics.

Interesting Hockey fact: In 1974, the Buffalo Sabres draft Taro Tsujimoto of the Toyko Katanas with th 183 pick in the draft. It was later revealed that Taro didn't exist, but Taro is still listed as an offical draftee of the Buffalo Sabres in their Media Guide.

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Thanks for those amazing 26 games Bobby. Good thing we didn't have to trade away anyone that was good. :rolleyes:

Wait, when did Mr. Orr play for the Blackhawks?

In 1976-77 and again in 1978-79 for a total of 26 games.

At the end of the 1976 season, the Bruins offered Orr one of the most lucrative contracts in sports history, including over 18% ownership in the Bruins organization. However, Eagleson, who by this time was doubling as Orr's agent and executive director of the NHLPA, falsely told Orr that the Chicago Black Hawks had a better deal and never told Orr about the Bruins' offer of part-ownership. Years later, it emerged that Eagleson had very good relations with Black Hawks owner Bill Wirtz, and frequently colluded with owners he favored to hold down salaries.

Orr subsequently signed with Chicago, but his injuries rendered him too severely hurt to play effectively, and, after playing in only 26 games over the next three seasons, retired in 1979. Famously, he never cashed a Chicago pay check, stating that he was paid to play hockey and would not accept a salary if he wasn't playing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Orr

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Saw this one live and in person today. At the very end of the pro bowl Derrick Anderson tossed up a bomb that was picked off with only a few seconds remaining in the game. The clock stopped when the defender was tackled so the NFC needed only a kneel down to win the game. But Jeff Garcia thought the clock ran out and ran onto the field with his hat on. When he saw the team was lined up instead of running back to the sidelines to grab his helmet he put his hat in his pants, grabbed the closest off the field players helmet (just so happened to be Tory Holt), and lined up for the snap.

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I love when guys switch helmets in the Pro Bowl for practice, broken masks, general laziness, ect ect. It gives you a good look at what a guy would look like if he happened to sign with a new team, without actually doing so :P

EDIT: He didn't put his hat in his pants, he handed it to the ref :P You can see in the pic that the ref is holding Jeff's hat.

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