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I take that back. Both played for Devaney
Bingo! Super Bowl II. Packers vs. Raiders. Good job.
A story from two years ago about Warren's struggle with Alzheimer's.
With a little prodding from his wife, Linda, former Missouri football coach Warren Powers still can remember some key names from his days as a player with the Raiders or as a coach of the Tigers.
Through the haze of Alzheimer’s disease, he still can recall the name of his Kansas City high school, and he remains quite proud to have played at the University of Nebraska.
Specific games and dates escape him, though, whether from his time in the NFL as a safety with the Raiders in the 1960s or during his stints as an assistant at Nebraska or as a head coach at Washington State and Mizzou. The name of the coach that led him and the Raiders to the second Super Bowl escapes him.
Nonetheless, he lights up with a mischievous grin when he remembers how Linda’s parents responded to their unexpected engagement on June 21, 1969.
“It shocked them,” he says with a proud laugh.
With a little prodding from his wife, Linda, former Missouri football coach Warren Powers still can remember some key names from his days as a player with the Raiders or as a coach of the Tigers.
Through the haze of Alzheimer’s disease, he still can recall the name of his Kansas City high school, and he remains quite proud to have played at the University of Nebraska.
Specific games and dates escape him, though, whether from his time in the NFL as a safety with the Raiders in the 1960s or during his stints as an assistant at Nebraska or as a head coach at Washington State and Mizzou. The name of the coach that led him and the Raiders to the second Super Bowl escapes him.
Nonetheless, he lights up with a mischievous grin when he remembers how Linda’s parents responded to their unexpected engagement on June 21, 1969.
“It shocked them,” he says with a proud laugh.
That's a good story about Powers. Marty Schottenheimer suffers from the same struggles. Gotta be related to playing football. It's a crude, harsh unforgiving game.
