Tag: Sports Illustrated
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CU Buffs coach Deion Sanders named ‘Sportsperson of the Year 2023’ by Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated announced Thursday that Colorado football coach Deion Sanders is the publication’s 2023 Sportsperson of the Year. SI said in a press release that “Sanders’ blend of unparalleled athletic accomplishments and transformative impact on the football program, school and community of Boulder transcends sports and ripples throughout the culture.” “Deion Sanders dominated the sports…
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Broncos GM George Paton explains quarterback situation, believes Drew Lock or Teddy Bridgewater could be franchise quarterback
EAGEN, Minn. — George Paton believes in Drew Lock and Teddy Bridgewater. Paton, in his first year as the Broncos’ general manager, hasn’t wavered in his belief that either Lock or Bridgewater could be Denver’s franchise quarterback. And through two weeks of training camp, he likes what he’s seen from both as they battle for…
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Former Colorado College running back, NFL Films pioneer Steve Sabol to be inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Steve Sabol was the subject of a fascinating article in Sports Illustrated in November 1965. That issue, which featured Muhammad Ali on the cover of the weekly magazine, told the story of how Sabol, a Colorado College running back via Philadelphia marketed himself as “The Tot from Possum Trot,” a fictional town in Mississippi, “The…