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Originally Posted by fgoodwin
Feb 21 - Re-signed: Randy White to 4-year contract; Hired: Mike Woicik as strength coach (1990); Media: although not pictured on the cover, today's issue of SI featured a tribute to Tom Landry (2000); Franchised: Ken Hamlin (2008);
Birthdays: Chad Hutchinson (QB: 2002-03, b. 1977), Chuck McSwain (RB: 1983-84, b. 1961), Donald Smith (DB: 1991, b. 1968), Glen Titensor (G: 1981-88, b. 1958); Deaths: Ben Fricke (2011)
Trivia: (1) Chad Hutchinson set a Cowboy record by opening his NFL career tossing how many consecutive pass attempts before he threw an interception?
(2) What did Ben Fricke do for relaxation when he was a player at UH? (3) How did he relate his avocation to a possible future vocation?
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(2) and (3) Fricke flew airplanes in his free time. He wanted to coach, and wanted to own his own plane so he could fly it out to see recruits.