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NFL ROOKIES FARMER & GREEN HAVE FATHER’S DAY GIFTS WRAPPED
FOR SEPTEMBER DELIVERY

They may get Pop a tie, just to make this Sunday – Father’s Day – official.

But the real Father’s Day present for GEORGE FARMER and JOE GREEN comes on Sunday, September 3 -- NFL Kickoff 2000. That day, their rookie sons – Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DANNY FARMER and Detroit Lions linebacker BARRETT GREEN – join an exclusive lineup of sons who have followed in their father’s footsteps to become NFL players.

"That will be special," says Joe Green, who played safety and returned kicks for the New York Giants from 1970-71.

Both sons followed in their father’s footsteps in college, although in different ways.

Barrett Green, the Lions’ second-round draft choice out of West Virginia, was coached by the same man who coached his father when he was a defensive back at Bowling Green – DON NEHLEN.

"When Joe called me and said his kid was better than he was, I had my doubts," says Nehlen. "He was right."

Farmer, the Steelers’ fourth-round choice from UCLA, followed his father as a Bruins receiver. He was, like his dad, a multi-sport star at UCLA, earning letters in football and volleyball. George Farmer, who was a wide receiver for the Chicago Bears and Lions from 1970-75, played football and basketball and ran track at UCLA.

But he never pushed his son to follow in his NFL footsteps. He never even tossed a ball with his boy.

"I know he wanted to play catch," says Danny. "I know he wanted to push me, because I had ability. But he didn’t. He let me find football myself, and that was hard for him. But it was great for me, because I developed my own love for the game."

So did Barrett Green (6-0, 217), who grew into a bigger version of his father (5-11, 195). And, like Danny Farmer, it was his father’s off-field guidance that mattered most to him.

"I’ve always looked up to and admired my father," says Barrett, who last year as defensive captain led West Virginia in tackles (126) for the second year in a row. "For as long as I remember, he has been a major part of my life, and he certainly is to this day. I’m proud to be following in his footsteps."

And Pop – who lives in sunny West Palm Beach, Florida -- will see all his son’s games. Well, almost all of them.

"I’ll be at every game," says Joe. "Except Green Bay (on December 10). I think I’ll miss that one."

FATHER’S DAY NOTES & QUOTES

On Monday, June 5, in Tallahassee, Madison's father, SAM MADISON, SR., became the first person to receive the Florida Supreme Court's Chief Justice Commendation for Heroism.

On September 13, 1998, after watching his son and the Dolphins play Buffalo, the Madisons witnessed a traffic accident outside Miami’s Pro Player Stadium. A police officer was hit by a car.

Madison, Sr., 57, administered CPR while Sam, Jr. went for help. The two helped save the life of Miami Metro-Dade officer RUEBEN JONES. Madison, Sr. is a retired police officer and has worked as a security officer at the Florida Supreme Court since 1992.

He received the award from Florida Chief Justice MAJOR HARDING.

Wade Phillips, approaching Father’s Day, remembers his father’s influence: "I'm sometimes asked who was the biggest influence on my coaching career. That's easy, because it's also the person who had the biggest influence on my life. My dad never pushed me to become a coach or even to take an interest in football, but it was hard not to. The biggest thing he taught me was that if you've got a way of doing something and somebody's got a better one, there's nothing wrong with saying theirs is better."

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Following is a list of the 114 -- and 22 current -- NFL father-son duos and threesomes (with current players denoted by an asterisk):

