I Was Kicked Out Of School One

I Never Thought Of What I Was Doing As A Way To Sell The Nfl. I Was Making Movies About A Sport That I Loved, About Players And Coaches That I Respected. I Wanted To Convey My Love Of The Game Through Film. And Most Artists Convey Their Love Through Art. And My Art And My Love Was Expressed Through Film.

My Father Always Used To Say ‘treat Everyone As A Gentleman; Not Because They Are, But Because You Are.’

I Have Loved Football As An Almost Mythic Game Since I Was In The Fourth Grade. To Me, The Game Wasn't Even Grounded In Reality. The Uniform Turned You Into A Warrior. Being On A Team, The Mythology Of Physical Combat, The Struggle Against The Elements, The Narrative Of The Game.

The Autumn Wind Is A Raider, / Pillaging Just For Fun; / He'll Knock You Around, / And Upside Down, / And Laugh When He's Conquered And Won.

When My Father Bid $5,000 For The 1962 Championship Game, That Was A Huge Amount. It Was Double The Bid The Year Before. Pete Rozelle Was Flabbergasted. Who Was This Guy Who Was Willing To Spend So Much Money On What Seemed Like Relatively Worthless Rights To The Nfl Championship Game?