This is a link to an article that ran in Sports Illustrated back in September, 1980. The feature is Hugh Green: his growing-up, his recruitment, and why that he chose Pitt (it's not necessarily what you think) - but even more interesting, it paints a fascinating picture of the state of Pitt Football at that time.
I thought that I'd remembered everything about the era having lived thru it, but after reading it, I discovered that there's a lot that I'd forgotten. As an aside, compare the writing in this piece to the "journalism" that we see in the Pittsburgh media now:
http://www.si.com/vault/1980/09/01/...ich-means-pitt-could-be-going-to-the-very-top
I thought that I'd remembered everything about the era having lived thru it, but after reading it, I discovered that there's a lot that I'd forgotten. As an aside, compare the writing in this piece to the "journalism" that we see in the Pittsburgh media now:
http://www.si.com/vault/1980/09/01/...ich-means-pitt-could-be-going-to-the-very-top
