Archive of old print media articles about The Hogs.
Sunday, First Edition Jacoby, Grimm, Bostic, May and Starke. On the field, they bowled over defenders, cleared holes that made 1,000-yard rushers out of castaway running backs, and led the Washington Redskins to four Super Bowls. Off the field, they made being a stout, portly offensive lineman almost fashionable. The Hogs. Two are gone. The … Read more
The Seattle Times Saturday, Final Edition MINNEAPOLIS – The ballroom fills quickly with flesh. These huge, thick men are the first to enter for Thursday’s last round of pre-Super Bowl interviews. Shoulders as big as Chicago, arms redwood-thick, stomachs hanging fashionably over their sweatpants. These ambling behemoths aren’t pretty sights. You won’t find these men … Read more
The Boston Globe Friday, City Edition These veteran, voracious linemen have no beef about lack of attention because in Washington, they’re the toast of the town Here’s to people unashamed that they keep their appetites when all about them are losing theirs. To those who keep their eyes wide open after stepping on the bathroom … Read more
Columbus Dispatch (Ohio) Hogs outnumber humans in Minnesota. This is a fact. The 1990 census uncovered 4,357,099 of us and 4,360,000 of them. Further bad news for us: The number of them just jumped by several. Fortunately, they’re just visiting. They’ll be among the Washington Redskins leaving the state after the Super Bowl on Sunday. … Read more
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