1 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: There is no off season better acceptid. 2 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:08,879 Speaker 2: There's no greater expectases than the expectations we put on 3 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 2: our sales. 4 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 1: Rock and Roll Touchdown Houston. 5 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 3: The promise of this team, the talent that we have, 6 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 3: the coaching that we have. 7 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 1: Is right in front of us, and we just got 8 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: to keep reaching it going and get it. 9 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 2: Got Duck said's when that's what it's about. 10 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: Man. 11 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:23,239 Speaker 4: Now it's Texans All Access. 12 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 5: Hello Texans, Welcome to the show. Always a pleasure to 13 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 5: have you listening, and tonight we're coming your way with 14 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 5: heavy hearts and we'll talk about the passing of Janice McNair. 15 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 5: Mark VanderMeer with you, John Harris with you. We're in 16 00:00:38,080 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 5: the Hundai Texans Radio mobile studio tonight. In about ten 17 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 5: minutes or so, we'll get the General John McClain on 18 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 5: as well as you probably have heard by now listening 19 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:51,559 Speaker 5: to Sports Radio six' ten following social. Media janie, McNair 20 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 5: co founder of the, franchise has passed eighty nine years 21 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 5: old and a lady who meant so much to so. 22 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 5: Many she was A houston. Treasure she was an angel 23 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 5: and she still is an. Angel so it's so great 24 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 5: that we can pay tribute to her here tonight on 25 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:15,319 Speaker 5: this Program Texans All, Access, johnny it is so. 26 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: Hard to hear the. 27 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 5: News we just a few weeks ago Saw missus McNair 28 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 5: on the practice field The Houston Methodist Training, center and, 29 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 5: man it was so great to see her out, there 30 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 5: as it always. Is and this is a tough. One 31 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 5: this is a very tough one to. Digest you AND 32 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 5: i were on the air When bob McNair passed that. 33 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 5: Afternoon we went on the air live at, Six so 34 00:01:36,520 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 5: we are going to have a celebration For missus McNair. 35 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: Tonight my, Friend, yeah. 36 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:46,839 Speaker 6: It Was, oh it's just the gut punchy you don't 37 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 6: expect or. 38 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 4: Want and you said. 39 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 6: IT i, mean she was just out there At OTA's 40 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 6: In mini caamp AND i think there's only one person 41 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 6: who has a notebook with more notes in it about 42 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 6: the team than, me, uh and that Was missus. McNair 43 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,799 Speaker 6: i JUST i loved, her uh and for many many. 44 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:10,239 Speaker 6: Ways AND i AND i KNOW i speak for a 45 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 6: lot of people WHEN i say, THAT i mean she 46 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 6: was just such a, kind beautiful. Soul and when she, 47 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 6: spoke she sounded so much like my mother in, law 48 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 6: WHO i loved AND i was always kind of comforted 49 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,359 Speaker 6: in some sense WHEN i WHEN i spoke to her 50 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 6: and WHEN i talked to, Her AND i remember meeting 51 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 6: the two of, them mister and missus McNair the first. 52 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 6: Time our FORMER pr Director Kevin cooper had kind of 53 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:43,359 Speaker 6: pointed me out and they walked over and introduced themselves 54 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 6: and said they were very happy THAT i was there 55 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 6: in the. Building AND i just thought it was really 56 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 6: interesting Because coop told me later he, said, yeah they 57 00:02:50,760 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 6: had been they had seen, you and they were asking 58 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:54,840 Speaker 6: who that was and they wanted to meet. You AND 59 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 6: i thought that was just so emblematic of the way 60 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 6: that McNair's went about their day today. Business they wanted 61 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 6: to know who people, Were they wanted to bring in 62 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 6: good people to the. Organization they wanted everybody to feel 63 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,120 Speaker 6: like they were part of the family in some. Sense, 64 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 6: so like you, said this is a difficult, day but 65 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 6: yet it's also a celebration. 66 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 4: For a life very well. 67 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 5: Lived, yes And johnny coming to this particular mobile, STUDIO 68 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 5: i should, say Because i'm doing it from my home studio, 69 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:30,480 Speaker 5: tonight this live, show AND i was leaving the building 70 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:32,519 Speaker 5: and as you, KNOW i park in a teal a 71 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 5: lot this time of, year either te a lot or 72 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 5: loading dock for me most of the, time a lot 73 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:39,360 Speaker 5: are loading dock for me most of the. TIME i 74 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 5: love approaching the building from that angle that are studios 75 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 5: basically on that end of the, building and working in this. 76 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 5: BUSINESS i just love the buzz of where the players 77 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 5: come in and the whole, bit and coming to work 78 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 5: in a football. 79 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: Stadium it's a, joy it's a. 80 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:55,119 Speaker 5: Privilege, Well i'm coming over the bridge to the TiAl 81 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 5: lot and training camp is being. Constructed all the stands 82 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 5: where the players families, situate VIPs and, fans and the 83 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 5: covering is up there because the fans have been in 84 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 5: the shade for the last what five six years. 85 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: Now it's. 86 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 5: Awesome but also THERE i saw missus McNair's tent AND 87 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 5: i got choked up because there it. Is they built 88 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 5: it and it's about a ten by fifteen. Tent it's 89 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:22,600 Speaker 5: got some climate control in, there but she usually waves 90 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 5: that off and, says Now i'm going. Outside and you 91 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 5: mentioned it taken copious notes on practice with her roster right. 92 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 5: There there's just something so sweet about it and the 93 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 5: charisma she, has the effect she has on all of 94 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 5: those who come into contact with. Her she's one of 95 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 5: those magical people that after you have an interaction with, 96 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 5: her you feel like you're walking on. Air she has 97 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 5: that effect and It's i'm not over selling. This this 98 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:53,559 Speaker 5: is who she is and her and partnership With bob 99 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:57,840 Speaker 5: McNair Were houston's greatest couple. PROBABLY i, mean, LOOK i 100 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 5: don't want to rank, couples but it was better than 101 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 5: them as far as when you talk about the positive 102 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 5: attitude that they had that they just they gave off 103 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 5: those vibes to everybody and that's just the charisma that 104 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 5: they had as a. Couple now let's talk about the 105 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 5: tangibles bringing professional football back To, houston giving away over 106 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 5: a half billion dollars to charity and great, causes the, 107 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 5: impact the stamp. 