All American at Alabama - didn't go to the NFL?

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Forrest Gump

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BrianTheDog — 9 years ago(January 12, 2017 05:14 PM)

makes no sense. The guy would be the most famous person in the US.

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preachcaleb — 9 years ago(January 17, 2017 09:59 AM)

The army got him first.
Seize the moment, 'cause tomorrow you might be dead.

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BiffGG — 9 years ago(January 21, 2017 04:02 PM)

The NFL looked at him and it would be obvious that Forrest was not coachable. That time any marginal player was a hot property especially with the advent of the AFL. The drafts for both leagues ran much deeper than the draft runs today and Forrest presumably went undrafted. So pro football looked at him and passed on him long before graduation day.

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dwbbld1026 — 9 years ago(January 31, 2017 05:54 PM)

All he did was return kickoffs
Lawrence of Arbia, he was an English guy who came to fight the Turkish