1.   At least these two do have football backgrounds, to varying degrees.

2.   Copeland said he wants a coach with a good football background and with experience on offense and defense.

3.   He has a football background, too.

4.   His football background at Michigan State made most folks in the game believe Gibson was a little crazy.

5.   John, relying on his football background, has been acing his wife out of the more alluring matchups.

6.   Marlin said his football background -- particularly the experience at quarterback -- prepared him for a career in NASCAR.

7.   Part of that makeup came from his football background, and the rest came from his other interest, kickboxing.

8.   Walsh and Parcells are among the leaders of NFC teams who got their pro football backgrounds in the AFC.

9.   With no major-college football background, the youthful Benson had trouble adjusting to the pro game.

10.   But neither Michael McCaskey, the previous president, nor Phillips come from football backgrounds.