A snapshot in time. Pottstown was just beginning a slide that would see a huge Bethlehem Steel plant close down in the not too distant future. And King Corcoran was a piece of work.
a pretty good follow-up segment that I believe is 20 years later. They attend the team reunion and talk to many of the former Firebirds. Later on, they track down crazy King Corcoran (former Maryland Terp) who looks like and Indian Chief and is hanging out in Baltimore with a pretty woman half his age. Later, he's judging a beauty pageant somewhere tropical. It seems like Corcoran staged all of this stuff to make himself look like he's still important. Link - ( New Window )
a pretty good follow-up segment that I believe is 20 years later. They attend the team reunion and talk to many of the former Firebirds. Later on, they track down crazy King Corcoran (former Maryland Terp) who looks like and Indian Chief and is hanging out in Baltimore with a pretty woman half his age. Later, he's judging a beauty pageant somewhere tropical. It seems like Corcoran staged all of this stuff to make himself look like he's still important. Link - ( New Window )
I forgot all about the revisited follow up.
Corcoran was a 'character'. It has been my experience
growing up in the late 40's, 50's & 60's that
there were more people with unique personalities.
TV might have been the 'leveler' and the teacher of
acceptable personalities.
That was back when each NFL team had a "Taxi Squad" The Pottstown Firebirds were in the Continental Football League as was my hometown team, The Harford Knights. Marv Hubbard played several seasons with them before being called up by the Raiders. Hartford was their "Taxi Squad" and wore the same Silver and Black unis and helmets.
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Yes thanks! , but I thought he played with the firebirds before coming o the Giants.
I forgot all about the revisited follow up.
Corcoran was a 'character'. It has been my experience
growing up in the late 40's, 50's & 60's that
there were more people with unique personalities.
TV might have been the 'leveler' and the teacher of
acceptable personalities.