Where's George? You Really Ought to Find Out.

This blog occassionally comments on the gridiron exploits of, as Boomer would say, the New York Football Giants, Big Blue, the G-Men. As a young whipper-snapper I attended most home games in the late 1970s and early 1980s with my dad. Beyond that affinity, as I have grown I have come to have deeper respect for the Giants as an organization for the way it is run and its principled management - essentially the management philosophy embodied by the late Wellington Mara. Our civic health would be alot better off if most institutions were managed like and had the integrity of the Mara-molded NY Giants organization. This philosophy attracted a certain type of individual and trickled down onto the players as well. Many of the Giants of yore exemplify the ideal of fierce competitor on the field and civic minded, gracious gentlman off the field - precisely the kind of athlete that we lament the lack of today. One such Giant great is George Martin, former defensive end and co-captain of the 1986 championship team. Today, at age 55, George Martin is walking across the country to raise money for the healthcare expenses of surviving of 9-11 rescue workers and responders. Learn about this incredible journey here and give this remarkable man some support here. Also, if you are on his route, c'mon out and give George some moral support and meet a great football player and a great American.