Maurer, then Oregon's senior tight end, is the second from left on a
1969 Ducks
football program cover. From left to right are basketball
forward Larry Holliday (who was 6-foot-3, but once famously
outjumped UCLA's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at an opening tip),
Maurer,
Leslie Wimberly, wide receiver Bob Newland (later of the New
Orleans Saints), Dody Dornsife and
hoops star Stan Love (Kevin Love's father).
I caught up with Andy in 2007 while doing interviews for my
book 77: Denver, the Broncos, and A Coming of Age. I remember
laughing a lot.
Below is the Maurer bio passage from the book, which came out in
late 2008.
The reference to my brother, David,
now better known
as NBC's dog-show expert and consultant and
as the long-time television
analyst on the Westminster Kennel Club Show
and the National Dog Show,
is because he was the Broncos' assistant director
of public relations in 1977.
I was a rookie newspaper reporter at
the time, fresh out of CU.
