Talk:Joe Theismann

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[edit] removed...

 Even more bizarre is the fact that the Dolphins have not protested given the fact that Williams is technically still signed with them.

I took this out because the Dolphins gave ricky williams permission to join the argonauts, and it's not really relevant to Theismann.

[edit] Pronounciation

The article currently says this:

Late in the season, his hallmates in Zahm Hall hung an enormous banner out of a 4th story window proclaiming, "Theisman for Heisman," changing the original pronunciation of his surname, "THEEZ-man," to rhyme with "Heisman," which he has continued to use since then.

"Theismann" in German already does rhyme with Heisman. I'd like to see a source cited for that anecdote. Alcuin 21:44, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I remember...

It was not uncommon for German families to change the pronunciation or even the spelling of surnames in order to avoid persecution during the World Wars. I cannot provide you with a specific place for the quote, but I do recall that, during the long delay during the MNF game that the injury occurred in, Frank Gifford (I believe it was Frank) did relay the story on air.

The one mainstream link I could find that wasn't just on bulletin boards was:

http://espn.go.com/ncf/preview01/s/heismanhype.html

Nice work --Alcuin 21:10, 14 September 2006 (UTC)