Fencer

Bill Belichick - 1954 - Rare Photos of Bill Belichick - Photos - SI.com

One of those Sports Illustrated photo essays. Some good ones in there.

Same thing happened to him that happened to me. One is a good-looking young guy and then, boom, one is middle-aged, like a totally different person. Happens to most people, of course ...

... except, I suppose, to those who were never good-looking in the first place.

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andrewgarrr

HAHAHAHAAHAHA

Same dorky smile on photo 3/22.

supafly

Nice find, Fencer. Thank you for sharing these. As far as the 'young man to a hardly recognizable one' goes, please don't depress me anymore. I am already in the midst of an early mid-life crisis in my mid-30's.

The picture of young Belichick and young Adams from 1971 (#4) is the most priceless one for a good laugh. The attire and hair style were too much!

The one of he and his dad (the infamous Gatorade) is the most meaningful to us fans, and probably himself.

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Fencer

Between the Gatorade bath and getting knocked down while volunteer coaching the Pats, Steve Belichick was a tough guy to end, involved in football to the end, and his son made that happen for him.

That kind of thing is a great feeling for an old man's son.

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Fencer

Sorry about that!

But time defeats us all. Well, almost all of us; Jon Bon Jovi looks amazingly well-preserved ...

That and the first Browns-coach one triggered my "young, good-looking guy" comment.

The funniest of all, albeit not in a particularly BB-specific way, may be the tackling lesson (#9).

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RayClay

Was Ernie Adams the original nerd, or what? 4/22

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Gumby

#5 of 22. He is # 86 center-right of front row.

(to save the rest of you squinting at the names and counting back L-R. )

Or of course you could just look for his haircut. That hasn't changed in 40 years.

parthasas

wow nice photos ! I like the last one with his hands up and everyone around him smiling..

Good find

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Froob

Thanks for sharing nice find. Not to derail the thread too much but, what was the reason for Belichick resigning from the jets and joining the pats?

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PatsWickedPissah

I believe that he felt that the Jets HC job would be a sham with Parcells really running the show. He'd had enough of Tuna's overbearing nature and wanted a 2nd chance as an independent HC. He may not have seen eye to eye with turbulent Jets ownership. He also got along with Kraft.

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