Mike Silver: Lost and Found > McCarthy

Zero2Cool
Elite Member Topic Starter

9 years ago

Instantly one of my favorite reads.

he phone call came in on a Friday, a day on which men in Mike McCarthy's position -- getting ready to coach a championship game, with one victory standing between him and a spot on football's grandest stage -- typically tune out the noise, be it a legion of talking heads forecasting defeat or a ubiquitous smartphone ringtone.

McCarthy took this call, though, because it was from his only brother, who'd been contemplating a cross-country trip to watch the Green Bay Packers battle the Seattle Seahawks for the NFC championship two days later.

"Don't worry about the tickets," Mike, the Packers' coach since 2006, had assured Joe McCarthy, a Pittsburgh-area lawyer. "I've got you covered there."

Replied Joe: "I can't get a flight. I mean, there's nothing ..." Then, jokingly, he asked, "Hey, if I can get to Green Bay, can you get me a seat on the team plane?"

Mike laughed. "You know what, Joe? Don't sweat it. Just get ready for the Super Bowl. 'Cause we're going -- and you're going."

And then, swiftly and shockingly, it all went terribly wrong.

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RaiderPride
Senior Member

9 years ago

Well written and an amazing read.

Thanks for that Kevin.

""People Will Probably Never Remember What You Said, And May Never Remember What You Did. However, People Will Always Remember How You Made Them Feel."

Dulak
Veteran Member

9 years ago

Great read ... thanks for sharing that. Makes me put into perspective that loss last year. I should be thankful for what I have right now.

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