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View Poll Results: Choose your favorite name(s) for the Point Given gelding
Thunderider 1 0.96%
Redboard 33 31.73%
Akiltter 1 0.96%
Point Rouge 10 9.62%
Rallydar 5 4.81%
Irish Sangria 4 3.85%
Red Sceptre 7 6.73%
Tip of the Lance 2 1.92%
Stylepoint 1 0.96%
The Red Monkey 27 25.96%
Nicola's Thunder 5 4.81%
Irish Tilt 8 7.69%
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Old 01-21-2009, 09:44 PM
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The next small, tough as nails DT horse should be named "Pat Fischer". Anyone else remember him going up against Harold Carmichael?

Pat Fischer was well known for his strong tackling skills despite his diminutive size. Some of Fischer's most memorable defensive match-ups occurred against Philadelphia Eagles receiver Harold Carmichael who stood eleven inches taller than Fischer. Fischer's mantra "get a leg up and you own him" is used today to motivate and teach smaller defensive backs who to defend taller wide receivers.

He was 5'9, 170....
Wow. 5'9? 11" shorter. Did he play for the Cardinals (St.Louis)?

Bednarik woulda been cool too.
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