Michael Beschloss' column Sunday recalled that Richard Nixon was an ardent football fan from his days as a third string guard on the Whittier College football team who were called "Poets" in honor of John Greenleaf Whittier. When he reached Washington he became friendly with George Allen then the Redskins coach. Nixon would design football plays - one of which was a trick play called a "flanker reverse" which found its way into the Redskins playbook and when called lost thirteen yards. So much for "tricky Dick's" hobby. Considering the current protests of the Redskins name perhaps they could be called Poets with the coach reading Shakespeare in the locker room. It might make for fewer concussions.
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