Ben Davidson
Ben Davidson
Benjamin Earl Franklin "Ben" Davidson, Jr.was an American football player, a defensive end best known for his play with the Oakland Raiders in the American Football League; earlier in his career, he was with the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins of the National Football League...
ball bent couple hands shake
He'd come up to the ball for the first play and say, 'Hi, Ben.' I'd say, 'Hi, Jim.' Then we bent down and went at it, ... After the game, we'd shake hands and say, 'See you in a couple of weeks.'
break lenny lose maybe mind next ribs
What went through my mind was, maybe I can break Lenny Dawson's ribs and he won't be able to play next week. Maybe they'll lose and we'll be back in first place.
beat favorite good knew needed
Those were my favorite games. I always likened them to a heavyweight fight. You knew you were going to get beat up, but it was fun. We needed the Chiefs. We wouldn't have been as good without them.
came college high late looked school
I never looked at it that way. I didn't play high school football, so I had a late start. I was young, too. I came out of high school when I was just 16, out of college when I was 20.