He once pulled the historic wristband Colts quarterback Tom Matte wore in 1965 from his desk drawer and showed it to me, saying, “There’s still some mud on it.” Another time he pointed to the chair in his office I sat in and said, “That’s where Mercury Morris or Jim Kiick sat complaining, depending on who didn’t get the ball that game.”
And he’d also listen to one of my questions after a practice and answer with that laser tone that melted players and reporters alike: “That’s a horse s--- question.”
Odd. Fascinating. Rewarding, as the years passed.