We mentioned on Sunday that one coaching change had a profoundly positive effect on Anthony Munoz’s NFL career and, by extension, his life trajectory. NFL Hall of Fame offensive lineman Forrest Gregg was hired as the new head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals heading into the 1980 NFL season. This was before the 1980 NFL draft in which the Bengals took Munoz with the No. 3 pick and changed their fortunes in the 1980s with two Super Bowl appearances. A great offensive lineman recognized the value of drafting a talented offensive line prospect.
Munoz, on the Trojan Conquest Live show with Tim Prangley and Rick Anaya, told an amazing, all-time anecdote about the workout Forrest Gregg conducted with Munoz. Gregg flew out to Los Angeles to visit Munoz and hold the workout on Munoz’s home turf. Munoz was eager to prove that he was ready to be a great NFL offensive lineman and give the Bengals the best player they ever had.
At the 45-minute mark of the show, Munoz relates the story of how he knocked Forrest Gregg to the ground. It sounds horrifying and disastrous, but the story had a very happy ending … for Munoz, for Gregg, and the Bengals, who drafted one of the best players in NFL history and made two Super Bowls as a result.
Trojan Conquest Live airs Sundays during the summer at 9 p.m. Eastern, 6 p.m. Pacific, at The Voice of College Football.
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