Mark Solway

The New York Times Tuesday, Late Edition – Final Mark Rypien stepped to the line of scrimmage, called for a timeout and went to the sideline for a brainstorming session with Coach Joe Gibbs. The Detroit Lions were bunching their defense toward the middle of the field. That led Gibbs and Rypien to conclude that … Read more

Metro Edition There are good reasons why Joe Gibbs is the NFL coach of the year. He possesses vision. Patience. Foresight. Insight. So when the now-famous Hogs first lined up together as piglets in 1981, Gibbs knew. He knew they wouldn’t make his team. “Jeff Bostic was a deep snapper, and we thought, well, hey, … Read more

The Washington Post Friday, Final Edition “Most amazing about all this is that it doesn’t seem like that much time has passed. . . . I can remember the first game we played under Joe Gibbs; the first Super Bowl we went to; the last Super Bowl; and last week’s game. And none of them … Read more

The Washington Post SUPER BOWL XXII They Wear Jeans, Flip-Flops, Baseball Caps; They Do Not Like Glamor or Admit Quarterbacks Still Hogs after all these years, the Washington Redskins offensive line must belly-up to the Denver Broncos in Sunday’s Super Bowl game here. If Broncos quarterback John Elway plays as well as advertised, the best … Read more

The New York Times Thursday, Late City Final Edition By the nature of their role, offensive lines toil without attention, usually without a nickname, always until now without a corporation. Block and be quiet. One of the few lines ever to emerge as even slightly famous was the Electric Company, which turned on the juice … Read more

The Washington Post Sunday, Final Edition Life’s not always easy when you’re a Hog, one of those grimy, crouched-over fellows on the Washington Redskins offensive line. “During the preseason, Datsun called SuperHogs Inc. and told us they were interested in creating a ‘Hog Hauler’ pickup truck,” right guard Mark May said recently. SuperHogs Inc. is … Read more

The Washington Post Sunday, Final Edition Eager to hone and polish those skills Hogs sometimes let deteriorate during the long and slovenly hours of the off season, Mark May reported to the Washington Redskins’ camp in Carlisle, Pa., five days early. May had been through this hellish strife before, though probably with never as much … Read more

The Washington Post Super Bowl XVII Center Jeff Bostic had only to walk through a suburban Virginia shopping mall to realize how Hog wild Washington fans have gone over the Redskins’ offensive line. “Everywhere I looked,” he said, “there were Hogs. Hog shirts, Hog banners, Hog pennants, Hog everything. Somebody is making a lot of … Read more

The New York Times Sunday, Late City Final Edition JOHN RIGGINS was elected a member of the fraternity of Hogs early this season when he showed he was not afraid to grovel in the earth with his offensive linemen. He could win a lot more elections in this city after his utterly hoggish performance in … Read more

The Washington Post Sunday, Final Edition It always seemed impolite to walk up to a large fellow and say, “You’re a big hog.” Such a gentleman might jump off his Harley and rearrange your teeth. But now, in the Nation’s Capital if nowhere else, it is more than nice to call a dinner guest a … Read more