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Posted on 12/24/2008 9:05:11 AM PST by llevrok
Big, bald and bad — at least, on the football field — Otis Sistrunk was once the quintessential Oakland Raider. Thirty years later, he's part of the military team at Fort Lewis. It's a long way from Mars to Fort Lewis, but Otis Sistrunk thinks he landed in the right place. ¶ Sistrunk, 62, spent seven years (1972-78) as a defensive tackle with the Oakland Raiders and looks to be in playing shape even today. He has worked 30 years for the military, including the past 16 at Fort Lewis, where he manages the base's sports stadium. "When I played with the Raiders, it was like being part of a family and it's like that working for the military," he said. Behind Sistrunk's desk are numerous photos from his playing days in the NFL, not that the soldiers need to see those to know who he is. After all, Sistrunk, was among the NFL's best known players in the 1970s. And much of that fame can be traced back to the first "Monday Night Football" game in 1974. The cameras caught steam emanating from Sistrunk's bald head. Analyst Alex Karras, seeing the image and knowing that Sistrunk was the only active NFL player who had not played in college, quipped that Sistrunk was from the University of Mars.
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Actually Otis was from THE University of Mars. So as not to confuse you with the other school, Mars University.
I still have his Topps card, he was a bad mother.
I remember one game that he played in very cold weather. He had just made a spectacular play, and when he got to the sidelines he took his helmet off.
His head steamed.
I will never forget that image - it was way cool. Hard to forget his name, too.
I have been working with a fighter squadron for the last 11 years. It is the best job I have ever had. They keep me feeling young.
I have a hunch the feeling is mutual from our airmen.
Great post. Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you too, Pissant. I so enjoy your posts. Especially the babes! (cough, cough....)
"Shut your mouth!" (apologies to "Shaft")
I didn’t even realize Lewis had a sport stadium.
small one. some times the special olympics are held there.
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