When I played football as a youth, we always said a(n) Hail Mary before
we went on the field. It didn't matter what faith you were; the
Hail Mary was it. I used to think that one the the coaches should of
exhorted us onto the field with "OK, Boys Let's slaughter them for Our
Lady!"
Joe (the
In my high school, even those who didn't want to attend the "pep rally"
were forced to.
And I remember one Friday afternoon, when our rival was Kennedy High
School, and the chant was "Kill Kennedy!"
I've always disliked football since then - even the Eagles, which have
nothing whatever t
