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Ford: Buddy Ryan's bluster has softened his failure

Related Topics: Buddy Ryan, Norman Braman

History is as fresh as yesterday, still moving under the microscope, still capable of becoming something different when it is finally preserved forever in amber.

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Buddy Ryan through the years
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The Broad View: Buddy Ryan Remembered

The historical view of Buddy Ryan in this town has stabilized in the years since he was fired by Norman Braman in 1991. After 25 years, Ryan's varied and unpredictable personality has narrowed to the caricature of the wise-cracking bully who united both a team and a city.