ADAMLE
Tony LB-RB 1947-51, 1954 Cleveland Browns
Mike RB 1971-72 Kansas City Chiefs, 1973-74 New York Jets, 1975-76 Chicago Bears
ADAMS
Sam, Sr. G 1972-80 New England Patriots
Sam, Jr. DT 1994-present Seattle Seahawks *
ALDRIDGE
Allen, Sr. DE 1971-72 Houston Oilers, 1974 Cleveland Browns
Allen, Jr. LB 1994-97 Denver Broncos, 1998-present Detroit Lions *
ALFORD
Bruce WR-DB 1950-51 New York Yanks
Bruce K 1967 Washington Redskins, 1968-69 Buffalo Bills
ANE
Charlie T-C 1953-59 Detroit Lions
Charlie C 1975-80 Kansas City Chiefs, 1981 Green Bay Packers
BARBER
Rudy LB 1968 Miami Dolphins
Kantroy RB 1998 Indianapolis Colts, 1999 Miami Dolphins
BELL
Bobby, Sr. LB-DE 1963-74 Kansas City Chiefs
Bobby, Jr. LB 1984 New York Jets, 1987 Chicago Bears
BELSER
Caeser DB 1968-71 Kansas City Chiefs, 1974 San Francisco 49ers
Jason DB 1992-present Indianapolis Colts *
BERCICH
Bob S 1960-61 Dallas Cowboys
Peter LB 1995-99 Minnesota Vikings
BETTRIDGE
John RB-LB 1937 Chicago Bears, 1937 Cleveland Rams
Ed LB 1964 Cleveland Browns
BRADLEY
Ed G-DE 1950, 1952 Chicago Bears
Ed LB 1972-75 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1976 Seattle Seahawks, 1977-78 San Francisco 49ers
BRADLEY
Harold G 1928 Chicago Cardinals
Harold, Jr. G 1954-56 Cleveland Browns, 1958 Philadelphia Eagles
BROCK
Clyde T 1962-63 Dallas Cowboys, 1963 San Francisco 49ers
Matt DE 1989-94 Green Bay Packers, 1994-96 New York Jets
BUDDE
Ed G 1963-76 Kansas City Chiefs
Brad G 1980-86 Kansas City Chiefs
BULLOUGH
Hank G 1955, 1958 Green Bay Packers, (1956-57 military service), (Head Coach: 1978 New England Patriots, 1985-86 Buffalo Bills)
Chuck LB 1993-94 Miami Dolphins
CAMPBELL
Ken WR 1960 New York Titans
Scott QB 1984-86 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1986-90 Atlanta Falcons
CANNON
Billy TE-RB-WR 1960-63 Houston Oilers, 1964-69 Oakland Raiders, 1970 Kansas City Chiefs
Billy LB 1984 Dallas Cowboys
CAROLAN
Reg TE 1962-63 San Diego Chargers, 1964-68 Kansas City Chiefs
Brett TE 1994-98 San Francisco 49ers
CASSADY
Howard RB-WR 1956-61 Detroit Lions, 1962 Cleveland Browns, 1962 Philadelphia Eagles, 1963 Detroit Lions
Craig DB 1977 New Orleans Saints
CHICKILLO
Nick LB-G 1953 Chicago Cardinals
Tony DE-DT 1984-85 San Diego Chargers, 1987 New York Jets
CLARK
Monte T-DT-DE 1959-61 San Francisco 49ers, 1962 Dallas Cowboys, 1963-69 Cleveland Browns (Head Coach: 1976 San Francisco 49ers, 1978-84 Detroit Lions)
Bryan QB 1982-84 San Francisco 49ers, 1984 Cincinnati Bengals
CLINE
Tony DE 1970-75 Oakland Raiders, 1976 San Francisco 49ers
Tony TE 1995-97 Buffalo Bills, 1998 Oakland Raiders
COADY
Rich C-TE 1970-74 Chicago Bears
Rich S 1999-present St. Louis Rams *
CORDILL
Ollie RB-DB 1940 Cleveland Rams, 1941-45 military service
Ollie DE-WR 1967 San Diego Chargers, 1968 Atlanta Falcons, 1969 New Orleans Saints
CORNISH