108 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 1: That they have on this. 109 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:32,279 Speaker 5: City you can't go into a public place it feels 110 00:05:32,400 --> 00:05:35,160 Speaker 5: like without seeing something that they. Donated go to the, 111 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 5: zoo go To Rice, university go to various other, places 112 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 5: go around the. Country look at all the McNair scholars 113 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 5: and their lives and the impact that they. Have so 114 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 5: it has a geometric effect everything that the mcnairs. Did 115 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 5: BUT i know this is a football. Show we talk 116 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 5: about the. Team, well let's talk about the. Team it 117 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:55,600 Speaker 5: was about thirty years ago that they started working on 118 00:05:55,680 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 5: getting pro football back To. Houston this power couple did 119 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 5: it and we're still celebrating. It And Johnny bob McNair 120 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 5: passed away twenty eighteen on A friday before The monday 121 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:14,359 Speaker 5: night game against The Tennessee, titans and we celebrated his 122 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 5: life on that night Against tennessee and down ten to, 123 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 5: nothing The texans came back and you know the rest 124 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:24,840 Speaker 5: of the. Story you know About lamar miller ninety nine 125 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 5: yard touchdown run and the rest of. It and it 126 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 5: was an, amazing, wonderful magical night to celebrate mister McNair's. Life, 127 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 5: well here we are basically on the eve in general 128 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 5: of the twenty fifth season Of Houston Texans, football and 129 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:43,039 Speaker 5: some of the TWEETS i saw related to the post 130 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 5: that The texans put out of the passing Of missus. 131 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 1: McNair now we got to go get. It, now we 132 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: got to win it for. Sure this is. It it's 133 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:51,720 Speaker 1: year twenty. 134 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 5: Five missus McNair is looking down on, us the angel 135 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 5: that she is With, bob and it's time AND i 136 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 5: think that this is going to have a real, positive 137 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,479 Speaker 5: intangible effect BECAUSE i want to pull a positive out of, 138 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 5: this because it's such a sad day to lose the 139 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 5: first lady of The texans That i'm hoping that this 140 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 5: has that kind of effect on the. 141 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 1: Team, look we'll all watch it. 142 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 5: Together but AS i talk about, it AS i think about, 143 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 5: IT i, mean there could be nothing more special to 144 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 5: honor her life in the McNair legacy than That call 145 00:07:25,120 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 5: And hannah are carrying the torch so, brilliantly so beautifully 146 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 5: in the city Of. Houston BUT i know their hearts 147 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 5: have to be super heavy here tonight with the passing Of, 148 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 5: janice AND i just can't wait for the season to 149 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 5: get started to celebrate it all and honor it. 150 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 6: All, YEAH i think one of the Things mark you 151 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 6: kind of hit on it that you, know when we you, 152 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 6: know even you AND, i at times when things aren't aren't, 153 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:54,160 Speaker 6: great you know we can we could, sometimes you, know 154 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 6: find our negativity probably not where we want. 155 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 4: To AND i know a lot of fans can be 156 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 4: negative about you know, this or they haven't done this. 157 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:04,080 Speaker 6: OFFENSIVELY i haven't done, that you, know missus McNair was 158 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 6: one of those people that just took your. 159 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 4: Negativity and flushed, it and she wanted to be. 160 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 6: Positive AND i, REMEMBER i think it was either my 161 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 6: second or third year with The, texans and there was 162 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,120 Speaker 6: A i can't remember if it was a board meeting 163 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 6: or what exactly it, was but you AND i were 164 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 6: invited to speak about the season and speak about kind 165 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 6: of where we, were uh and what we what we were, 166 00:08:34,679 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 6: getting you, know ready to do as a, team and you, 167 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 6: know kind of give a little. 168 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 4: Bit of a season, preview if you. 169 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 6: Will AND i, remember you, know some of the questions 170 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 6: that were coming from the board members or people in 171 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:51,400 Speaker 6: the room didn't didn't kind of lean, positive you, know up. 172 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:56,679 Speaker 6: Front and finally she spoke AND i remember her essentially, 173 00:08:57,080 --> 00:09:00,360 Speaker 6: saying but we're gonna be, okay, guys, Right we're we 174 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 6: have a good, team we have a good, coach we 175 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:07,199 Speaker 6: can be really, good, Right AND i just remember her 176 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 6: finding the positive out of, things you, know and we 177 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 6: ended up going to the playoffs with that that particular. 178 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 6: Team BUT i remember her kind of listening to everything 179 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 6: and kind of stopping and saying something very positive about the, 180 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 6: team and you, know wanted to hear positives about the 181 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 6: team and so at that point and you AND i 182 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 6: weren't being negative in any, way but we, were you, 183 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 6: know trying to, accentuate you, know the good things about 184 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:32,440 Speaker 6: the team at that point and really kind of sell at. 185 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 6: Home AND i remember when we were done with the, 186 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 6: meeting she walked, over uh AND i remember she kind 187 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 6: of hugged me and she just said thank. 188 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:42,320 Speaker 4: You AND i was, like thank, me Good, god thank. 189 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:43,439 Speaker 4: YOU i, mean we have a. 190 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 6: Football team to talk About houston because of the, mcnairs you, 191 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:49,640 Speaker 6: know we we have a football team In. 192 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:50,079 Speaker 1: Houston you. 193 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 6: Know, look we can gripe and complain about everything That 194 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 6: texans do or don't do on A, sunday on A thursday, 195 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 6: night whatever it might. 196 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:00,120 Speaker 4: Be whether they, win whether they, lose you know how 197 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 4: this thing. 198 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 6: Goes but we have a football team to talk about 199 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 6: because they took it on themselves as a civil responsibility 200 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 6: to the city Of houston to bring football, back knowing 201 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 6: what it meant to the city Of, houston what it 202 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 6: means to the city Of. 203 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 4: Houston and you. 204 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 6: Think about that gargantuan task we Had Charlie, Casher now 205 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 6: what was that, like probably two three weeks, ago maybe 206 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 6: a little bit, longer and we were talking To charlie about. 207 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,719 Speaker 4: How do you start this? Thing you, know it's an expansion. 208 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 4: Team you, know what do you? Do how do you 209 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:34,560 Speaker 4: get it? Going how do you start? 210 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 6: It, well mister and missus McNair started it and got 211 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 6: it rolling and got it going and gave this city 212 00:10:43,040 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 6: the shot in the arm that it probably needed to 213 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:49,520 Speaker 6: have a football, team have AN nfl team back in 214 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 6: its Midst and you're, right in the twenty fifth season 215 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:58,079 Speaker 6: of this, organization there's nothing that this this team can 216 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 6: do more to rep resent the, McNair's you, know more 217 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:07,000 Speaker 6: than you, know more than going and winning this thing 218 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 6: in a grand. 219 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:12,439 Speaker 5: Way, YEAH i love that you brought Up Charlie casserly 220 00:11:12,800 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 5: and the early, days And i'm thinking, about you, Know 221 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:19,840 Speaker 5: bob McNair And janets, McNair the conversations in their home 222 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 5: that must have been happening When bob's trying to get 223 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 5: the team and he's talking, about, well six hundred, million 224 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:30,679 Speaker 5: seven hundred we're up to seven hundred, million. Honey can 225 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:33,960 Speaker 5: you imagine that back in those, days this is a 226 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:40,000 Speaker 5: record sum ever paid for a, team, ever seven hundred, 227 00:11:40,080 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 5: million And bob's about to do. 228 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:43,600 Speaker 1: It and you look back and. 229 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 5: That's nineteen ninety nine when he got awarded the. Team october, 230 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 5: sixth nineteen ninety, nine he gets awarded the team for 231 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:53,720 Speaker 5: the seven hundred, million and you look at that record, 232 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 5: sum and, now what did The seahawks just go? 233 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: For almost ten. 234 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 4: Point six nine point six billion? 