Professional Football Researchers Association Forum

David Pivec, 80 of Baltimore, Maryland on 11 May 2024. Attended Notre Dame and a good player with a few professional teams in the 1960's.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/ba ... d=55103049

David Pivec, 80 of Baltimore, Maryland on 11 May 2024. Attended Notre Dame and a good player with a few professional teams in the 1960's.

Aaron Thomas, an end with the New York Giants from 1962 to 1970, passed away April 26 after a long illness. His son Robb also attended Oregon State and had a long career in the NFL.

https://www.giants.com/news/giants-mour ... ron-thomas

I greatly enjoyed the PFRA podcast with Ernie Accorsi and agree with him that Joe Thomas was the best at scouting. After successful runs in Minnesota, Miami, and Baltimore, any insights why he could not get traction in San Francisco in the late 1970's?

Thank you.

I want to say one difference between the Hank Stram and Mike Ditka eras is that Ditka's came after Jim Finks and Jim Mora introduced professionalism into the Saints franchise? Some of that winning culture was still around.

I think Bill Parcells said if the Giants had selected Reggie White in the 1985 allocation of the rights to USFL players, their defense would have been declared illegal. I think they selected Hall of Fame tackle Gary Zimmerman, but he did not like New York City.

Bill Tobin, a player with the 1963 Houston Oilers who had a long and distinguished career as a front office executive with several teams, passed away at age 83 on April 18.

https://www.nfl.com/news/bill-tobin-lon ... -at-age-83

With the draft one week away it's a good time to mention two outstanding players who were college scouts after their playing careers and may be solid candidates for the Hall of the Very Good. Both of their teams won a lot of games when they played. Harley Sewell had an 11 year career with the Detroi...

I think both Ernie McMillan and Bob DeMarco are prime candidates from the Cardinals for the Hall of Very Good. Ernie's son Erik was a decent Safety with the Jets for a bit in the late 1980's.

Dr. William McColl passed away today at age 93. He was a member of the Chicago Bears football team from 1952-1959.