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Posted By: barrysloate

Fred- Funny you should mention sitting next to Lyle Alzado, because I went to high school with him. He was big and mean and a bully and I stayed as far away from him as possible. He picked on everyone, even guys half his size. I had long hair (this was 1967) and he cornered me in the hallway one day and told me if I didn't get a haircut I was in big trouble. I knew he was so dumb he wouldn't even remember who I was by the next day, so I ignored him. But he was frightening. He had the perfect temperament for an NFL lineman. Nevertheless, I felt bad when he died so young. He was the best football player in Nassau County (western part of Long Island), but a gentleman he wasn't.