By Cordillia Marvine
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Norman Julius “Boomer“ Esiason (/əˈsaɪ.əsən/; born April 17, 1961) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was selected in the second round of the 1984 NFL draft by the Bengals, where he spent 10 non-consecutive seasons. Esiason was also a member of the New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals.
Esiason’s most successful season was in 1988 when he won NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP) and led the Bengals to an appearance in Super Bowl XXIII, which ended in a close defeat. He was also named to four Pro Bowls and one first-team All-Pro. After nine years in Cincinnati, Esiason spent three seasons with the Jets and one season with the Cardinals before returning to the Bengals for his final season in 1997.
Since retiring from football, Esiason has worked as a football analyst for CBS Sports on The NFL Today and Showtime‘s Inside the NFL and was previously with ABC, HBO, and Westwood One. He also hosts the morning sports radio program Boomer and Gio on WFAN in New York.
On December 21, 1997, Esiason played his last NFL game. He threw two touchdowns on the day, with a 79-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Darnay Scott being his last touchdown pass in a 16–14 victory over the Baltimore Ravens.
TODAY’S ALMANAC
Maundy Thursday is the Thursday before Easter. On this day, Christians recall Jesus’ final Passover meal—which we now call the Lord’s Supper—at which he washed the feet of His disciples, demonstrating his humility to value others above himself. He then commanded them to do the same for each other. “Maundy” is a shortened form of mandatum (Latin), which means “command.” It was on the next day, Good Friday, that Jesus was crucified. Today is also a holy day for those who serve as clergy for they often renew their ordination vows, recommitting themselves to service.
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Born
- Samuel Chase (lawyer) –
- John Pierpont Morgan (business tycoon) –
- Thornton Wilder (author) –
- William Holden (actor) –
- Olivia Hussey (actress) –
- Boomer Esiason (football player) –
- Joel Murray (actor) –
- Jennifer Garner (actress) –
Died
- Benjamin Franklin (U.S. statesman ) –
- Linda McCartney (photographer, singer, activist, & wife of Beatle Paul McCartney) –
- Dr. Robert C. Atkins (cardiologist who introduced the Atkins Diet”“) –
- Doris Roberts (actress) –
- Barbara Bush (U.S. First Lady) –
Events
- Christopher Columbus’s trip financed by Spain –
- Lewis M. Norton patented a vat for forming pineapple-shape cheese –
- First Minot’s Ledge Light in Massachusetts swept away during storm –
- Song Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All Here, was copyrighted –
- Geraldine Mock completed solo flight around the world –
- Apollo 13 returned safely to Earth after having major difficulties –
- 6-lb. 10-oz. goldfish caught in Lake Hodges, California –
- Spacelab’s final mission, Neurolab, launched –
- Discovery of first Earth-size planet in Habitable Zone” publicized” –
Weather
- Eastern Massachusetts was blanketed with 12-18 inches of snow –
- Twenty-eight degrees F at St. Louis, Missouri –
- The Red River in Minnesota and North Dakota reached 20 feet above flood stage –
- Eastern U.S. heat wave: 80 degrees F, Portland, Maine; 97 degrees F, Newark, New Jersey –
- Del Rio, Texas, experienced a temperature of 101 degrees F –
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