The Radish
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49fansince70":2421p8mg said:SoulfishHawk":2421p8mg said:A Whiner fan talking about cheating is laughable. Debartolo was busted for cheating/salary cap violations when he was with the Niners. :49ersmall:
Well if you're going to bring up the past, I'm gonna go with 5-0.
Its true that Eddie DiBartolo was busted after the fact for salary cap violations. As far as cheating other ways I never heard any of that.
In those days worrying about salary cap violations was mostly a joke talked about in back rooms. Every team did it all the time. Ed was just among the first they really got after.
But none of that is the reason he was forced out of the ninner organization. He got involved in some gambling issues that as I recall had nothing to do with the franchise. There is going to be a TV show about it within the week I believe.
Ed gave everything he had to the team much like George Steinbrener did for the Yankees. A very successful franchise for a long time and he was loved by the players. Something you know you can't say about the players feelings for the Yorks who now run the team to make money not necessarily win.
Even I will defend Eddie, a really find football guy who the NFL was happy to help force out of the league.
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