Rock was on the sideline early in the first half of a Dallas Cowboys game at Cowboy Stadium. Dallas was already so far behind that Rock was reminded of the one-hundred-and-six-to-nothing loss he and his Worms Titans teammates experienced in Heidelberg, Germany.
He spoke of it to an overweight, balding middle-aged man who stood beside him. "Man, we played that game more than forty years ago," he said.
The man's eyes widened. "Believe it or not, I think I know the game you're talking about," he said. "Was it in the fall in of—let me think—1972, or maybe 1971?"
Rock was stunned. "That's incredible," he said. "It was 1972. Don't tell me you were there."
"Well, not that year, but I played there the next two seasons. The guys were still talking about it."
The man told Rock the coach of those Heidelberg teams had retired to Fort Worth.
"His house can't be more than a few miles from here," he said. "As far as I know, Coach is still there."
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