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)

[edit] Brady Quinn

I removed the last two paragraphs in the section of Controversy, specifically about Brady Quinn. Basically it said gave an opinionated comparison of Quinn and Theismann and went on to say that Theismann was the most annoying commentator on ESPN. I felt that it displayed an opinion of the writer and the article needed to be re written to be un-biased.JA 14:38, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Links that mention name pronunciation change ...

Neither of these mention "hallmates in Zahm Hall" ... that aspect of the story seems worth finding a source for.

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http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9F07E2D91038F93AA25752C1A963948260&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/V/Vecsey,%20George

... pronunciation changed at urging of Notre Dame publicity man, Roger Valdiserri

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http://www.irishlegends.com/pages/reflections/reflections2.html ...

... pronunciation changed at request of Roger Valdiserri ... with mention of role of "grandmother Eva" insisting that the "change" is really a "fix" to what was "correct" ...

Lynchmob98 21:42, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Notre Dame

I think someone should write an article more about his Notre Dame career. If I have the time I might do it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ndgoldnblue (talk • contribs) 12:43, 14 May 2008 (UTC)