235 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 5: Dollars, yeah and The giants were just valued in a 236 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:07,320 Speaker 5: private equity deal at ten. Billion so looks like that 237 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:11,680 Speaker 5: investment's pretty, sound pretty sound investment of the seven hundred 238 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 5: mil when you can over ten x that by twenty twenty. 239 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 5: Six and, look it's only gonna go. 240 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 1: Up at some. 241 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 5: Point one of these teams is gonna get sold for 242 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:25,959 Speaker 5: like twenty and it's just gonna take this quantum leap 243 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 5: it already, HAS i mean into the multi. 244 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 1: Billions, Anyway let's. 245 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:32,079 Speaker 5: Get a man on who Knows janets McNair well and 246 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 5: the McNair family and covered the team from the very 247 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 5: start of. It and we have them on every, week 248 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 5: usually On, thursday but we're gonna have them on tonight 249 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 5: on this very special night as we honor missus McNair 250 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:46,360 Speaker 5: let's get The General john McClain on The hall Of. 251 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 5: Famer john your thoughts on the passing Of missus McNair 252 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 5: and her. 253 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:52,080 Speaker 1: Legacy thanks for joining. 254 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:57,319 Speaker 7: Us, well it's my pleasure And i'm honored the tagsans 255 00:12:57,320 --> 00:13:01,199 Speaker 7: of as me to write and remembrance On janice And 256 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:07,320 Speaker 7: bob that should be posted on their Website. Friday AND 257 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 7: i met them in nineteen ninety seven When bob started 258 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:18,679 Speaker 7: to get seriously interested in replacing The oilers with an expansion. 259 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 7: Team now we Thought Bud adams was leaving after the two, 260 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 7: thousand let's, say after the nineteen ninety five, season and 261 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 7: they made him fulfill his lease stay one more, year So. 262 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 7: Bob bob had already started working With janie to come 263 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 7: to devise a plan to appease THE nfl financially with the, 264 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 7: stadium with, partners with everything they, wanted and together they did. 265 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,439 Speaker 7: That bob used to tell me how much he Valued 266 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 7: Janie janis's, opinion how much he trusted. Her and the 267 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:56,959 Speaker 7: first TIME i met them to do a story on 268 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:59,720 Speaker 7: him was in ninety, seven AND i went over there 269 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 7: AND i expected both of them to do the, interview 270 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 7: And janis was there and she politely. Declined she, SAID 271 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:11,679 Speaker 7: i prefer to stay in the, background you, Know. Bob 272 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 7: this Is bob's. Baby but she was always so. NICE 273 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 7: i respected her so. Much she had so much. Dignity Tony, 274 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 7: wiley the FIRST vp Of communications who worked for them for, 275 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 7: years said he never heard her raise her voice to. 276 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:40,120 Speaker 7: Anybody and she always, said don't miscons through my kindness for, 277 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 7: weakness because she could make tough decisions and she had 278 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 7: to make some After bob, died really Before bob, died 279 00:14:47,760 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 7: because he was incapacitated suffering from the skin cancer that 280 00:14:52,800 --> 00:14:57,080 Speaker 7: eventually killed. Him AND i remember interviewing her at THE 281 00:14:57,200 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 7: nfl meetings In march after he, died and she told 282 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 7: me she'd never done an interview and she's really nervous 283 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 7: and SAW i interviewed her and she was. Outstanding AND 284 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:13,440 Speaker 7: i remember when we went to surprise her that she 285 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:17,600 Speaker 7: was getting A Lifetime achievement award Like bob did from 286 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 7: The Houston Sports awards in The Houston Sports hall Of, 287 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:23,880 Speaker 7: fame And John lopez AND i went up to her 288 00:15:24,400 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 7: suite and surprised, her and of Course hannah And cal 289 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 7: were there and some of the grandkids And, karen who 290 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 7: took such great care of, her and we told her 291 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 7: and she's like she put her hand on her chest 292 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:42,560 Speaker 7: and she, SAID i don't deserve. THIS i didn't do 293 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 7: anything to deserve. This AND i, said this is exactly 294 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 7: why you do deserve. This and she never wanted any 295 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 7: credit for, anything AND i thought it was very. Cool 296 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:58,240 Speaker 7: After bob, Died cal told me one, time every time 297 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 7: he left the facility to go, home he would call 298 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:05,000 Speaker 7: his mom and bring her up to date on, practice 299 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 7: on anything else going, on because she always wants to 300 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:11,000 Speaker 7: stay on top of. Things and when she had her 301 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 7: stroke that incapacitated her, physically but not. Mentally she was 302 00:16:16,680 --> 00:16:20,320 Speaker 7: as sharp as. ATTACK i used to go at saylo 303 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 7: to her in her suite before games and she would 304 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:27,720 Speaker 7: be in her wheelchair With karen behind, her and she 305 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 7: would have her. Roster she would have her, notebook just 306 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 7: like when she would come to practice and she had 307 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:36,720 Speaker 7: her air conditioned. TENT i would Ask, Hannah, joeanna CAN 308 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 7: i go around and say hello To janie and they 309 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 7: would let, me and she had the same. Thing she 310 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 7: had her good friends with her and she was making. 311 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 7: Notes and so she stayed a fanatical fan of her team, 312 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 7: forever right up until the. End and it's a great 313 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:59,520 Speaker 7: loss For houston if you think about all the money 314 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 7: they'd get away When bob. DIED i did his BEST i, 315 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 7: could figuring out as much money using a bunch of different, 316 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 7: sources AND i, SAID i think they've giving away about 317 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:15,920 Speaker 7: seven hundred and fifty. Million and they lived to give 318 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 7: to people less fortunate than. Them and remember they came To. 319 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 7: Houston they were so. Poor the oldest daughter was when 320 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:30,479 Speaker 7: she was. Born her crib was a drawer in a 321 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 7: chest of drawers in the little apartment that they went. 322 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 7: It and so they made all their money the hard. 323 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 7: Way and you talk about stand by your. Man janie 324 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:46,400 Speaker 7: McNair did that With bob McNair until he took his last. Breath, 325 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 7: general when you. 326 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:52,439 Speaker 6: Spoke with Both janis And, bob how much of an 327 00:17:52,520 --> 00:17:57,320 Speaker 6: understanding of they brought football back to this. Town AND 328 00:17:57,359 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 6: i remember hearing from from n's interview at some, point you, 329 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:06,680 Speaker 6: know the civic responsibility that they both felt to bring football, 330 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:09,919 Speaker 6: back like they felt, Responsible, hey let's let us be 331 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:12,880 Speaker 6: the ones that bring back. Football did you ever get 332 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 6: a chance to talk to him about that aspect of 333 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 6: them bringing back football to a place. 334 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,200 Speaker 4: That had LOST nfl football for three four? 335 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 7: YEARS i sure. Did john they were Big oiler. Fans 336 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:29,080 Speaker 7: once they got in a position to get season, tickets 337 00:18:29,119 --> 00:18:32,679 Speaker 7: they had season tickets. Forever THEY a lot of times 338 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 7: was said With Bud adams in his suite in The, 339 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:39,119 Speaker 7: astrodome And bob at some point knew he wanted to 340 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 7: own AN nfl, team and he knew what it would. 