I just watched an episode of *America's Game*, a show that chronicles the Super Bowl winners and *almost *winners in dramatic fashion. This episode followed the 1990 Buffalo Bills as they marched to the Super Bowl.
Marv Levy (now in his 80's) did interviews for the episode. The players talked about how he was a great communicator and could get any type of player to do what was needed. The show pointed out his Master's Degree from Harvard in history, but Levy had another inspiration. Levy talked about how at age 14, he listened on his radio to Winston Churchill speak to the British people when they were essentially beaten (I'm paraphrasing). He had plenty to say about Churchill, but topped it all off by stating he "was the greatest historical figure of the 20th Century". Levy would go on to serve in World War II. The rest of the episode was very interesting even though I'm not a Bills fan. Levy was constantly telling his players stories from the world wars and giving them history lessons. If you can catch this episode, I highly recommend it just to watch Levy's leadership style. Here are details about the episode with a preview: http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story?id=09000d5d80b1df6a&template=with-video&confirm=true I did some more digging about Levy and he is not bashful about his admiration for Churchill. On the profile of his website, he quotes Churchill and refers to him as his "personal hero". http://www.marvlevy.net/biography.html Scott Manning Philadelphia, PA --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ChurchillChat?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
