Return of Patriots’ Brady: Slow start, fantastic finish Sep 15, 2009
Wearing retro uniform No. 12, including the Pat Patriot helmet made famous by Babe Parilli (He wore No. 15), Brady took charge in his return game. He got off to a slow start, was sacked once, and scrambled once for 9 yards, looking like Tim Wakefield covering first base in Chicago. (Boston Globe)
For a few games, Patriots’ given name will be given back Sep 13, 2009
Original AFL teams are celebrating a half-century of pro football, and tomorrow night s throwback uniforms will look like the ones worn by Babe Parilli and Cookie Gilchrist when the Bills and Boston Patriots played at Fenway in the 1960s. And the name of the home team will be the name that was written on its birth certificate back when John F. Kennedy was running for president. (Boston Globe)
Patriots' humble beginnings were anything but super Aug 4, 2009
Cappelletti and quarterback Babe Parilli became two of the team s big stars, and running back Jim Nance s cover shot in Sports Illustrated gave the Patriots national recognition in the mid-1960s, but things began to dip by the end of the first decade. Morris recalls one unfortunate meeting before a practice at Curry College. (Boston Globe)
Top five AFL moments Aug 4, 2009
Babe Parilli threw for nearly 3,500 yards and 31 touchdowns in 1964 for the Patriots. (File/ The Boston Globe) By Globe Staff / August 4, 2009. (Boston Globe)
Browns Alumni Notes: July Jul 30, 2009
By Posted Jul 29, 2009. Find out what Browns greats of the past have been up to in Steve King's latest column. (BerniesInsiders.com)
How the Patriots morphed from a Cape house into an NFL titan Jun 22, 2009
"The (NFL's New York) Giants were the big favorites" former Patriots quarterback Babe Parilli says, "and we were infringing on them.". Adds Cappelletti, "The Giants players were household names all around New England. We had to just hold our own.". (USA Today -- Sports)
