Author: John McKay

He may be the only kicker to kick and collect Social Security at the same time.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Age Football Old Sports

I’ll probably take a little time off and go hide somewhere. We will be back. Maybe not this century, but we will be back.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Sports

I keep a picture of O. J. Simpson at my side at all times to remind me of the days when I knew how to coach.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Sports

Emotion is highly overrated in football. My wife Corky is emotional as hell but can't play football worth a damn.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Emotions Football Sports

Opening games make me nervous; to tell the truth, I’d rather open with our second game.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Misspokements Sports

There were times I felt like leaving the stadium and hitchhiking home.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Sports

It does not take a rocket scientist to coach a professional football team, but, of course, I was one of the few who happened to be a rocket scientist.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Intelligence People Self Sports

You guys don't know the difference between a football and a Mercedes-Benz.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Sports

If you have everyone back from a team that lost 10 games, experience isn't too important.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Sports

Let me know if Cain is able.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Sports

We'll have an offensive team and a defensive team, and the other team will be in charge of carrying me off the field.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Sports

You draw Xs and Os on a blackboard and that's not so difficult… I can even do it with my left hand.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Sports

You do a lot of praying, but most of the time the answer is “no.”

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Religion Sports

Hold when you're at home and don't hold when you're on the road.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Sports

Three or four plane crashes and we're in the playoffs.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Sports

There aren't many secrets in coaching…. well, there's one secret: Get a guy like Warrick Dunn, throw him a screen pass and watch him run 52 yards with it.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Sports

They were absolutely horrible and that’s the best thing I can say. Besides that they were bad.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Sports

Maybe that will distract the Falcon quarterback.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Sports

I remember in Pittsburgh we had no players and the ones we did have wanted to stay at the hotel by the fire. I was ticked because that's where I wanted to stand.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Sports

We’ve broken down the expansion teams and they’ve averaged winning 2.7 games their first year, which to me is rather difficult. I figured out the 2, but the .7 has got me wondering what the hell is going on.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Sports

The only problem with doing the impossible is that everybody expects you to duplicate the impossible.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach
Football Sports