51.   Don Baylor, the Colorado manager, who hit a few balls for distance in his playing days, is puzzled.

52.   During his playing days with the Atlanta Black Crackers, the Atlanta White Sox and other Negro League teams, Echols was known as Sunny Jim Echols.

53.   During his playing days, he had founded Walter Payton Inc., with offices now in Hoffman Estates, outside Chicago.

54.   During his playing days, Lane often visited nightclubs on the road, and he saw an affinity between athletes and jazz musicians.

55.   During his playing days, Jordan was the poster child of the NBA and played the role of athletic icon and role model to near perfection.

56.   During his playing days, major leaguer Doug Rader advised Little Leaguers to eat their baseball cards.

57.   During his playing days, Washington was a communications major at Syracuse.

58.   Disciplined and clean-cut on and off the field during his playing days and a paragon of integrity in his post-football career, Hill was an impeccable choice for Jones.

59.   Even in his playing days, the handsome, square-jawed Long was regularly offered movie roles, especially when he played for the Raiders in Los Angeles.

60.   Fellow Fox analyst John Madden wonders whether Millen will have a flashback to his playing days once he steps on the field.