341 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:47,880 Speaker 7: Take and Because bob was a really good arm, twister 342 00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 7: he knew the, politicians he knew who to donate. To 343 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 7: when We houston went up AGAINST, la THE nfl wanted 344 00:18:56,840 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 7: to go TO. La THE nfl GAVE la exclusive exclusive 345 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:05,399 Speaker 7: negotiating period where if they came up was what they needed, 346 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 7: to they'd get the. Franchise And bob was the only 347 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:11,600 Speaker 7: person In houston who stepped up to replace The. Oilers 348 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 7: nobody else. Did we wouldn't have a team if it 349 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:20,760 Speaker 7: wasn't For bob McNair And janis. McNair and they had 350 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:23,000 Speaker 7: the money for the, stadium they had the money for 351 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 7: the expansion, fee they had all their ducks in a. 352 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:29,879 Speaker 7: ROW la did. Not and one of the things THAT 353 00:19:30,119 --> 00:19:33,360 Speaker 7: i liked About bob And janie they had so much 354 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:37,160 Speaker 7: grace and dignity and they were kind, people but they 355 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 7: could make tough decisions when they needed to be, made 356 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 7: And bob would Tell janie what he was thinking about 357 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 7: to get her opinion anytime he made tough decisions because 358 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 7: he trusted. Her she had a lot of common sense 359 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 7: and she could read the room and she would do 360 00:19:57,119 --> 00:20:01,159 Speaker 7: it by being behind the scenes and watching and. Listening you, 361 00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 7: know she wasn't going to make a lot of big. 362 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:08,359 Speaker 7: Speeches that's just not her. Style and they knew that 363 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 7: if they got the team To. Houston he turned down 364 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:15,160 Speaker 7: a chance to Get. Washington he turned down a chance 365 00:20:15,200 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 7: to get The, dolphins turned down a chance to Get 366 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 7: caroline And jacksonville because he had let THE nfl know 367 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 7: that he wanted a, team and they vetted him, everything 368 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 7: including his money, finances so they approved him as an. 369 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 7: Owner and when opportunities would come, up AND i never 370 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 7: knew this till AFTER i got to know, him and 371 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 7: he told me they would call him and, say, hey 372 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:42,080 Speaker 7: this may open up for you interesting In. Miami he, 373 00:20:43,080 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 7: listened but he wasn't interesting Because Wayne eizinga was still 374 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:49,720 Speaker 7: going to own the. Stadium and he thought about the 375 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 7: one that he thought the most seriously about Was. Washington 376 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:58,800 Speaker 7: and can you imagine That bob And james McNair had 377 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 7: bought The reds instead Of Dan, snyder how that franchise 378 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:05,679 Speaker 7: would have changed and what it would have meant For, 379 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:08,440 Speaker 7: houston and the reason he said he had to spend 380 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 7: so much time In washington and he loved the city 381 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 7: and everything about, it but he always, Said houston's my. 382 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:19,359 Speaker 7: HOME i am A Houston. Homer and he would, SAY 383 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 7: i don't know, why why it is that you get 384 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 7: embarrassed when you say that you're a homer For. HOUSTON i, 385 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 7: said don't say. That that's. Ridiculous i'm supposed to be. 386 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 7: Unbiased i'm in the. Media but of course EVERYBODY i 387 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 7: know here wants their teams to win and do. Well 388 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 7: And bob cared About. Houston he cared about his friends 389 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:44,719 Speaker 7: that had, money friends that did not have. MONEY i 390 00:21:44,840 --> 00:21:47,360 Speaker 7: used to call, Him i'd, say CAN i come by your? 391 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:50,159 Speaker 7: HOUSE i need to talk to you about. Something and 392 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 7: one time he, Said i'm in a. HURRY i got 393 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 7: a tea time AND i, said, WELL i like coming 394 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:58,480 Speaker 7: over here because it's the only PLACE i can go 395 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:01,160 Speaker 7: where a house guy come ask me IF i want 396 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:02,920 Speaker 7: something to, drink AND i can get a dye coke 397 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 7: bot too alive with. It and he called his house 398 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,120 Speaker 7: guy and, said BECAUSE i gave him something to. Read 399 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:12,199 Speaker 7: and he told, him can you please bring my reading? 400 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:15,520 Speaker 7: Glasses AND i, said when did you get comfortable asking 401 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 7: somebody to bring your glasses instead of going to get? 402 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 7: Them he, said IF i didn't have a tea time 403 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 7: in fifteen, minutes he, SAID i would have gotten to. 404 00:22:24,359 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 7: Myself now you're going to have to. Go, GOD i, 405 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 7: Said i'm. 406 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:31,120 Speaker 1: Out that's. Good But i've never known. 407 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:35,240 Speaker 7: A classier, couple a more dignified. Couple and with both 408 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:39,400 Speaker 7: of them, gone it is a tremendous loss For, houston 409 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 7: the state Of, texas and THE. Nfl AND i, Know 410 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 7: callan HAN i will carry on the traditions that were 411 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:48,520 Speaker 7: started By bob And Janis. 412 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:51,880 Speaker 5: JOHN i think you bring up a lot of interesting. 413 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 5: Stuff and one of the POINTS i like to make 414 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:57,399 Speaker 5: about the mcnairs is they come from humble beginnings in The. 415 00:22:57,440 --> 00:23:00,320 Speaker 5: Carolinas it wasn't like they moved To houston and went 416 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:03,399 Speaker 5: right Into River. OAKS i mean you talk About Callan hannah, 417 00:23:03,400 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 5: TOO i mean cal he went To Syfair High. School, 418 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:08,440 Speaker 5: LOOK i know this isn't exactly the, hood But it's 419 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:11,840 Speaker 5: not Like Beverly Hills high. Either And bob worked his 420 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 5: way up with the family In houston and they built 421 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 5: what they. Built they're normal people who happened to make it. 422 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 5: BIG i, Mean bob has the, gift and they've all 423 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:27,879 Speaker 5: done very well, obviously but these are normal people in this, 424 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 5: situation running this professional football franchise. 425 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:33,560 Speaker 1: And everything else that McNair family. 426 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 7: Does money didn't change. Him he told me one, time he, 427 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:41,639 Speaker 7: Said i've been broke multiple. Times he also had to 428 00:23:41,640 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 7: file bankruptcy and he paid back every. Creditor and, then 429 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:49,320 Speaker 7: of Course Cojin. Technologies he hit it big on that, 430 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 7: company privately owned supplied most of the electricity The east 431 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 7: coast To New, york sold it for a billion and 432 00:23:56,760 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 7: three hundred and seventy five million worth of stock in 433 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:05,120 Speaker 7: In Rod and When enron started balling, APART i asked 434 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:07,879 Speaker 7: him one, TIME i, said do you have? It still 435 00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:10,120 Speaker 7: have that In ron? Stock he said, NO i think 436 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:12,800 Speaker 7: good people a lot of money to tell me WHEN 437 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 7: i said unload, something and they told me to unload, 438 00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:16,119 Speaker 7: it AND i. 439 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 6: Did general when The texans came to, be and you 440 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:25,399 Speaker 6: would go around to different stadiums and you know The 441 00:24:25,440 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 6: texans are. 442 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:27,760 Speaker 4: New the McNair's are new to THE. 443 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:32,960 Speaker 6: Nfl what did what did media from other cities want 444 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:34,960 Speaker 6: to know about the. McNair's what would you tell them 445 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 6: about the. Mcnaire's were they curious, about you, know how 446 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 6: it came to be there In? Houston what would you 447 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:43,400 Speaker 6: tell people around the league about the McNair's in the early. 