Author: John McKay

Statistics and records are baseball talk; they keep records like most times sliding into second base on a Tuesday.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

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

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

With so many Super Bowl rings, maybe they'll all retire and go into the jewelry business.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Capece is kaput.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Let me know if Cain is able.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

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

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

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

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

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

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

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

I told my team it doesn't matter… there are 750 million people in China who don't even know this game was played. The next day, a guy called me from China and asked, 'What happened, Coach?

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

I'm all in favor of it.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Intensity is a lot of guys that run fast.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

I'm not surprised. The referee is a fine Catholic fellow by the name of Patrick Murphy.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

When I was duck hunting with Bear Bryant, he shot at one but it kept flying.
"John," he said, "There flies a dead duck…"
Now, that's confidence.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Underdog, overdog, hotdog; I guess you want to be an underdog – but an underdog with the best team.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

As a person gets older he doesn't get faster. Our quarterback will run from fright or lack of protection.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

The bus leaves in an hour – anyone who needs a shower, take one.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Let's go out there and win one for the quipper.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

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

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

(1923 – 2001) American football coach

Jerry's a nice kid, but so's my wife… and she's no quarterback.

(1923 – 2001) American football coach