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Giving thanks for family, football and fighting

By David Fleming
Page 2

Thursday, November 15, 2007

A couple of weeks ago I made one small request in the column for FlemFilers to send in highlights and humorous anecdotes from the traditional Thanksgiving family football games that break out this time of year in every backyard, every muddy lot and every snow- and ice-covered middle school football field. It was an offhand remark, really, one that I didn't think would amount to all that much. Boy was I wrong. (I really do have to stop underestimating you.) The response was overwhelming, to sa ...

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