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THEY SAID IT
Edited by Robert W. Creamer
September 09, 1985
?Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears coach, shrugging off the $750-a-day fine—which reached a total of $20,250—he leveled against linebacker Mike Singletary for holding out 27 days: "You can't even join some real good country clubs for that."
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September 09, 1985

They Said It

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? Mike Ditka, Chicago Bears coach, shrugging off the $750-a-day fine—which reached a total of $20,250—he leveled against linebacker Mike Singletary for holding out 27 days: "You can't even join some real good country clubs for that."

? Hank Stram, broadcaster and former coach, on quarterback Archie Manning's retirement after 14 NFL seasons, mostly with also-ran teams: "He was a franchise player without a franchise."

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