9 Quotes by Harry Oliver

I always thought it was my iron leg,

Jim O'Brien, who kicked that field goal in 1970 that won the Super Bowl for the Baltimore Colts, said that kick gave him his 15 minutes of fame. And it has lasted 25-plus years. I feel the same way.

Michigan had a roughing penalty against Tony, so that was a big break.

was a territorial match in the Midwest because Michigan was always good, a big rival.

Everyone was jumping on top of me. Unfortunately my leg got caught up in a weird position, and I started to scream. Joe Gramke, a teammate who also had played at Moeller, started pulling off the people. Then I got out. That field goal was the greatest thrill of my life.

A person who is making ends meet is merely living in an acceptable level of poverty.

It should have been more, but I had missed a point after earlier.

There was a pretty good breeze, 15-20 mph, and kicking with it the ball was going 60 yards.

I'm on the sidelines going through my normal routine, stretching, staying loose. I didn't notice the noise or the excitement. My focus was like tunnel vision.