Lisa DeBartolo, who on Saturday will present her father when his long wait ends and he's enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, said the man is nervous. Nothing new there. But now it's the induction speech — his 19th and final draft. He has been practicing it. A lot.
"Oh, my god, he is a total worrier," Lisa said.
Eddie DeBartolo Jr. — Mr. D, Eddie D — one of the greatest, most generous sports owners of all time, as big a part of the San Francisco 49ers dynasty and those five Super Bowl wins as any player, still frets over everything.