So he calls back, at eleven that night, and he said, ‘Rocky, I called earlier because I was driving around and listening to a radio show and people were complaining about players and their loyalty and especially that Bleier kid and it bothered me. I called to let you know that what I did for you I would have done for any of my boys. If you believe in the strike, you be back in that picket line and we’ll get this thing cleared up. I didn’t want you to worry about what people are saying.’ “How can you not like that guy? It just made me want to play for him even more.”

