The Washington Post, December 31st, 2003
Nobody, except perhaps Michael Jordan, ever arrived in this town riding higher, or left with his hopes more completely dashed, than Steve Spurrier. The day Spurrier came to Washington as Redskins coach, he was asked his favorite play. "Touchdown," he flashed back. As soon as he landed, Spurrier promised to give owner Dan Snyder a game ball after the Redskins beat Dallas, compared his coaching style to Joe Gibbs ("somewhat similar") and talked about how he expected to "hang out at the top" of the NFL every year so he could please his boss. Spurrier was cornpone bravado squared. "Hopefully, my d...
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