Frank DT 1966-70 Chicago Bears, 1970-71 Miami Dolphins, 1972 Buffalo Bills
Frank G-C 1990-91 San Diego Chargers, 1992-93 Dallas Cowboys
CRONIN
Bill RB-WR 1927-29 Providence Steam Roller
Bill TE 1965 Philadelphia Eagles, 1966 Miami Dolphins
CUMMINGS
Ed LB 1964 New York Jets, 1965 Denver Broncos
Joe LB 1996 San Diego Chargers, 1998-99 Buffalo Bills
DE LONG
Steve DT-DE 1965-71 San Diego Chargers, 1972 Chicago Bears
Keith LB 1989-93 San Francisco 49ers
DENNERY
Vince OE-DE 1941 New York Giants, 1942-45 military service
Mike LB 1974-75 Oakland Raiders, 1976 Miami Dolphins
DORSETT
Tony RB 1977-87 Dallas Cowboys, 1988 Denver Broncos
Anthony CB 1996-99 Houston/Tennessee Oilers-Titans, 2000 Oakland Raiders *
DOTSON
Alphonse DT 1965 Kansas City Chiefs, 1966 Miami Dolphins, 1968-70 Oakland Raiders
Santana DT-DE 1992-95 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1996-present Green Bay Packers *
DUNSTAN
Elwyn T 1938-39 Chicago Cardinals, 1939-41 Cleveland Rams
Bill DT 1973-76 Philadelphia Eagles, 1977 Buffalo Bills, 1979 Los Angeles Rams
EATON
Scott DB 1967-71 New York Giants
Tracey S 1988-89 Houston Oilers, 1990 Phoenix Cardinals, 1991-93 Atlanta Falcons
EMBREE
John WR 1969-70 Denver Broncos
Jon TE 1987-88 Los Angeles Rams
ERLANDSON
Tom, Sr. LB 1962-65 Denver Broncos, 1966-67 Miami Dolphins, 1968 San Diego Chargers
Tom, Jr. LB 1988 Buffalo Bills
FARR
Mel, Sr. RB 1963-73 Detroit Lions
Mel, Jr. RB 1989 Los Angeles Rams
Mike WR 1990-92 Detroit Lions
FAUST
George RB-LB 1939 Chicago Cardinals
Paul LB 1967 Minnesota Vikings
FLANIGAN
Jim, Sr. LB 1967-70 Green Bay Packers
Jim, Jr. DT 1994-present Chicago Bears *
FOREMAN
Chuck RB 1973-79 Minnesota Vikings, 1980 New England Patriots
Jay LB 1999-present Buffalo Bills *
FRITSCH
Ted RB-LB 1942-50 Green Bay Packers
Ted C 1972-74 Atlanta Falcons, 1976-79 Washington Redskins
GILLETTE
Jim RB-DB 1940, 1944-45 Cleveland Rams, 1941-43 military service, 1946 Boston Yanks, 1947 Green Bay Packers, 1948 Detroit Lions
Walker WR 1970-71 San Diego Chargers, 1972-73 St. Louis Cardinals, 1974-76 New York Giants
GOODE
Irv G-C 1962-71 St. Louis Cardinals, 1972 Buffalo Bills, 1973-74 Miami Dolphins
Conrad (stepson) T 1984-85 New York Giants, 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
GRAYSON
Dave DB 1961-64 Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs, 1965-70 Oakland Raiders
David LB 1987-90 Cleveland Browns, 1991 San Diego Chargers
GREGORY
John G 1941 Cleveland Rams
Jack DE 1967-71, 1979 Cleveland Browns, 1972-78 New York Giants
GRIESE
Bob QB 1967-80 Miami Dolphins
Brian QB 1998-present Denver Broncos *
HANNAH
Herb T 1951 New York Giants
John G 1973-85 New England Patriots
Charley T-G-DE 1977-82 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1983-88 Los Angeles Raiders
HARVEY
Richard DB 1970 Philadelphia Eagles, 1971 New Orleans Saints
Richard LB 1990-91 New England Patriots, 1992-93 Buffalo Bills, 1994 Denver Broncos,
