Ever since Gene Hackman’s death I’ve been going through his filmography.Unforgiven.No Way Out.
Crimson Tide.And of courseHoosiers.
But then again, there are those among us for whom being treated like a god is not enough.
Not for a few moments.
Not for a career that spans many decades.
Not for a lifetime.
There is a very elite, select few who have achieved godlike status but are never content.
Who have done things no one else has, but are still obsessed with attaining even greater glory.
Bill Belichick is just such a rare man.
Most of us would be content with being head coach of one Super Bowl champion.
Which is to say, he’s become the winningest boyfriend of all time.
The Undisputed Heavyweight Romance Champion.
I admired John Madden as much as the next guy.
And a paramedic standing by to do CPR.
For this, the greatest of all football minds, it’s just another day in March.
But at this point, calling him the greatest in football is damning him with faint praise.
He’s truly achieving the heights of American masculinity before our eyes.
He’s no longer comparable to the Nolls, Landrys, Lombardis or Maddens.
He’s up there with Washington.
Until this moment, I thought I was doing alright in my 31-plus years of marriage.
In addition, I have no doubt North Carolina is about to win a National Championship.
No one winning off the field at this level could possibly lose on it.
