Christensen was always one of those athletes that the press loved to interview and get his thoughts back in the 80's. He was such an articulate guy.
For my own selfish reasons, I really started to respect the guy when he would proclaim that Syracuse QB Don McPherson was absolutely robbed of the Heisman Trophy back in 1987. Why did that earn my respect? Because the player that won it was Tim Brown. Who went to Notre Dame; Christensen's alma mater. And Christensen readily acknowledge that Brown should have never won I that year. The key was that the verbiage was such where he showed all due respect to Brown, but at the same time made it known how much of a travesty of justice he felt it was.
When I started to look at his life and career a bit further, I started to see a real Renaissance Man. Very intelligent and thoughtful, but a great athlete not only in football, but baseball and track and field. Just a very open minded and thoughtful person. They just don't make 'em like that anymore.
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