Steve “Mongo” McMichael might be Football’s Charles Barkley

Washington Times
by Paul Banks

The NFL is the richest, most powerful sports league going these days. Therefore, they have the most money to spend on spin control and message manipulation. However, retired NFL players (and this goes for older ex-jocks across the board in sports, not just football) are almost a million times more quotable than what you hear from athletes currently beholden to the corporatespeak training of NFL public relations departments.

And then there’s Steve “Mongo” McMichael, who’s on another, unclassifiable level. When interviewing him, you can’t really do Q & A with this 1985 Chicago Bears and Texas Longhorns legend.

He’s too smart and interesting for that.

Read more at: http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/nfl-sunday-mass/2010/jul/24/steve-mcmichael/

Come and meet Steve “Mongo” McMichael at the Apple Chevrolet Tailgate Party Saturday, October 2, 2010.