july 21,1998-nfl update 285

July 21, 1998
No. 285

ITEM ONE:	JAGUARS & NFL CHARITIES DONATE $200,000 TO FLORIDA FIRE RELIEF
	The Jacksonville Jaguars and NFL Charities have teamed to provide relief to victims of the fires that burned throughout northeast Florida in the past month. The Jaguars donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, and the amount was matched by NFL Charities. "We want to provide a means of helping people get back on their feet, and at the same time recognize the heroic and tireless efforts of the firefighters who came to northeast Florida from all across the region to help," said WAYNE WEAVER, chairman of the Jaguars. In addition to monetary relief, the Jaguars will provide a football reward for the firefighters. They will receive tickets and be honored at ceremonies during the team’s August 14 and August 27 home preseason games. "It’s fantastic," said Palm Coast Fire Chief GEORGE HUHN of the help provided by the Jaguars and the NFL. "This has pulled everybody together. We’re starting to rebuild." Approximately 2,000 wildfires burned more than 485,000 acres in Florida and South Georgia in recent weeks.
ITEM TWO:	TV’s "GREATEST SPORTS MOMENTS?" NFL BOASTS MOST IN TOP 10
	"Stuff of legend," TV Guide called the "50 Greatest TV Sports Moments Of All Time" that the magazine ranked in its July 11-17 edition. And the NFL had all the "right stuff." Pro football was the only sport to garner three spots in the top 10. The "Ice Bowl" 1967 NFL Championship Game between Dallas and Green Bay placed No. 3; the "Immaculate Reception" Divisional Playoff game between Oakland and Pittsburgh was No. 7; and "The Drive" by Denver Broncos quarterback JOHN ELWAY in the 1987 AFC Championship was selected No. 9. Chosen No. 1 was the "Fair By Inches" 1975 CARLTON FISK World Series home run, followed by the ’75 "Thrilla in Manila" heavyweight championship fight between MUHAMMAD ALI and JOE FRAZIER.
ITEM THREE:	PACKERS PART OF SMITHSONIAN’S FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL
	There it was, sitting on Washington, D.C.’s famous Mall – an ice-fishing shack emblazoned with a Green Bay Packers’ logo. It was part of the recent Smithsonian Folklife Festival exhibition in early July in the nation’s capital saluting the 150th birthday of Wisconsin. In reviewing the exhibition, the Washington Post called fishing, dairy farming and the Packers the "holy trinity" of Wisconsin. The exhibit featured a presentation entitled "Packerlore" that explained to non-Wisconsinites the hold the team has on the state. In describing the aura of Lambeau Field, home of the Packers, TIM SMITTS of Green Bay said, "There can be no one in the stadium, it can be empty, and you walk in and you feel it. It’s there. You can’t describe it, it’s just there." (Easy, Tim. The season hasn’t even started yet.)