Football
‘The Duke: The Giant Life of Wellington Mara’ premieres Friday, Oct. 25 at 8 p.m. ET on NFL Network
“The Duke” includes interviews with the following people:
- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
- New York Giants president, CEO and co-owner John Mara
- Pro Football Hall of Famer and former New York Giants head coach Bill Parcells
- Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor
- Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Harry Carson
- Former New York Giants Super Bowl-winning quarterback Eli Manning
- Former New York Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi
- New York Giants radio play-by-play voice Bob Papa
- Former New York Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey
- Long-time sports journalist Peter King
Additionally, Giants icons Michael Strahan, Eli Manning, Phil Simms, Tom Coughlin and Tiki Barber each present and narrate a different segment of “The Duke.”
Provided below are select quotes from “The Duke”:
– “He’s one of the patriarchs. There’s only about four or five of them – he’s one of them.” – Bill Parcells
– “He was like the Forrest Gump of the NFL. It seemed like whenever something major happened in the league, he was a part of it.” – Michael Strahan
– “He was a Giant in more ways than one. He saw the entire development of the league.” – Roger Goodell
– “[Pete Rozelle] was a young general manager of the Rams who had not done anything to distinguish himself. Wellington Mara saw something in him.” – Ernie Accorsi
– “You can’t drive until you’re 17 years old and he was running a football team.” – Eli Manning
– “The Giants were in the 50s the cradle of coaches. Two of the greatest coaches of all-time: Tom Landry and Vince Lombardi.” – Peter King
– “He was always there to cheer me on and help me up.” – Lawrence Taylor