448 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:46,919 Speaker 7: Days, well first of, all one, Time bob was in 449 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 7: AN nfl owners meeting In Palm beach and he asked, 450 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:53,720 Speaker 7: me he, said what do you think about me having 451 00:24:53,720 --> 00:24:57,440 Speaker 7: a dinner cruise for the. Media i'll Have Joe stonecrab 452 00:24:57,560 --> 00:25:02,920 Speaker 7: down To Miami beach on my. Boat AND i, said, 453 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 7: well owners don't do, that but, sure why? Not AND i, said, 454 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:09,720 Speaker 7: hey many of you want for your? Boat And i'm 455 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 7: guessing he wanted about. Ten And i'm, Thinking, okay who 456 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 7: in the heck AM i going to? Get and he started, 457 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:17,159 Speaker 7: counting and he, goes, well me And, Chuck i'll Be 458 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 7: Chuck watson And Steve patterson and the people on the. 459 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 7: Boat blah blah. Blah he, SAID i THINK i can 460 00:25:23,280 --> 00:25:26,600 Speaker 7: handle forty. EIGHT i, said, well that's not a, BOAT i, said, 461 00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:30,240 Speaker 7: Yi and he, said it's a. Boat so we did, 462 00:25:30,280 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 7: it and he met, everybody AND i made sure to 463 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:36,919 Speaker 7: invite people national guys that wanted to get to know. 464 00:25:37,040 --> 00:25:39,480 Speaker 7: Him and afterward they just went on and on about 465 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 7: how down to earth as by McNair. Was and THE 466 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:46,440 Speaker 7: nfl told him they didn't think he should do, that 467 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:49,400 Speaker 7: and he said why not and they, said, well makes 468 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 7: the other owners look bad and they don't do. That 469 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:55,040 Speaker 7: and he, said, well that's not my. Problem AND i 470 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 7: told him the other only other OWNER i had ever 471 00:25:57,840 --> 00:26:00,600 Speaker 7: seen do that Was eddie De, bartlow who would bring 472 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 7: his yacht To hawaii when the owners met In maui 473 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 7: every four, years and he would take the media out 474 00:26:06,280 --> 00:26:08,919 Speaker 7: on his yacht and that used to just drive the 475 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 7: other owners. Crazy and So bob to me something that 476 00:26:15,119 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 7: sums him, up the kind of guy he. Was there's two. 477 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:20,919 Speaker 7: Things he had a news conference early on in his 478 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 7: office at The pennzhall. Building AND i was in his 479 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 7: office and you went through a door and there was 480 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:29,159 Speaker 7: a humongo set up for a press conference and there 481 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 7: WAS tv cameras in the back and the media was in. 482 00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:34,639 Speaker 7: There and he, said you want to walk in there with? 483 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:37,480 Speaker 7: Me AND i, said, well you don't start for like thirty. 484 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:39,639 Speaker 7: Minutes he, said, WELL i want to introduce myself to. 485 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 7: PEOPLE i, said all, right SO i followed him and 486 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:45,159 Speaker 7: he went to the back of the road first and 487 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:49,879 Speaker 7: shook hands with every television cameraman and they're, like, what 488 00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:54,280 Speaker 7: nobody ever introduces himself to? Us AND i asked, him 489 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:56,680 Speaker 7: Manth WHEN i was back in his, OFFICE i said 490 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:59,960 Speaker 7: that was very. Interesting why did you do? That he, said, Well, shaw, 491 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,560 Speaker 7: now not of is there something wrong with? IT i, said, 492 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 7: well of course, not but that's not what owners. Do he, said, 493 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,080 Speaker 7: well that's WHAT i. Do and the other time was 494 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:12,640 Speaker 7: at a Super. Bowl he had his model OF nrgys 495 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:18,440 Speaker 7: Of Houston stadium made for seventy five thousand dollars in Sam, Mateo. 496 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 7: California he had a truck to The Super bowl that 497 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:25,439 Speaker 7: was Either miami Or. Tampa and late at NIGHT i 498 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 7: went down to the media room to see IF i 499 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 7: was missing anything out any of the newspapers because we 500 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:36,119 Speaker 7: didn't have online, then AND i see him around his, 501 00:27:36,359 --> 00:27:40,800 Speaker 7: model given an interview with A tv station From tokyo 502 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 7: and the guys asking him questions In, japanese and he's 503 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:48,320 Speaker 7: got a, translator And, bob you would have thought that 504 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 7: reporter From tokyo Was bob's best. Friend the way he 505 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:55,320 Speaker 7: treated him and the time he spent with, him answering 506 00:27:55,359 --> 00:27:59,399 Speaker 7: every question patiently about his, stadium and he got that. 507 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:02,800 Speaker 7: Team And i've wrettened this and talked about this, before 508 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 7: BUT i have to tell you this. Last i'm assuming 509 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:09,439 Speaker 7: you guys got to go the first game against The. 510 00:28:09,440 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 7: COWBOYS i had written a column bet The, cowboys bet 511 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:16,560 Speaker 7: the house on The. Cowboys no way The texans are 512 00:28:16,560 --> 00:28:20,400 Speaker 7: going to win this. Game And bob told me, beforehand he, said, 513 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:24,200 Speaker 7: WELL i hope you didn't bet your, house AND i, said, well, 514 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 7: NO i. Didn't and so at the end of the, 515 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:31,480 Speaker 7: GAME i was on the sideline where The texans the 516 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:34,199 Speaker 7: opposite where they come out of the tunnel where the 517 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:37,159 Speaker 7: media comes, out and it was him And Chuck watson and, 518 00:28:37,200 --> 00:28:40,280 Speaker 7: me and we're looking across the field And Jerry jones 519 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:43,600 Speaker 7: has bent over with his hands on his, knees And Dave, 520 00:28:43,680 --> 00:28:46,360 Speaker 7: campbo the head, coach has bent over next To jerry 521 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 7: with his hands on his, knees And bob And chuck 522 00:28:49,920 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 7: are so, excited And chuck was more, animated and all 523 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:57,960 Speaker 7: of a, sudden Behind, BOB i could hear people, go thank, You, 524 00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 7: Bob thank You, bob and it started to spread section to, 525 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:06,920 Speaker 7: section thank You, bob thank, you and then it's going 526 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:11,280 Speaker 7: all over the whole, stadium, everybody thank You. Bob AND 527 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 7: i turned to him and he had tears running down his. 528 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 7: FACE i, said so you hear? That he, SAID i, 529 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:21,120 Speaker 7: do AND i looked up AND i got all misty eyed, 530 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:23,640 Speaker 7: too and the TVs are running over. THERE i, SAID 531 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:25,120 Speaker 7: i got to get out of, here AND i took, 532 00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:28,560 Speaker 7: off and he had tears running down in first, place 533 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:32,640 Speaker 7: because he was so proud of having the franchise after 534 00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:35,720 Speaker 7: everything he went, through but hearing the fans respond that, 535 00:29:35,800 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 7: WAY i still get goosebumps telling this story to you 536 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 7: guys about the fans and his reaction that night when 537 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:47,600 Speaker 7: they beat The cowboys and what will always be the 538 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:50,800 Speaker 7: biggest victory in team history until they win a game 539 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 7: to get to The Super. 540 00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:54,840 Speaker 1: Bowl general outstanding. 541 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:59,040 Speaker 5: Stories thank you so much for helping us eulogize missus McNair. 542 00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:02,560 Speaker 5: Tonight shall we appreciate it and look forward to your 543 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 5: peace On Houston texans dot com later this. 544 00:30:05,080 --> 00:30:06,720 Speaker 1: Week, WELL i. 545 00:30:06,680 --> 00:30:09,040 Speaker 7: Also hope you're still planning to have me On thursday, 546 00:30:09,160 --> 00:30:11,240 Speaker 7: night BECAUSE i do, too so of course we. 547 00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 1: Will, yes, yeah we will have you On. Thursday general 548 00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:15,320 Speaker 1: have you On. 549 00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:17,960 Speaker 4: Thursday we know what you, Met we know what you. 550 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 1: Met, yeah thank. 551 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:23,479 Speaker 5: You Uh so we have more to say On missus, 552 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:29,080 Speaker 5: McNair missus McNair passing today at eighty nine years, old 553 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:34,320 Speaker 5: many more thoughts stories When bob, passed how we eulogized. 554 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:37,960 Speaker 1: Him and also the First lady of The. 555 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:41,520 Speaker 5: Texans is that appropriate to SAY i have a story about. 556 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:44,040 Speaker 5: That she got into The ring Of honor this past. 557 00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:46,360 Speaker 5: SEASON i have a story about. 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You Houston Methodist Leading, medicine official healthcare 575 00:31:53,080 --> 00:31:58,000 Speaker 8: provider for The Houston Texans now Or Texans. 