“I’m not blowing smoke … Everybody we touch gets better.”
—Tom House, the off-season quarterback tutor and mechanics coach for 13 projected NFL starting quarterbacks this year, to Albert Breer of The MMQB, in a video story we’ll post this week on this site. I’ve seen it, and it’s a really good, insightful look at the Brees/Brady-whisperer in SoCal.
Football quiz of the week: House pitched for eight big-league seasons in the ’70s as a reliever. He was 29-23 in a nondescript career for Atlanta, Seattle and Boston. But he is most famous for a catch he made in 1974. What, far and away, is Tom House most famous for? (Answer below in No. 10 of 10 Things I Think.)
g. Answer to Tom House quiz. (See Quote of the Week II.) On April 8, 1974, House was in the Atlanta bullpen when teammate Hank Aaron came to the plate against the Dodgers. At that moment, Aaron and Babe Ruth were tied for the all-time home-run lead, with 714 homers. Aaron hit a home run over the left-centerfield fence—and the ball fell right into the glove of House. Yes, Tom House, a relief pitcher, caught one of the most famous home runs (maybe the most famous home run) of all time.
(MMQB.SI.com)
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