Sports of The Times; The Price Of Liberty: A Punch
*Please Note: Archive articles do not include photos, charts or graphics. More information. October 29, 1997, Wednesday
By IRA BERKOW (NYT); Sports Desk
Late Edition - Final, Section C, Page 1, Column 1, 831 words
DISPLAYING ABSTRACT - Ira Berkow Sports of The Times column discusses Indianapolis Colts quarterback Jim Harbaugh breaking his hand allegedly by punching sportscaster and former football player Jim Kelly
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A Girl Named Jim
There are two highly effective methods to lose a lot of money in a very short time:
1. Overextend oneself in a speculative stock market bubble.
2. Punch Jim Kelly.
Jim Harbaugh chose route #2, and the Super-Bowl-viewing public thanks him. Harbaugh, with the testosterone-addled logic of all NFL players, responded to Kelly's recent criticism by breaking a pinky on Kelly's head. The fragile bones of the human hand are apparently no match for a sloping brow and receding hairline.
Poor Harbaugh must be as confused and disappointed as Charlie Sheen at a John Lee Hooker concert. Two years removed from the AFC Championship game, Captain Comeback had been forced to settle for the handsome salary offered by the hapless Colts. Now he can't play and he won't get paid. Harbaugh must watch the Colts for free, something residents of Indianapolis gave up on a long time ago.
Because his injury was not football related, Harbaugh must wave goodbye (with his left hand) to his weekly salary of $147K. He'll get paid again when the hand is ready to resume tackling defensive backs. This isn't the first time the Captain Comeback has given up his paycheck. While at the helm of the Bears in the early '90s, Harbaugh donated one week's pay to charity. Orphans are deserving and all, but humanity was better served this time.