Question for olson and others on Johnny "Blood" McNally.
by G.K.Chesterton (2020-05-26 11:31:31)
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Football Outsiders is working its way through rating the top 56 NFL dynasties of all time (strongly recommended for any NFL fans). Coming in at #12 are the 1926-1931 Green Bay Packers, and the write-up includes the following about McNally:

And then there was Johnny "Blood" McNally, the Vagabond Halfback, who should be mentioned in the same breath as a Paul Bunyan and Pecos Bill. He was as famous for insane off-field exploits (crawling along the top of a moving train to avoid a towel fight; climbing down the outside of a hotel to skip curfew; driving his car into the path of the team train he'd missed due to spending the previous night painting the town red … we could go on) as he is was for his speed and agility on the field.

Were there any similar stories during his time at Notre Dame?




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