wiegie Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 http://www.totaleclips.com/Player/Bounce.a...54&vendorid=600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piratesownninjas Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 I saw a preview for the movie earlier tonight. While i'm not an eagles fan, i'll still see it opening night. Mark Whalburg makes the greatness that is Enterouge, and stared in Boogie Nights... Thats good enough for me. One other note, Greg Kinear looks and sounds exactly like Dick Vermeal in the previews. Great casting job there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I just saw this w/ my wife tonight. Can anyone shed any more life on his story? My wife and I both really liked the movie, fwiw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcmast Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 My wife (not a football fan) and I also enjoyed it. Mark Whalburg doesn't really look like a Papale, but does a good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 I just saw this w/ my wife tonight. Can anyone shed any more life on his story? My wife and I both really liked the movie, fwiw. Wikipedia: Philadelphia's St. Joseph's College (now University) on a track scholarship, because the university did not have a football team. In 1974, while bartending and substitute-teaching at Interboro High School, he successfully tried out for the Philadelphia Bell of the World Football League as a wide receiver. He played for the team for two seasons until the league folded in 1975. His performance with that team earned him a meeting with Coach Dick Vermeil of the Philadelphia Eagles after general manager Jim Murray got him an invitation to a private work-out held by Coach Vermeil. Papale and Wahlberg during the filming of Invincible, a film based on Papale's football career Papale, at 6'2" (1.88 m) and 195 pounds (88.5 kg), eventually made the team, thereby becoming, at age 30, the oldest rookie in the history of the NFL to play without the benefit of college football experience (other than kickers). He went on to play wide receiver and special teams for the Eagles from 1976 through 1978. During that time, he played in 41 of 44 regular season games (regular seasons being 14 games in 1976-1977 and 16 games in 1978) recording two fumble recoveries (including one that led to Vermeil's first NFL victory) and one fifteen-yard reception. He was voted Special Teams Captain by his teammates, and "Man of the Year" by the Eagles in 1978 for his many charitable activities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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