Just for the record, I also did a video on this topic for my YouTube Channel. But the subject has a warm place in my heart, and I wanted to give the 1999 St. Louis Rams the special recognition they deserve on this day … It is Jan. 30, the 25-year anniversary of the...
Torry Holt was snubbed again by the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee, falling short of passage into Canton in his fourth year as a finalist on the modern-era ballot. As one of the elite wide receivers of his era, and as one of the leading men for the...
As most of you know by now, retired St. Louis Rams receiver Torry Holt came up short in the voting for the 2022 entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The news was disappointing but not surprising. I have a notes and thoughts: 1) We must begin with Dick Vermeil. He...
The results of the 2022 Pro Football Hall of Fame voting will be announced Thursday night. I’d very much love to be wrong about this, but I’m afraid the wait will continue for Torry Holt. As one of the leading stars and most prolific producers of the “Greatest Show On...
Isaac Bruce will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend, and this makes me very happy. It fills me with joy. It makes me wanna Bob & Weave. How can I possibly sum up my feelings? I’ll go with this: I love Isaac Bruce. Love everything about...
Over the last 30-plus years I’ve had the pleasure and the privilege to write about some of the greatest athletes in St. Louis team sports. I’ve never put together a ranking of my personal favorites but Blues captain Ryan O’Reilly would be high on the list. If I had...
St. Louis Rams wide receiver Torry Holt made it to the list of 15 modern-era finalists for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2021. This is Holt’s second time as a finalist. He made it this far in 2020. Holt belongs on this list. But will Torry get...
BERNIE BITS It would be crazily premature to declare that we’re safe and free from the deadly virus that plagued the world this year. We’re not there yet; the availability of the vaccines is extremely limited by the predictable but incomprehensible lack of...