1995-98 New Orleans Saints, 1999 Oakland Raiders
HIGHSMITH
Walter G-T-C 1968-69 Denver Broncos, 1972 Houston Oilers
Alonzo RB 1987-89 Houston Oilers, 1990-91 Dallas Cowboys, 1991-92 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
HILL
J.D. WR 1971-75 Buffalo Bills, 1976-77 Detroit Lions
Lonzell WR 1987-90 New Orleans Saints
HOWFIELD
Bobby K 1968-70 Denver Broncos, 1971-74 New York Jets
Ian K 1991 Houston Oilers
HUDSON
Dick G-T 1962 San Diego Chargers, 1963-67 Buffalo Bills
John C-G 1991-95 Philadelphia Eagles, 1996-99 New York Jets
HUMPHREY
Tom C 1974 Kansas City Chiefs
Jay T 1999-present Minnesota Vikings *
JONES
Dub RB-DB 1950-55 Cleveland Browns
Bert QB 1973-81 Baltimore Colts, 1982 Los Angeles Rams
KEMP
Jack QB 1957 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1960-62 Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers, 1962-69 Buffalo Bills
Jeff QB 1981-85 Los Angeles Rams, 1986 San Francisco 49ers, 1987-91 Seattle Seahawks, 1991 Philadelphia Eagles
KIICK
George DB-RB 1940, 1945 Pittsburgh Pirates/Steelers, 1941-44 military service
Jim RB 1968-74 Miami Dolphins, 1976-77 Denver Broncos, 1977 Washington Redskins
KNAFELC
Gary E 1954 Chicago Cardinals, 1954-62 Green Bay Packers, 1963 San Francisco 49ers
Greg QB 1983 New Orleans Saints
KOWALKOWSKI
Bob G 1966-76 Detroit Lions, 1977 Green Bay Packers
Scott LB 1991-92 Philadelphia Eagles, 1994-present Detroit Lions *
KRAKOSKI
Joe DB 1961 Washington Redskins, 1963-66 Oakland Raiders
Joe LB 1986 Washington Redskins
KUMEROW (See Palmer Pyle)
KUPP
Jake G 1964-65 Dallas Cowboys, 1966 Washington Redskins, 1967 Atlanta Falcons, 1967-75 New Orleans Saints
Craig QB 1991 Phoenix Cardinals, 1991 Dallas Cowboys
LAZETICH
Bill RB-DB 1939, 1942 Cleveland Rams, 1943-45 military service
Pete DE-DT-LB 1972-74 San Diego Chargers, 1976-77 Philadelphia Eagles
LEEUWENBURG
Richard T 1965 Chicago Bears
Jay C 1992-95 Chicago Bears, 1996-99 Indianapolis Colts *
LEGGETT
Earl DT-DE 1957-65 Chicago Bears, 1966 Los Angeles Rams, 1967-68 New Orleans Saints
Brad C 1991 New Orleans Saints
LOONEY
Don WR-DB 1940 Philadelphia Eagles, 1941-42 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1943-45 military service
Joe Don RB 1964 Baltimore Colts, 1965-66 Detroit Lions, 1966-67 Washington Redskins, 1968 military service, 1969 New Orleans Saints
LYLE
Garry DB-HB 1968-74 Chicago Bears
Keith S 1994-present Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams *
MAC AFEE
Ken WR 1954-58 New York Giants, 1959 Philadelphia Eagles, 1959 Washington Redskins
Ken TE 1978-79 San Francisco 49ers
MACKEY
Dee TE 1960 San Francisco 49ers, 1961-62 Baltimore Colts, 1963-66 New York Jets
Kyle QB 1984 St. Louis Cardinals, 1986 Philadelphia Eagles, 1987 Miami Dolphins, 1989 New York Jets
MANGUM
John DT 1966-67 Boston Patriots
John DB 1990-98 Chicago Bears
