Lee Corso Quotes

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Lee Corso

Profession : Entertainer

Birth : August 7, 1935

Why is Barry Switzer not in the Hall of Fame? I have no idea. He's done everything humanly possible to be in.

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I was almost as famous at Indiana for my television shows as I was my coaching. That's kind of embarrassing when you think about it.

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I had gotten a master's degree in administration supervision with it in mind that I would some day be a professor, then get a doctorate degree and move up and eventually be president of a university.

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People say, 'Burt Reynolds is so good-looking.'... I used to set him up for bait. I'd send him to the student union, and he'd come back with a beautiful girl and an ugly one. But his ugly girls were better than anything I'd get on my own. With his looks and my car, we'd kill 'em in Tallahassee.

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Many came to the USFL after being cut by NFL teams or failing to even make a roster, some were Canadian league players who wanted to make a step up, and every one of them wanted to prove he was good enough to make the NFL.

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I always felt the true test of a man's character is how he treats people he can't use.

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Darryl Hill was a fantastic player.

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And I love the Oregon Duck. He's my favorite mascot.

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The Florida Gator head is long and funny looking. It scrapes my nose. Every time I put that thing on I get scraped and blood comes down my face.

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I love college football. I've been involved with college football since 1953. That's a long time as a player, coach and 30 years in television.

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Bill Murray made the headlines by throwing me down and stomped me on the set with Clemson.

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Remember one thing about ESPN: People can be critical of them sometimes for being a large corporation but nine years ago I had a stroke and I couldn't talk. That's the way I made my living. ESPN could've dumped me very easy, but they didn't. They helped me and presented me an opportunity to get back on the air.

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I absolutely loved working with the players at Navy. There are no better young men to coach than those you find at a service academy. I really enjoyed going to work every day because I loved being around those midshipmen.

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1958 was my first year as a defensive backfield coach at Florida State. I remember one thing about that game: It was so cold. It was freezing.

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Don't ever underestimate Mike Gundy throwing the ball with his quarterbacks.

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I love Pistol Pete and the pistols. Man, I just love to do that. I put on that Pistol Pete head and shoot those guns, that's fun.

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I don't appreciate people taking shots and joking at my expense, when I don't do that to anybody else.

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I have a soft spot for Iowa.

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This job is like stealing. I travel first class in a nice plane. I have a driver waiting for me. I go in a room and have room service. I have a meeting. Then I go to the best game of the weekend and talk football - and they pay me.

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The thrill of winning or losing, or getting on the field and coaching on Saturday afternoons, that's all great. But it's the association with the players, and that's lifelong. That is the one thing you miss and you can't substitute for it.

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