Connelly’s Top Ten Archives - 2012

Patriots
  1. Someday, Tom Brady and Bill Belichick will be gone – who will take their place? Like Shawn Halloran taking over for Doug Flutie at Boston College…
  • An under-appreciated career – In 1985, he led Boston College to a 27-24 win over Georgia in the Hall of Fame Bowl and a 9-3 record
  1. Back up Texas Ranger catcher Geno Petralli used to kill Roger Clemens (16-44) how about against great pitchers and average pitchers:
  • Against Clemens, Seaver, Niekro, Eckersley, Guidry, Viola, Steib, Boddicker, Morris and Lee Smith: 54-124 (.435)
  • Against everyone else: 447-1,750 (.255)
  1. The record of the Washington NBA team since they changed their name to Wizards 16 years ago: 469-738 (.388)
  2. Jerry York the all time leader in college hockey wins – time to start working on a statue over there at the Heights
  3. The quarterback stats in the Steelers – Raiders Immaculate Reception game (40 years ago). Not including the 60-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw to Franco Harris:
  • Terry Bradshaw: 10-24 / 115 yards / 1 interception
  • Ken Stabler: 6-12 / 57 yards
  • Darryl Lamonica 6-18 / 45 yards / 2 interceptions
  • Total 22-54 / 217 yards / 0 TD to 3 Interceptions
  1. In the 1986 NBA Finals clincher against the Rockets, Bird and Mchale combined for: 58 points / 21 rebounds / 13 assists / 4 blocks
  2. Old School: Boston College played in the 1939 Cotton Bowl and 1940 Sugar Bowl despite the fact that their star African American player Lew Montgomery wasn’t allowed to travel with the team to the south.
  3. Amazing Stats - Rick Pitino and John Calipari in the pros:

COACH……REGULAR SEASON…..PLAYOFFS
Calapari……….72-102 (.391)……………..0-3
Pitino………….192-220 (.466)…………….6-7

  1. Just a Little Bit Outside - Great monologues in a movie:
  • Spencer Tracey in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner - before its times (17 days before his death)
  • Patton
  • Network - Peter Finch
  • Any Givenn Sunday - Al Pacino
  • Few Good Men - Jack Nicholson
  1. Randomocity
  • Remember the Titans - over-rated
  • How could the California Seals take themselves serious with white skates
  • Go pick me out a winner Bobby
  • Why don’t the Celtics have a traditional game on St. Patricks
  • Sam Cunnningham fumbled 22 times on 234 carries for the Patriots in 1973 and 1975 on 234 CARRIES
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