CANTON, Ohio – Stacks of gum to be chewed (nervous habit).
A red land-line telephone (remember those?).
Only water to drink (a glass of wine would come later).
Windows always open (non-negotiable even in frigid temperatures).
And later on, no kids allowed (including his own).
So many memories of Pat Bowlen have been told since he was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2019 in February and throughout this weekend, culminating in his posthumous induction Saturday night.
Some of those best stories were from game days, when Bowlen was equal parts full of angst and supremely confident in his private viewing box.