January 2005 column extolling the virtues of a good beard.
Football
Two Cents: Matt Jones Open to Playing Receiver (1/28/05)
Column detailing ex-Razorback Matt Jones’ switch to receiver before NFL draft in 2005.
Two Cents: Patriots and Philadelphia: Revolutionary Showdown? (2/4/05)
Super Bowl preview from 2005, featuring original colony teams, Philadelphia and New England.
Two Cents: Secrets Revealed in Super Bowl Diary (2/9/05)
Running diary I kept while watching the 2005 Super Bowl between Philadelphia and New England.
Two Cents: Moss Enters the Black Hole (3/4/05)
Column celebrating the March 2005 signing of Randy Moss by the Oakland Raiders.
Two Cents: Unopened Letters to Sapp Wind up in Auction (4/27/05)
Column detailing odd story of Oakland Raider Warren Sapp auctioning off a box of an letters from April, 2005.
Two Cents: NFL Tells New 49ers Head Coach Not to Suit Up (5/18/2005)
The NFL told coaches they couldn’t wear suits on the sidelines. I wrote a column about how dumb that was in May, 2005.
Two Cents: Overhyped “Prime Time” Set to Make Return (6/8/05)
When Deion Sanders announced he was returning for a 15th season in the NFL in June, 2005. I wrote a few words about it.