Rick Telander

Author, SLAM Basketball Evangelist, former gym rat

[Rick Telander @ricktelander]

@MercPurdy Mark--send me your ph # to my email, would you?
Wanted to thank you for illustrated 49ers book. Rick Telander

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@siyahsancakx Oh my god. He's insane. 🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀❤️😂

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Love this kid. Not sure if we're related, but I'll share his NIL money like a crazy uncle! 😃👊

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@CharlesPPierce I could live w that. 😃

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About the proposed Protect College Sports Act:
Let’s rename it the Protect College Leaches Act.
The NCAA and Nick Saban and John Calipari and Trump are for it?

Enough said.

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One more: Screw the NCAA.

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Another: wasn’t it wonderful when dudes were “amateurs” with book bags, flattops, letter sweaters, meeting their gals at the malt shop after working with orphans?
And a $25 handshake got them thrown out of school?
Yup. Yup. 👍🏽 😃

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One more: did you ever go to a college game to watch a coach?

A guy making $10-12 million a year, with a $40 million buyout?

😂

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Why is the Protect College Sports Act bad? The NCAA wants Congress to protect it from itself.
“We cant stop spending money! Waah!😩”
For over 100 years players weren’t paid for their work. Now they are.
WAAAAAH! 😭😩😔😥😢😖

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@NFL_DovKleiman Shaq—

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@NFL_DovKleiman Shaw = humor, success, decency
Angel = 🤔

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Ronnie “Woo-Woo” and I belatedly (quietly) celebrate his 85th. (80th was wild!)

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@Cheezborger Ahh. Those were the days 🍻🥃 📕 🖊️

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@CharlesPPierce I thought way back his parents said that he was mentally and needed treatment. I’ve read this. Correct?🤔

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More on Campbell… there have been Steelers Ryan Shazier, Bills Kevin Everett, Bears Johnny Knox, Rutgers Eric LeGrand. I remember them all.
That and CTE should remind all fb players of dangers.
And fans of what they’re watching…

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Thinking of Lions LBer Jack Campbell and vertebrate injury. A “regular tackle,” they call it, but force from Vikings Hockenson and Lions teammate Eric O’Neill made it extreme. I recall Dennis Byrd, Daryl Stingley, Jeff Fuller, Reggie Brown and, yes, the Lions own Mike Utley. Sad.

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@JeffreyToobin Thank you. I learned to write by reading SI, also! What a teacher of substance and style it was. 👍🏽

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@MarkKriegel Oh man. So sad.
Jon was a boxing fixture. A very very good dude.
I’m sorry. 😪

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@JimmyTrwlgr @Davetepps I “bailed on sports” because my country is more important to me than sports scores, profiles,opinions.
Donald Trump is an evil malignant narcissist who has led a strange cult for ten years. Perhaps now it is dying.
I relish—can’t wait—to return to sports!🏀 🏈⚾️💥💥

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There was a time when I always tweeted about sports.
Maybe now that Diaper Don is being recognized everywhere for his hideousness and filth I can do it again. 🏀🏈⚾️⛳️⚽️🥊

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