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Article: Colombo's fairy tale plays out.(Sports)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- November 15, 2004
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Byline: Mike Imrem
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -Marc Colombo represents the Bears' mettle right now, and they reflect his.
Funny to say about a guy who played, according to his recollection, "five or six plays" in Sunday's 19-17 overtime victory over the Titans.
All five or six came trying to block Tennessee place kicks. Waiting on the sideline for the last one - a 52-yard field goal attempt on the final play of regulation - Bears director of rehabilitation Bobby Slater invoked the word "storybook" to punter Brad Maynard.
You know, if Colombo could block Craig Hentrich's kick. Which he proceeded to do. Fairy tales can come true, they can happen ...