At the end of December of 1978 I was sitting in the office of Caltech Professor Don Helmberger,he was peering out his window towards the San Gabriel Mountains,silent and I supposed,deep in thought about some mystery of seismology.When he finally spoke,he said“Chuck Foreman’s days as a great running back are over”.The previous day the Los Angeles Rams had eliminated the Minnesota Vikings(despite Fran Tarkington’s best efforts)from the NFL playoffs.Don grew up in Minnesota,and was a Vikings fan-something he and I shared.
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