Maverine on Dave Osborn

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Like I said about Dave Osborn, who was born in Washington state and raised in North Dakota, he, Gary Larsen and I finally went to Bismarck for a show.

This is why I called him "Ozzy," not confused to a rock singer who sings "Crazy Train." One time after the last preseason game in 1976, we went to the Japanese restaurant with several running backs like Chuck Foreman and Brent McClanahan. Dave believes he's James Earl Ray, but he's not. The Japanese man says a mean thing after he left, and Dave was traded to the Packers.

Dave, who was the second of three children with two sisters, likes to hunt and fish very good, and several Vikings teammates likes to hunt and fish. This is the way that Ozzy was the greatest.

[Me and Dave (r) in 1975]

[Chuck Foreman (l), me (center) and Dave in 1974]

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