I’ve been on both sides of that deal. Watching the Detroit RedWings with their heads down last night after losing to the Penguins of Pittsburgh in the seventh and final playoff game reminded me how I felt for about a month after Super Bowl X. Did I, a member of the Dallas Cowboys, lose or was I a loser?

I won some big games too but never the biggest games. Heck, I lost to Williams my senior year. What kind of leader was I?

That’s why I admire Sydney Crosby. His accomplishment is awesome; the youngest captain to ever lift the Stanley Cup. Wow! I almost know what that feels like. I continue to claim that I was and am the youngest player in NFL history with a college degree. I know I am the youngest to graduate as an independent scholar with honors. I was 20, a year younger than Sydney.

I won too many games to be a loser. Check my career record from Cardinal Gibbons to Amherst, to the Cowboys and to the Redskins. I will add up the victories for you later, the point is we did not lose that Super Bowl game; the Pittsburgh Steelers won Super Bowl X. Last night the Pittsburgh Penguins the Stanley Cup.

Great season Red Wings. I am there with you.