Kris TE 1997-present Carolina Panthers *
MANNING
Archie QB 1971-82 New Orleans Saints, 1982-83 Houston Oilers, 1983-84 Minnesota Vikings
Peyton QB 1998-present Indianapolis Colts *
MARINOVICH
Marv LB 1965 Oakland Raiders
Todd QB 1991-92 Los Angeles Raiders
MARION
Jerry WR 1967 Pittsburgh Steelers
Brock S 1993-97 Dallas Cowboys, 1998-present Miami Dolphins *
MATTHEWS
Clay, Sr. DE-DT 1950, 1953-55 San Francisco 49ers, 1951-52 military service
Clay, Jr. LB 1978-93 Cleveland Browns, 1994-96 Atlanta Falcons
Bruce G-T-C 1983-present Houston/Tennessee Oilers-Titans *
MC ALISTER
James RB 1975-76 Philadelphia Eagles, 1978 New England Patriots
Chris CB 1999-present Baltimore Ravens *
MC CLOUGHAN
Kent CB 1965-70 Oakland Raiders
Dave DB 1991 Indianapolis Colts, 1992 Green Bay Packers, 1993 Seattle Seahawks
MC COLL
Bill WR 1952-59 Chicago Bears
Milt LB 1981-87 San Francisco 49ers, 1988 Los Angeles Raiders
MC CUTCHEON
Lawrence RB 1972-79 Los Angeles Rams, 1980 Denver Broncos, 1980 Seattle Seahawks, 1981 Buffalo Bills
Daylon CB 1999-present Cleveland Browns *
MC MILLAN
Ernie T 1961-74 St. Louis Cardinals, 1975 Green Bay Packers
Erik S 1988-92 New York Jets, 1993 Philadelphia Eagles, 1993 Cleveland Browns, 1993 Kansas City Chiefs
MESSNER
Max LB 1960-63 Detroit Lions, 1964 New York Giants, 1964-65 Pittsburgh Steelers
Mark LB 1989 Los Angeles Rams
METCALF
Terry RB-WR-KR 1973-77 St. Louis Cardinals, 1981 Washington Redskins
Eric RB-WR-KR 1989-94 Cleveland Browns, 1995-96 Atlanta Falcons, 1997 San Diego Chargers, 1998 Arizona Cardinals
MOORE
Richard DT 1969-70 Green Bay Packers
Brandon T 1993-95 New England Patriots
MORAN
Jim DT 1964-67 New York Giants
Eric T-G 1984-86 Houston Oilers
Rich G-C 1985-1993 Green Bay Packers
NESSER
Ted C-T-G 1920-21 Columbus Panhandles (player-coach)
Charles RB 1921 Columbus Panhandles
NIX
Emery QB-DB 1943, 1946 New York Giants, 1944-45 military service
Kent QB 1967-69 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1970-71 Chicago Bears, 1972 Houston Oilers
PIFFERINI
Bob LB-C 1949 Detroit Lions
Bob LB 1972-75 Chicago Bears, 1977 Los Angeles Rams
PITTS
Elijah RB 1961-69, 1971 Green Bay Packers, 1970 Los Angeles Rams, 1970 New Orleans Saints
Ron DB 1986-87 Buffalo Bills, 1988-90 Green Bay Packers
PYLE/KUMEROW
Palmer Pyle G 1960-63 Baltimore Colts, 1964 Minnesota Vikings, 1966 Oakland Raiders
Eric Kumerow LB-DE 1988-90 Miami Dolphins
PYNE
George II T 1931 Providence Steam Roller (grandfather)
George III DT 1965 Boston Patriots (father)
Jim C 1994-97 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1998 Detroit Lions, 1999-present Cleveland Browns (son) *
RENFRO
Ray WR-RB 1952-63 Cleveland Browns
Mike WR 1978-83 Houston Oilers, 1984-87 Dallas Cowboys
RUDOLPH
Jack LB 1960, 1962-65 Boston Patriots, 1966 Miami Dolphins
Coleman DE-DT 1993-94 New York Jets, 1994-96 New York Giants
SALAAM/