576 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:02,880 Speaker 1: Radio Yes we're, Back mark Vandermir John. 577 00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:05,480 Speaker 5: Harris thanks to The General john McClain for being on 578 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:09,000 Speaker 5: with us to help us eulogize Missus janice, McNair who 579 00:32:09,040 --> 00:32:13,640 Speaker 5: passed today at age eighty. Nine such a sad day 580 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:18,280 Speaker 5: to see the first lady. Pass AND i call her 581 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:22,120 Speaker 5: that freely now BECAUSE i think that cat is kind 582 00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:22,560 Speaker 5: of out of the. 583 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:23,880 Speaker 1: Bag i'll tell you, This. 584 00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:27,160 Speaker 5: Johnny there was a, day AND i remember it was 585 00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:31,440 Speaker 5: probably The o's when we used to do a draft 586 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:34,680 Speaker 5: luncheon In, april so after the, draft maybe it was 587 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:36,120 Speaker 5: the first week Of. MAY i don't. Know after the 588 00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:38,560 Speaker 5: draft we do a luncheon with the. Coach whether it 589 00:32:38,560 --> 00:32:42,280 Speaker 5: would Be Caper's kubiak Or bill. O'Brien we went into 590 00:32:42,320 --> 00:32:44,280 Speaker 5: that era and then we stopped doing that at some. 591 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:48,200 Speaker 5: Point or the kickoff. Luncheon now what's called the season, 592 00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 5: premiere which is an awesome. 593 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:51,720 Speaker 1: Event that event has evolved into something. 594 00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:54,400 Speaker 5: Gigantic quit the season, premiere but it used to be 595 00:32:54,440 --> 00:32:55,200 Speaker 5: a kickoff luncheon. 596 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:56,800 Speaker 1: Anyway at one POINT i. 597 00:32:56,720 --> 00:32:59,640 Speaker 5: Introduced missus McNair as the first lady of The texans 598 00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:02,280 Speaker 5: and she said to, me, after that's very, nice but 599 00:33:02,680 --> 00:33:06,240 Speaker 5: can you not say first. Lady i'm paraphrasing here BECAUSE 600 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:09,640 Speaker 5: i know some first ladies AND i don't feel comfortable with. 601 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:14,400 Speaker 5: That AND i, thought, okay fair, enough fair, enough don't 602 00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:17,880 Speaker 5: call missus McNair first lady because she has reverence and 603 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:19,960 Speaker 5: respect for the first ladies that she. 604 00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:22,000 Speaker 1: Knew SO i got. 605 00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:24,920 Speaker 5: That BUT i think now you get to a certain 606 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:29,640 Speaker 5: status where the senior chair co, founder so much water 607 00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:32,040 Speaker 5: under the bridge With texans, history it's okay to say 608 00:33:32,040 --> 00:33:35,239 Speaker 5: the first lady the, franchise and the first lady has, 609 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:38,920 Speaker 5: passed SO i think we're all right saying that. Now But, 610 00:33:39,040 --> 00:33:42,720 Speaker 5: johnny we look At missus McNair and what it can 611 00:33:42,760 --> 00:33:45,920 Speaker 5: mean for this, season BECAUSE i already got a couple 612 00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:47,720 Speaker 5: of questions from people. Here are they gonna have a? 613 00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:49,680 Speaker 5: Patch are they gonna put a sticker on the? Helmet 614 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:51,680 Speaker 5: what are they gonna? Do, LISTEN i don't think this 615 00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:54,280 Speaker 5: is the first meeting in the building at the conference 616 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:57,600 Speaker 5: room table this, afternoon. FOLKS i understand fans want to 617 00:33:57,640 --> 00:34:00,680 Speaker 5: know those, things AND i would imagine something would be. 618 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:02,640 Speaker 5: Done i'd be surprised if something is not, Done BUT 619 00:34:02,680 --> 00:34:05,960 Speaker 5: i don't, know And i'm sure they'll honor her very 620 00:34:05,960 --> 00:34:10,080 Speaker 5: appropriately and vigorously as time goes. On and today the 621 00:34:10,080 --> 00:34:13,479 Speaker 5: posts that The texans put, out comments from cal, McNair hannah, 622 00:34:13,520 --> 00:34:16,760 Speaker 5: McNair Mike, toman the team, President Tamiko, Ryans Nick, casio 623 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:20,120 Speaker 5: everybody had comments About janis. McNair they're all out there 624 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:24,480 Speaker 5: on social. Media but we remember When bob. Passed it 625 00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:28,960 Speaker 5: was on A friday In november in twenty, eighteen and 626 00:34:29,040 --> 00:34:32,400 Speaker 5: you AND i went live and talked About bob McNair's 627 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:35,000 Speaker 5: life and everything he meant for this. Franchise and On 628 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:40,239 Speaker 5: monday night that, weekend it Was Monday Night football At 629 00:34:40,560 --> 00:34:44,480 Speaker 5: Reliance stadium with The Tennessee, titans the Former, oilers and 630 00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:48,240 Speaker 5: a game in which The. Texans it began with such 631 00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:53,600 Speaker 5: fanfare for mister McNair's life with the lights, out the. 632 00:34:53,640 --> 00:34:56,959 Speaker 5: Spotlights it was just a gorgeous start to the. Game 633 00:34:57,000 --> 00:34:58,759 Speaker 5: but then the game's going and it's not going that. 634 00:34:58,800 --> 00:35:02,280 Speaker 5: Well you down ten. Nothing Eventually texans crawling back into 635 00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:07,200 Speaker 5: it and they are faced with The Tennessee titans at 636 00:35:07,200 --> 00:35:10,400 Speaker 5: a goal to go, situation and, somehow some, Way johnny 637 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:11,960 Speaker 5: who made the big stop on fourth. 638 00:35:12,040 --> 00:35:13,040 Speaker 1: Down do you remember? 639 00:35:13,080 --> 00:35:15,839 Speaker 4: THIS i, know, YEP i remember this one. 640 00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:19,920 Speaker 6: Distinctly it WAS i THINK i want to say we 641 00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:22,080 Speaker 6: took the lead at fourteen ten because you remember that 642 00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:24,400 Speaker 6: night that was The Marius thomas's first game for The 643 00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:25,799 Speaker 6: texans at. 644 00:35:26,120 --> 00:35:27,880 Speaker 1: Home oh, yeah the first. 645 00:35:27,600 --> 00:35:28,680 Speaker 4: Game he played was At. 646 00:35:28,760 --> 00:35:32,200 Speaker 6: Denver he got two touchdowns and SO i can't remember 647 00:35:32,200 --> 00:35:33,920 Speaker 6: if those two put us up fourteen, ten BUT i 648 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:37,360 Speaker 6: remember being. Up we were up fourteen ten and it 649 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:41,120 Speaker 6: was fourth and one And rabel and his offensive staff 650 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:43,879 Speaker 6: ran a full back belly with their tight End Luke 651 00:35:43,960 --> 00:35:50,080 Speaker 6: stocker And Zach cuttingham And benardrick McKinney stone absolutely just 652 00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:51,640 Speaker 6: stoned him on the. 653 00:35:51,680 --> 00:35:53,800 Speaker 4: Spot like it wasn't one. 654 00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:55,759 Speaker 6: Of those where he kind of ran and hit and 655 00:35:55,800 --> 00:35:59,880 Speaker 6: fell sideways like he ran into them and just went. 656 00:35:59,719 --> 00:36:02,239 Speaker 4: Right back on his. Wallet and we got to. 657 00:36:02,360 --> 00:36:04,279 Speaker 6: Stop and the ball set at the three yard, line 658 00:36:04,360 --> 00:36:05,480 Speaker 6: ninety seven yards From. 659 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:05,719 Speaker 4: Peter. 660 00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:09,960 Speaker 1: Yeah and so there you have. It and there we 661 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:10,360 Speaker 1: are in the. 662 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:13,399 Speaker 5: Booth you're on the sideline and you're, thinking just get 663 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:15,840 Speaker 5: out of the shadow of your, goalpost, right just do. 664 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:19,560 Speaker 5: Something they're handing off To Lamar. Miller he's got to get. 665 00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:21,520 Speaker 5: Something he might get. STUFFED i don't know what's gonna. 666 00:36:21,520 --> 00:36:23,359 Speaker 5: Happen just came up with a goal line. Stand that's 667 00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:24,960 Speaker 5: the good. News the bad news, is you know you're 668 00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:27,000 Speaker 5: pinned back. Deep and that's a big reason why coaches 669 00:36:27,040 --> 00:36:29,600 Speaker 5: go for it on fourth and goal because worst case 670 00:36:29,719 --> 00:36:32,960 Speaker 5: is you're pinned back. Deep but best case for The 671 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:37,080 Speaker 5: texans happened to be the longest run in franchise history 672 00:36:37,400 --> 00:36:39,200 Speaker 5: on a night where we honored mister. 673 00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:40,720 Speaker 1: McNair and this is what it sounded. 674 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:44,080 Speaker 5: Like first down from The texans, three and Here's miller 675 00:36:44,120 --> 00:36:45,840 Speaker 5: over right, guard has the little run bricks and tackle 676 00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:49,000 Speaker 5: ten fifty twenty right side twenty five. Thirty he's from 677 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:51,839 Speaker 5: the sideline the forty to fifty he's gonna go all 678 00:36:51,880 --> 00:36:55,800 Speaker 5: the way to thirty but twenty but ten but five 679 00:36:56,320 --> 00:37:01,960 Speaker 5: rock and roll, Touchdown, yo stand in ninety seven. 680 00:37:02,080 --> 00:37:05,360 Speaker 1: Yards that one's for, You, Bob. 681 00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:11,360 Speaker 5: And that's my favorite call. Ever and we want to 682 00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:13,560 Speaker 5: do something For janis this. Year we want to see 683 00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:17,759 Speaker 5: the team do something huge For janice, McNair something even 684 00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:21,560 Speaker 5: bigger because mister And missus McNair are now both, gone 685 00:37:22,040 --> 00:37:25,879 Speaker 5: the founders of this, Franchise and what a day that will, 686 00:37:25,920 --> 00:37:29,279 Speaker 5: be or a season it will be to honor her 687 00:37:29,480 --> 00:37:32,840 Speaker 5: in the twenty fifth season Of texans. HISTORY i can't 688 00:37:32,840 --> 00:37:35,880 Speaker 5: wait for it all to honor, her to celebrate the, 689 00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:40,280 Speaker 5: team to celebrate their lives and everything that they've. Meant 690 00:37:40,480 --> 00:37:44,040 Speaker 5: johnny The ring Of honor ceremony For missus McNair this past. 691 00:37:44,040 --> 00:37:47,440 Speaker 5: Season you remember, THAT i remember that these are unique, 692 00:37:47,480 --> 00:37:51,120 Speaker 5: folks and we'll tell the story briefly here That i've 693 00:37:51,120 --> 00:37:53,879 Speaker 5: been fortunate to be able to host every single one 694 00:37:53,920 --> 00:37:56,759 Speaker 5: of these for the Time Andre johnson went into The 695 00:37:56,800 --> 00:37:59,680 Speaker 5: ring Of honor in twenty. Seventeen these are not easy 696 00:37:59,719 --> 00:38:04,920 Speaker 5: lift for the radio broadcast team BECAUSE i need or 697 00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:07,680 Speaker 5: for anybody helping us, out because they got to hold the, 698 00:38:07,719 --> 00:38:11,440 Speaker 5: elevator or better, WORDED i got to get to the elevator. 