96 Quotes by Ernie Accorsi

That epic contest was not sold out. There were unsold seats in Yankee Stadium.

I think he's got a chance. We're not doing this as a gimmick. There was competition to get him. I'm pleased we got him.

I think he's going to be a terrific quarterback, ... He hasn't even played 16 games. He's getting better all the time. He has enormous talent and poise. I'm happy this franchise will have him as their quarterback for a long time.

Johnny Unitas. Sure, Johnny had the physical ingredients required: lightning quick release, a laser for an arm, good ability to avoid the rush. But what set Unitas apart was the feeling you got in your heart when you saw him walk on the field, something that none of us are capable of defining or explaining, we just feel it. You knew he came to win. And, from the moment he walked into the locker room, you knew you had a better chance to win than the other guy. He was the toughest man I have ever known - physically and mentally.

That was really, to me, the passing of the torch, ... This was the second part of it.

I was overwhelmed with him. Not only his story but how he told it. He's such a thoughtful, intellectual, moving person.

I was overwhelmed not only with his story but by the way he told it. You could have heard a pin drop in that room when he finished.

I would never have traded him. I would have waited until the next draft if need be and found out how good a baseball player he was.

You just have to do what's best for the franchise. I don't get involved with personalities. But I have a great deal of respect for him and gratitude for him. He took us to the Super Bowl.