2008.12.10
Remembering Preas and the Colts
At 9 p.m. Saturday, ESPN will present a two-hour special, "The Greatest Game Ever Played," about the Baltimore Colts’ 1958 win over the New York Giants in the NFL championship game. Don’t be surprised if the late George Preas of Roanoke is mentioned during the retrospective. The former Jefferson High and Virginia Tech standout was the Colts’ right tackle in the game. Behind the blocking of Preas and tight end Jim Mutscheller, Alan Ameche ran through the right side of the line for a 1-yard touchdown to give Baltimore the overtime win. Later this month, Preas’ widow, B.J., will be in Baltimore for the Ravens’ own tribute to that great Colts team.
— Mark Berman
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I HAVE TO REPORT THIS UNLIKELY STORY,I HAVE LIVED IN ROANOKE MOST OF MY LIFE,I WAS BORN IN BALTIMORE,WHEN I WAS A KID MY FAMILY GOT INVITED TO VISIT SOME GREAT REVERENDS HOME FOR THE WEEKEND,IT HAPPENED TO BE A FOTTBALL WEEKEND,THE PLACE WE VISITED WAS GLEN BURNIE,MD,I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE COLTS THAT WEEKEND,THAT WAS BACK INTO THE EARLY SEVENTIES,LATER IN MY EARLY TEEN YEARS I FOUND OUT THAT PREAS LIVED RIGHT HERE IN THE ROANOKE VALLEY,SO I LOOKED HIS NUMBER UP IN THE PHONE BOOK AND CALLED HIM,HE GOT RUDE WITH ME AND HUNG UP JUST AS SOON AS I CALLED HIM,WHEN HE PASSED AWAY AND I READ IT IN THE LOCAL PAPER I LOOKED ON THE COLTS WEB SITE AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING ON THERE ABOUT HIS PASSING,SO I FOUND A LINK ON THE WEB PAGE AND EMAILED THEM TO ALERT THEM OF HIS PASSING,EVEN THOUGH HGE GOT RUDE WITH ME I STILL THINK ITS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER WHAT A GREAT PLAYER HE WAS AND HOW MANY JOBS HE GAVE THE ROANOKE VALLEY,WE SINCERLY THANK YOU GEORGE PREAS,THANK YOU GEORGE FOR ALL YOUR GREAT COLTS MOMENTS BECAUSE YOU MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE ON THAT TEAM
Comment by unlikely hero — December 10, 2008 @ 10:16 pm
Let me tell you ...This game made Pro football what it is today ...What a team , what a city ...Still unblieveable what Robert Irsay did to this once proud franchise and City ..Born in Baltimore in 1954 , I will always be a Baltimore Colt fan !
Long Live George Preas, Johnny Unitas , Gino Marchetti and the rest of the BALTIMORE COLTS !
Comment by DW — December 12, 2008 @ 3:43 pm