699 00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:11,840 Speaker 1: Before the assistant. 700 00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:13,840 Speaker 5: Coaches for those who don't know the assistant, coaches you 701 00:38:13,840 --> 00:38:16,320 Speaker 5: see them up in the booth on YOUR tv, viewing, 702 00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:19,440 Speaker 5: right you see, Them, oh there's the offensive coordinator upstairs 703 00:38:19,480 --> 00:38:24,200 Speaker 5: in the. Sky well at, halftime all those guys hit 704 00:38:24,239 --> 00:38:26,279 Speaker 5: the elevator and make it down to the locker room 705 00:38:26,320 --> 00:38:28,840 Speaker 5: and THE nfl halftime goes by to, blink it's thirteen, 706 00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:32,280 Speaker 5: Minutes so they hold the elevators for the assistant coaches 707 00:38:32,280 --> 00:38:35,839 Speaker 5: for both. Squads NOW i am, told, yes you can 708 00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:37,480 Speaker 5: get on the elevator with the assistant. 709 00:38:37,520 --> 00:38:40,120 Speaker 1: Coaches, however they will not wait for. 710 00:38:40,160 --> 00:38:44,560 Speaker 5: You once they are on that, elevator they're going down 711 00:38:44,680 --> 00:38:46,920 Speaker 5: and you're not going with them if you're not on. 712 00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:48,560 Speaker 1: It SO i got to get there early. 713 00:38:48,840 --> 00:38:51,120 Speaker 5: Before andrea has had to call a couple of plays 714 00:38:51,160 --> 00:38:53,200 Speaker 5: with you doing color. Commentary and it's been kind of 715 00:38:53,239 --> 00:38:56,759 Speaker 5: funny because, sometimes like this past, season we're Doing missus. 716 00:38:56,560 --> 00:38:57,880 Speaker 1: McNair getting into The ring Of. 717 00:38:57,920 --> 00:39:00,520 Speaker 5: Honors SO i got to run out to be by the, 718 00:39:00,560 --> 00:39:03,440 Speaker 5: elevator AND i gotta go a little early because you 719 00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:05,239 Speaker 5: know you might be running out the clock at the 720 00:39:05,320 --> 00:39:06,879 Speaker 5: end of the. Half you might be going for a field. 721 00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:10,319 Speaker 5: Goal every scenario is, different BUT i can't be. Late 722 00:39:10,360 --> 00:39:13,720 Speaker 5: whatever it, is AND i hear it on the speaker 723 00:39:13,800 --> 00:39:16,000 Speaker 5: right by the. Elevator you And andre call in a 724 00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:17,960 Speaker 5: little bit of the, game like a couple of, plays 725 00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:19,840 Speaker 5: and it just kills. Me i'm, Like i'm not on 726 00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:21,719 Speaker 5: the air while my team is, Playing BUT i jump 727 00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:24,560 Speaker 5: on the, elevator go down with the. COACHES i literally 728 00:39:24,680 --> 00:39:27,360 Speaker 5: run to the field and get out. There these are very, 729 00:39:27,400 --> 00:39:30,799 Speaker 5: hectic quick, ceremonies and those of you who have been 730 00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:34,000 Speaker 5: at the stadium for, These Andre, JOHNSON Jj, Watt bob 731 00:39:34,080 --> 00:39:36,719 Speaker 5: McNair himself when they've been inducted into The ring Of, 732 00:39:36,760 --> 00:39:41,040 Speaker 5: honor these are very fast and furious kinds of. Celebrations 733 00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:43,200 Speaker 5: they last about five and a half, minutes and you 734 00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:45,759 Speaker 5: got to be off the field with something like two 735 00:39:45,840 --> 00:39:47,640 Speaker 5: or three minutes to go in the, half so the teams. 736 00:39:47,440 --> 00:39:49,960 Speaker 1: Can warm up and go. Anyway you get down, there 737 00:39:50,239 --> 00:39:55,560 Speaker 1: but missus McNair, calm, smiling put everybody at, ease you, 738 00:39:55,560 --> 00:39:56,040 Speaker 1: know just. 739 00:39:56,320 --> 00:39:59,839 Speaker 5: Lovely AND i had time to go, down bend, down 740 00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:02,719 Speaker 5: kiss her on the cheek and say. Congratulations and all, 741 00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:06,200 Speaker 5: that and she was just wonderful and grabbed the mic 742 00:40:06,280 --> 00:40:09,839 Speaker 5: and said Go, Texans and it was really awesome this 743 00:40:09,960 --> 00:40:11,960 Speaker 5: past season to be able to do. That it's one 744 00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:14,120 Speaker 5: of the highlights of my, career just to be down 745 00:40:14,239 --> 00:40:17,040 Speaker 5: there with her getting into The ring Of honor With bob. 746 00:40:17,120 --> 00:40:20,400 Speaker 5: McNair and we've had five of, these because one of 747 00:40:20,440 --> 00:40:23,160 Speaker 5: them Was Andre Johnson's hall Of fame ring, ceremony so 748 00:40:23,200 --> 00:40:25,959 Speaker 5: that was sort of, similar but The ring Of honor 749 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:29,200 Speaker 5: ceremonies obviously four with the McNair couple going in AND 750 00:40:29,320 --> 00:40:32,239 Speaker 5: jj And Andre. Johnson but that was a memorable, Day. 751 00:40:32,320 --> 00:40:33,600 Speaker 4: Johnny, yeah it definitely. 752 00:40:33,680 --> 00:40:37,440 Speaker 6: Was and it's you, Know i've, OFTEN i don't know 753 00:40:37,480 --> 00:40:41,759 Speaker 6: That i've ever thought About bob McNair Without janice and vice. 754 00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:44,920 Speaker 6: Versa i've never really thought About janis Without. Bob and 755 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:46,640 Speaker 6: so this IS i think it was back in twenty, 756 00:40:46,880 --> 00:40:50,600 Speaker 6: fifteen maybe in twenty, SIXTEEN i can't, remember BUT i 757 00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:55,680 Speaker 6: got an opportunity to call at the Time Houston. Baptist 758 00:40:56,040 --> 00:40:58,520 Speaker 6: Houston baptist was playing AND i can't remember who it, 759 00:40:58,640 --> 00:41:01,120 Speaker 6: was and they wanted me to do some color, commentary 760 00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:04,480 Speaker 6: and SO i was doing a game With Tom, franklin 761 00:41:05,600 --> 00:41:07,960 Speaker 6: long time play by, play got to be a good 762 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:11,080 Speaker 6: friend of, mine and SO i DIDN'T i didn't. KNOW 763 00:41:11,320 --> 00:41:12,960 Speaker 6: i knew Where Houston baptist, was BUT i didn't know 764 00:41:12,960 --> 00:41:14,839 Speaker 6: where the football field, was and SO i always want 765 00:41:14,880 --> 00:41:16,800 Speaker 6: to get there. Early SO i got there super super, 766 00:41:16,840 --> 00:41:20,520 Speaker 6: early kind of walking around AND i walked over near 767 00:41:20,760 --> 00:41:23,560 Speaker 6: where like the ticket, booth kind of concessions area that 768 00:41:23,560 --> 00:41:27,440 Speaker 6: had kind of a, building AND i looked AND i 769 00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:30,719 Speaker 6: saw their their, picture like not, picture but they're like 770 00:41:30,920 --> 00:41:34,440 Speaker 6: it was In. Bronze it Was bob And janis McNair 771 00:41:34,600 --> 00:41:37,880 Speaker 6: And i'm sitting there. Reading i'm, like, wait what is? 772 00:41:37,920 --> 00:41:41,800 Speaker 6: This and essentially they had donated the money to build 773 00:41:41,840 --> 00:41:45,200 Speaker 6: that stadium there on campus AT hbu to get their 774 00:41:45,239 --> 00:41:48,920 Speaker 6: football program. Started AND i, thought, well wait a, second 775 00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:51,120 Speaker 6: is there a connection TO hbu and the. McNair's AND 776 00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:53,840 Speaker 6: i never COULD i never could figure it out whether 777 00:41:53,840 --> 00:41:56,840 Speaker 6: there was a connection or. Not BUT i just remember, 778 00:41:56,920 --> 00:42:01,759 Speaker 6: thinking my, god who really are these people that you? 779 00:42:01,800 --> 00:42:04,120 Speaker 6: Know THEY i know them from The texans and they're 780 00:42:04,160 --> 00:42:06,840 Speaker 6: beautiful and they're beautiful to, me and they run The, 781 00:42:06,880 --> 00:42:12,319 Speaker 6: texans but they have an impact wherever you look around the. 782 00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:13,440 Speaker 4: CITY i, mean it's it's. 783 00:42:13,520 --> 00:42:16,920 Speaker 6: UNBELIEVABLE i, MEAN i THINK i think the general sentter you, 784 00:42:17,000 --> 00:42:20,040 Speaker 6: said seven hundred and fifty million dollars they've donated over the, 785 00:42:20,120 --> 00:42:23,360 Speaker 6: years and it just hit me, like it isn't just The, 786 00:42:23,480 --> 00:42:27,160 Speaker 6: texas it isn't just bringing football, BACK nfl football, back 787 00:42:27,600 --> 00:42:32,719 Speaker 6: it's helping local, universities it's Helping South carolina where they 788 00:42:32,960 --> 00:42:36,840 Speaker 6: where they graduated, from Where bob graduated. From just seeing 789 00:42:36,920 --> 00:42:40,920 Speaker 6: their impact ON hbu NOW, HCU i was just just 790 00:42:41,000 --> 00:42:44,759 Speaker 6: kind of blown away at that, point just. Man AND 791 00:42:44,800 --> 00:42:46,879 Speaker 6: i remember going home that night and Telling page just, Said, 792 00:42:46,880 --> 00:42:50,520 Speaker 6: paige my, WIFE i, SAID i, Said Bobby, janis is 793 00:42:51,360 --> 00:42:55,360 Speaker 6: you know, bronze you know, framed you know picture was 794 00:42:55,400 --> 00:42:55,880 Speaker 6: hanging on the. 795 00:42:55,880 --> 00:42:57,439 Speaker 4: Stadium they gave them money FOR. 796 00:42:57,520 --> 00:42:59,640 Speaker 6: Hbu to have a. Stadium and she was kind of like, 797 00:42:59,680 --> 00:43:03,080 Speaker 6: me it's kind of. Wow REALLY i didn't know. That 798 00:43:03,200 --> 00:43:06,160 Speaker 6: and AND i bet there are probably people In houston 799 00:43:06,239 --> 00:43:09,360 Speaker 6: that have no idea that they were impacted by the 800 00:43:09,400 --> 00:43:13,759 Speaker 6: McNair's in so many different. WAYS i, MEAN i, KNOW 801 00:43:13,840 --> 00:43:17,439 Speaker 6: i MEAN i found it out that, night but THEY 802 00:43:17,560 --> 00:43:21,640 Speaker 6: i never thought about one. SEPARATELY i thought about both 803 00:43:21,680 --> 00:43:24,600 Speaker 6: of them always. Together AND i Think that tells you about. 804 00:43:24,640 --> 00:43:28,360 Speaker 6: Relationships it tells you about a marriage that was incredible 805 00:43:28,400 --> 00:43:31,000 Speaker 6: and then a union that they were able, to you, 806 00:43:31,000 --> 00:43:34,520 Speaker 6: know capitalize on here In houston and bring The texans. 807 00:43:34,560 --> 00:43:36,719 Speaker 4: Here just you're, right you. 808 00:43:36,760 --> 00:43:40,080 Speaker 6: Can't you can definitely call missus McNair the first lady 809 00:43:40,120 --> 00:43:40,520 Speaker 6: Of houston. 