04-05-2007, 06:59 PM
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Pixies Flirt
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Michigan
Posts: 2,357
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Originally Posted by IowaMan
One thing I that sticks out about Eddie Robinson to me is that my dad (who was an absolute jackass, abusive bastard, and racist prick) told me about him when I was a little kid. I remember him telling me that there were two football coaches that he really admired; Ara Parseghian and Eddie Robinson. It didn't really hit me until mom & dad had divorced and I was in Jr. High and actually found out who Robinson was that my dad had actually given someone of a different race a compliment. Not sure why that popped into my mind but ............ it did.
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I might be waaayy off base here, but to hear that your "racist prick" (excuse the language) of a father referred to Mr. Robinson in such a way, that might be one of the BETTER compliments that he could recive, as twisted and disturbing as it might be.
Obviously I don't know the man, but if he is anything like the man I imagine him to be, he would be pleased to know that he left that kind of impression on your father.
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