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MY FOOTBALL EXPERIENCES BY JIM CHAMBERS
EDDIE BUZZELL
TEXARKANA TITANS
CONTINENTAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
I first met Eddie Buzzell in 1966 at the Houston Oilers' Training camp. I was one of several hundred free agents that the Oilers allowed to tryout primarily as a publicity stunt, but Eddie was drafted by the Oilers out of Ottawa University in Kansas where he was an NAIA All American quaterback that still holds some passing records there. Eddie reminded me of Fran Tarkenton with his ability to scramble and throw the ball on the run. I wasn't suprised when I was sent packing by the Oilers, but when Buzzell was cut, I was shocked. I shook his hand and wished him luck. Buzzell headed for Canada to play in the Canadian Football League, and I headed back to Texarkana. The next time I talked to Buzzell, he was in a hotel room in Chicago in 1967. I was the Chairman of the Board of the newly formed Texarkana Professional Football Corporation, and I bought him a plane ticket to fly to Texarkana. We got him a job at Northridge Country Club, and we paid him a nice salary. I enjoyed blocking for him while he scrambled around to complete passes to "Sonny" Payne ( out of Tennessee Chattanooga and cut by the Miami Dolphins in 1967) and Jack Mills, ( Ouachita Baptist College and Orlando Panthers of Continental Football League) Eddie died in 1986.
Thunderbirds blanked in opener
2009-06-08 08:16:00
The Northwest Florida Falcons gave the Crestview Thunderbirds a tough introduction to the Premier Football League on Saturday.
The Falcons leaned on their veteran savvy and superior athleticism in a 21-0 win at Davidson Middle School in the season opener for both squads.
“They’re going to have their bumps just like we did when we started out,” Falcons player-owner Brian lewis said. “They played a lot better than I thought.”
Saturday was Crestview’s first game in the amateur showcase league. The Thunderbirds’ offense finished with minus-36 total yards.
The Falcons scored three times, but Crestview’s defense held them to 244 yards.
“Getting shut out is always unpleasant,” said Crestview owner/player Thomas Gordon. “But getting beat 21-0 isn’t a total embarrassment. They’re a seasoned team.”
The Falcons turned a big play into a score in each of the first three quarters.
Crestview forced a pair of fumbles and intercepted two passes deep in its own territory. The Thunderbirds forced 10 punts.