810 00:43:40,560 --> 00:43:41,319 Speaker 4: Football that's for. 811 00:43:41,360 --> 00:43:44,920 Speaker 1: Sure, yes why, not let's do. 812 00:43:45,040 --> 00:43:48,120 Speaker 5: IT i mean McClain talked about her getting That Lifetime Achievement, 813 00:43:48,160 --> 00:43:50,719 Speaker 5: award we talked about The ring Of. Honor it's all. 814 00:43:50,760 --> 00:43:54,720 Speaker 5: There it's a parent and here's this franchise going strong 815 00:43:54,840 --> 00:43:58,000 Speaker 5: into its twenty fifth year and exciting things. Happening you, 816 00:43:58,000 --> 00:44:01,080 Speaker 5: know we did That Toro. DISTRICT i can't call it an, 817 00:44:01,160 --> 00:44:03,759 Speaker 5: UNVEIL i guess it. Can they unveiled some plans and 818 00:44:03,760 --> 00:44:06,440 Speaker 5: some images and everything of The Toro district back In, 819 00:44:06,520 --> 00:44:08,960 Speaker 5: february Late. FEBRUARY i remember the date BECAUSE i came 820 00:44:08,960 --> 00:44:11,160 Speaker 5: back from The combine early to do. It TO m see, 821 00:44:11,239 --> 00:44:13,440 Speaker 5: that and again an honor TO m see something like, 822 00:44:13,480 --> 00:44:16,000 Speaker 5: that something. Historic DO i want to be? 823 00:44:16,080 --> 00:44:17,840 Speaker 1: There? ABSOLUTELY i want to be. 824 00:44:17,920 --> 00:44:19,840 Speaker 5: THERE i want to be at the microphone at the 825 00:44:19,880 --> 00:44:23,480 Speaker 5: podium for these history making events BECAUSE i know this 826 00:44:23,560 --> 00:44:26,760 Speaker 5: is history you, KNOW i walked the halls Of Reliant 827 00:44:26,800 --> 00:44:30,000 Speaker 5: stadium and downstairs in the lobby behind the front desk 828 00:44:30,040 --> 00:44:33,800 Speaker 5: you see the old photos of the unveil and groundbreaking 829 00:44:33,840 --> 00:44:37,720 Speaker 5: of the, astrodome, right so you know images like this last. 830 00:44:37,760 --> 00:44:41,360 Speaker 5: Forever there's one Of bob McNair And Paul. TAGLIABU i 831 00:44:41,360 --> 00:44:44,080 Speaker 5: believe was there with the shovels when they broke round 832 00:44:44,080 --> 00:44:44,719 Speaker 5: On Reliance. 833 00:44:44,719 --> 00:44:47,360 Speaker 1: Stadium, Well Toro. District of COURSE i want to be. 834 00:44:47,400 --> 00:44:51,440 Speaker 5: There And janice McNair was there for, that And JOHNNY 835 00:44:51,480 --> 00:44:53,120 Speaker 5: i got to, say she got the loudest, Cheer she 836 00:44:53,200 --> 00:44:56,480 Speaker 5: got the loudest cheer of anybody and that was. Awesome 837 00:44:56,480 --> 00:44:59,960 Speaker 5: And Andrey johnson was, There so that's saying something That's jannis. McNair, 838 00:45:00,200 --> 00:45:02,080 Speaker 5: okay final thoughts coming. 839 00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:03,719 Speaker 1: Up the legacy of. 840 00:45:03,680 --> 00:45:07,640 Speaker 5: The mcnairs is more of an intangible to me, anyway 841 00:45:08,480 --> 00:45:11,560 Speaker 5: as much as we've said that it's totally. Tangible i've 842 00:45:11,560 --> 00:45:14,840 Speaker 5: got some intangible stuff and we'll talk about that next 843 00:45:15,040 --> 00:45:16,920 Speaker 5: as we close it out here On Texans All. 844 00:45:16,960 --> 00:45:20,360 Speaker 1: Access More Texans radio is on the. 845 00:45:20,400 --> 00:45:27,279 Speaker 9: Way we believe in possibilities At Texas children's as the 846 00:45:27,360 --> 00:45:31,359 Speaker 9: nation's largest women's in pediatric healthcare. System we believe all 847 00:45:31,400 --> 00:45:35,120 Speaker 9: lives can be changed for the. Better we're inventing revolutionary 848 00:45:35,200 --> 00:45:39,439 Speaker 9: and uterosturgical, procedures finding a cure for difficult to treat brain, 849 00:45:39,520 --> 00:45:44,080 Speaker 9: tumors solving the world's most complex neurological, disorders developing life 850 00:45:44,080 --> 00:45:48,319 Speaker 9: saving cardiac, technology and so much. 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Grants That's Houston texans dot com 861 00:46:17,360 --> 00:46:21,080 Speaker 2: Slash Inspire Change. Grants let's celebrate their success and keep 862 00:46:21,160 --> 00:46:23,040 Speaker 2: inspiring change together. 863 00:46:24,719 --> 00:46:29,680 Speaker 4: Now More Texans, Radio. 864 00:46:29,400 --> 00:46:31,799 Speaker 5: Mark vandermir And John harris with you on a day 865 00:46:31,840 --> 00:46:36,960 Speaker 5: That janie McNair passes away at age eighty, nine almost 866 00:46:37,040 --> 00:46:41,560 Speaker 5: eight years after her, Husband bob died in twenty. 867 00:46:41,600 --> 00:46:42,880 Speaker 1: Eighteen that was during the. 868 00:46:42,960 --> 00:46:46,000 Speaker 5: Season we mentioned it prior to The bundanight football game 869 00:46:46,360 --> 00:46:50,560 Speaker 5: In november against The Tennessee. Titans johnny went into the 870 00:46:50,600 --> 00:46:54,600 Speaker 5: break with a tease talking about the legacy of the 871 00:46:54,680 --> 00:46:57,040 Speaker 5: McNair's and we mentioned money they gave away to, charity 872 00:46:57,120 --> 00:46:59,440 Speaker 5: things Around houston that you see that you wouldn't normally 873 00:46:59,480 --> 00:47:02,480 Speaker 5: associate with, them or right off the bat associate with. 874 00:47:02,560 --> 00:47:02,759 Speaker 1: Them. 875 00:47:03,080 --> 00:47:07,600 Speaker 5: Obviously The texans THEMSELVES nfl franchise thirty second in the 876 00:47:07,640 --> 00:47:11,120 Speaker 5: league heading into year twenty. Five BUT i wrote about 877 00:47:11,160 --> 00:47:15,440 Speaker 5: this On Houston texans dot. Com there's a FEELING i 878 00:47:15,560 --> 00:47:20,520 Speaker 5: get in the halls Of Blyan, stadium AND i have 879 00:47:20,560 --> 00:47:25,520 Speaker 5: to credit the mcnairs with this, feeling which is a 880 00:47:25,680 --> 00:47:30,040 Speaker 5: do the right, thing positive. Feeling we're gonna do the 881 00:47:30,120 --> 00:47:33,480 Speaker 5: right things. Here and, look you don't win every. Game 882 00:47:33,880 --> 00:47:37,279 Speaker 5: not everything goes. Perfectly we all know, this but when 883 00:47:37,320 --> 00:47:40,360 Speaker 5: you have the attitude That bob did And janis, did 884 00:47:40,840 --> 00:47:42,920 Speaker 5: things are just better. 885 00:47:43,080 --> 00:47:46,120 Speaker 1: OVERALL i think they go. BETTER i think they. 886 00:47:46,000 --> 00:47:49,239 Speaker 5: Feel better BECAUSE i once Asked, bob And i've told this, 887 00:47:49,320 --> 00:47:53,080 Speaker 5: BEFORE i once Asked Bob, man you're so positive and. 888 00:47:53,120 --> 00:47:56,040 Speaker 5: Look Norman Vincent Peel's The power Of Positive thinking is 889 00:47:56,080 --> 00:47:59,880 Speaker 5: my favorite book, ever full. STOP i love that. Book 890 00:48:00,680 --> 00:48:03,120 Speaker 5: AND i once Told bob, That BUT i also asked, 891 00:48:03,200 --> 00:48:06,800 Speaker 5: him you're so? Positive why how are you so? Positive 892 00:48:06,960 --> 00:48:09,640 Speaker 5: and he just, SAID i don't know too many successful 893 00:48:09,640 --> 00:48:10,680 Speaker 5: people who are, negative do? 894 00:48:10,719 --> 00:48:14,640 Speaker 1: You and that's pretty right, on you, Know. 895 00:48:14,840 --> 00:48:19,640 Speaker 5: Bob his wisdom was very, plain right there in front. 896 00:48:19,440 --> 00:48:20,680 Speaker 1: Of, you easy to. 897 00:48:20,800 --> 00:48:26,600 Speaker 5: Understand you can't go wrong doing what's. Right that penetrates 898 00:48:26,680 --> 00:48:30,440 Speaker 5: through all the walls in the, building in the, offices 899 00:48:30,840 --> 00:48:33,360 Speaker 5: AND i feel like that's always been there and it's still. 900 00:48:33,400 --> 00:48:36,480 Speaker 1: THERE i still feel. It it's a feeling THAT i. 901 00:48:36,520 --> 00:48:41,400 Speaker 5: Have the picture is a gigantic photograph Of bob And 902 00:48:41,480 --> 00:48:46,200 Speaker 5: janis McNair fairly getting late In bob's, life when he 903 00:48:46,320 --> 00:48:48,360 Speaker 5: was more. Bald he had a lot of, treatment but 904 00:48:48,400 --> 00:48:50,719 Speaker 5: he looked. Good he had the hat on that would 905 00:48:50,719 --> 00:48:52,400 Speaker 5: you call that a Beret johnny that he used to 906 00:48:52,440 --> 00:48:54,000 Speaker 5: like to, wear like A french berettype. 907 00:48:54,000 --> 00:48:56,239 Speaker 1: Cap, yeah he had that. 908 00:48:56,360 --> 00:48:58,480 Speaker 5: On he's holding her, hand they're walking out onto the. 909 00:48:58,520 --> 00:49:00,960 Speaker 5: Field they have joy on their face and it's a, 910 00:49:01,080 --> 00:49:05,000 Speaker 5: huge larger than life. Picture AND i love walking by 911 00:49:05,040 --> 00:49:08,400 Speaker 5: that because it gives me a, jolt a positive jolt of, 912 00:49:08,719 --> 00:49:11,879 Speaker 5: energy AND i get a great feeling every TIME i see. 913 00:49:11,920 --> 00:49:15,839 Speaker 5: It but that feeling is there anyway because they created 914 00:49:15,880 --> 00:49:19,880 Speaker 5: that and it still exists Today calanahanna carrying that, torch 915 00:49:19,960 --> 00:49:23,319 Speaker 5: LIKE i, Said and it's just wonderful to know that 916 00:49:23,360 --> 00:49:25,520 Speaker 5: the mcnairs started it and we still have. 917 00:49:25,640 --> 00:49:27,120 Speaker 4: It, YEAH i don't think there's any. 918 00:49:27,200 --> 00:49:31,839 Speaker 6: Question that's the one ASPECT i feel we've, gotten even 919 00:49:32,040 --> 00:49:34,479 Speaker 6: more so With demko coming back in a building along 920 00:49:34,520 --> 00:49:38,399 Speaker 6: With Nick, cassario that not everything with the football team 921 00:49:38,440 --> 00:49:41,520 Speaker 6: is going to be you, know roses and, sunshine but 922 00:49:42,160 --> 00:49:45,319 Speaker 6: you you can't control your attitude and your attitude being 923 00:49:45,400 --> 00:49:47,719 Speaker 6: positive about what we can do as opposed to what 924 00:49:48,080 --> 00:49:50,920 Speaker 6: you know players or teams can't. Do AND i think 925 00:49:50,960 --> 00:49:53,680 Speaker 6: our twenty twenty three team was emblematic of. 926 00:49:53,680 --> 00:49:56,440 Speaker 4: THAT i, mean so great point are talking. 927 00:49:56,200 --> 00:49:58,480 Speaker 6: About, well you know they can't do, this or you 928 00:49:58,480 --> 00:50:00,719 Speaker 6: get oh they got a bad organization that, is. 929 00:50:00,719 --> 00:50:03,920 Speaker 4: And then you, know look what twenty twenty three did you? 930 00:50:03,960 --> 00:50:07,759 Speaker 6: Know AND i JUST i mean seeing seeing you, know 931 00:50:07,800 --> 00:50:09,759 Speaker 6: the guy's in the locker, room seeing the, coaches Seeing 932 00:50:09,760 --> 00:50:11,840 Speaker 6: demiko And nick and the smiles on her. FACES i 933 00:50:11,840 --> 00:50:17,520 Speaker 6: mean that POSITIVITY i think permeates through everything that is 934 00:50:17,600 --> 00:50:19,880 Speaker 6: done in that, building AND i think it will continue 935 00:50:20,880 --> 00:50:24,759 Speaker 6: as you, know Calla. Hannah have you, know risen to 936 00:50:24,840 --> 00:50:28,080 Speaker 6: that role of now being you, know the ones. 937 00:50:27,840 --> 00:50:28,640 Speaker 4: That everybody looks. 938 00:50:28,680 --> 00:50:32,080 Speaker 6: To they are they are, ownership but they're they're more than. 939 00:50:32,120 --> 00:50:34,920 Speaker 6: That they are the positive leaders that we have in this. 940 00:50:35,040 --> 00:50:39,120 Speaker 6: Organization and and hopefully in twenty twenty, six we all 941 00:50:39,160 --> 00:50:41,960 Speaker 6: do right By, janice we all do right By, bob 942 00:50:42,120 --> 00:50:45,440 Speaker 6: and we go do what we can as a football, 943 00:50:45,520 --> 00:50:48,319 Speaker 6: organization which is going To Super. Bowl and it's at 944 00:50:48,320 --> 00:50:51,080 Speaker 6: that point that we will definitely step back and think 945 00:50:51,120 --> 00:50:53,000 Speaker 6: About janis And bob yet, Again. 946 00:50:54,360 --> 00:50:54,879 Speaker 1: Well Said. 947 00:50:54,960 --> 00:50:58,520 Speaker 5: Johnny well, said And demico embodies that, spirit like you, Said, 948 00:50:58,680 --> 00:51:03,799 Speaker 5: nick but Having demiko coach this football, Team janis was 949 00:51:03,960 --> 00:51:05,200 Speaker 5: so proud. 950 00:51:04,840 --> 00:51:06,759 Speaker 1: Of, him so excited to have him. 951 00:51:06,840 --> 00:51:12,360 Speaker 5: Back you can't necessarily win in sports by making sentimental. 952 00:51:12,400 --> 00:51:15,960 Speaker 5: Decisions But tomiko wasn't a sentimental. Decision that was a 953 00:51:16,000 --> 00:51:19,920 Speaker 5: sound football decision that had a sentimental. 954 00:51:19,880 --> 00:51:22,080 Speaker 1: Edge to, it a theme to. 955 00:51:22,120 --> 00:51:26,760 Speaker 5: It so the, combination the elixir of that very powerful 956 00:51:26,840 --> 00:51:29,480 Speaker 5: and we're living through it right. Now year four of 957 00:51:29,520 --> 00:51:33,600 Speaker 5: The tmico. Era but today we say goodbye to missus 958 00:51:33,680 --> 00:51:36,880 Speaker 5: McNair and thank her for, everything and we will all season, 959 00:51:36,920 --> 00:51:40,560 Speaker 5: long all twenty fifth season. Long thanks so much for listening. 960 00:51:40,600 --> 00:51:43,200 Speaker 5: Tonight thank You colin for. 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