WASHINGTON

(See Washington)
SAUER
George, Sr. RB 1935-37 Green Bay Packers
George, Jr. WR 1965-70 New York Jets
SCHWEDES
Gerhard RB 1960-61 Boston Patriots
Scott WR 1987-90 Miami Dolphins, 1990 San Diego Chargers
SCOTT
Fred WR 1974-77 Baltimore Colts, 1978-83 Detroit Lions
Freddie WR 1996-97 Atlanta Falcons, 1998 Indianapolis Colts
SHULA
Don DB-RB 1951-52 Cleveland Browns, 1953-56 Baltimore Colts, 1957 Washington Redskins (Head Coach: 1963-69 Baltimore Colts, 1970-95 Miami Dolphins)
David WR 1981 Baltimore Colts (Head Coach: 1992-96 Cincinnati Bengals)
Mike QB 1987 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
SISK
Johnny RB 1932-36 Chicago Bears
John DB 1964 Chicago Bears
SKIBINSKI
Joe G 1952 Cleveland Browns, 1953-54 military service, 1955-56 Green Bay Packers
John FB 1978-81 Chicago Bears
SMITH
Billy Ray, Sr. DT-DE 1957 Los Angeles Rams, 1958-60 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1961-70 Baltimore Colts
Billy Ray, Jr. LB 1983-92 San Diego Chargers
SMITH
Charlie RB 1968-74 Oakland Raiders, 1975 San Diego Chargers
Kevin TE 1992-95 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, 1996 Green Bay Packers
SMITH
Steve T 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1966-67 San Francisco 49ers, 1968-70 Minnesota Vikings, 1971-74 Philadelphia Eagles
Brady DE 1996-99 New Orleans Saints, 2000 Atlanta *
SPRINGS
Ron RB 1979-84 Dallas Cowboys, 1985-86 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Shawn CB 1997-present Seattle Seahawks *
STONEBREAKER
Steve LB 1962-63 Minnesota Vikings, 1964-66 Baltimore Colts, 1967-68 New Orleans Saints
Mike LB 1991 Chicago Bears, 1994 New Orleans Saints
SUHEY
Steve G 1948-49 Pittsburgh Steelers
Matt RB 1980-89 Chicago Bears
Bob Higgins WR 1920-21 Canton Bulldogs (maternal grandfather of Matt Suhey)
TAYLOR
Roosevelt DB 1961-69 Chicago Bears, 1969-71 San Francisco 49ers, 1972 Washington Redskins
Brian RB 1989 Chicago Bears, 1991 Buffalo Bills
THOMAS
Aaron TE-WR 1961-62 San Francisco 49ers, 1962-70 New York Giants
Robb WR 1989-91 Kansas City Chiefs, 1992-95 Seattle Seahawks, 1996-98 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
TONER
Ed DT-LB 1967-69 Boston Patriots
Ed RB 1992-94 Indianapolis Colts, 1995 Pittsburgh Steelers
WALTON
Frank G 1934, 1944-45 Boston/Washington Redskins
Joe WR-DE 1957-60 Washington Redskins, 1961-63 NY Giants (Head Coach: 1983-89 NY Jets)
WASHINGTON/
SALAAM
Teddy Washington RB 1968 Cincinnati Bengals
Rashaan Salaam RB 1995-97 Chicago Bears
WASHINGTON
Ted LB 1973-82 Houston Oilers
Ted NT-DE 1991-93 San Francisco 49ers, 1994 Denver Broncos, 1995-present Buffalo Bills *
WHITE
Wilford RB 1951-52 Chicago Bears
Danny QB-P 1976-88 Dallas Cowboys
WILCOX
Dave LB 1964-74 San Francisco 49ers
Josh TE 1998-99 New Orleans Saints
WILLIAMS
Clancy RB 1965-72 Los Angeles Rams
Clarence TE 1993 Cleveland Browns
WILLIAMS
Howie DB 1962-63 Green Bay Packers, 1963 San Francisco 49ers, 1964-69 Oakland Raiders
Gardner DB 1984 Detroit Lions
WILSON
George WR-DE 1937-46 Chicago Bears (Head Coach: 1957-64 Detroit Lions, 1966-69 Miami Dolphins)
George, Jr. QB 1966 Miami Dolphins
WILSON
Tommy RB 1956-61 Los Angeles Rams, 1962 Cleveland Browns, 1963 Minnesota Vikings
Steve DB-WR 1979-81 Dallas Cowboys, 1982-88 Denver Broncos
WYATT
Alvin CB 1970 Oakland Raiders, 1971-72 Buffalo Bills, 1973 Houston Oilers
Antwuan WR 1997 Philadelphia Eagles
YOUNG
Willie T 1966-75 New York Giants
Rodney S 1995-98 New York Giants