From the Bronx in New York, he certainly went far.
In television and movies, this man became a star.
There were so many played characters we got to know.
Jim was "Mississippi" opposite John Wayne in "El Dorado"
In "Brian's Song", he was the late Bears fullback Brian Piccolo.
In "The Godfather", James was Vito Corleone's son Santino.
About this storied actor's roles, there is so much more to say.
At the age of eighty, James Caan is still going strong today.
I thank both imdb.com and wikipedia.org online encyclopedia for valuable information I obtained to write this poem.
All my heroes are all leaving- one by one
Off this mortal coil, flying to the eternal sun
We can no longer field the world cup team
Or the greatest band the world’s ever seen
They’re all in some marvellous, heavenly land
Bobby Moore raising the cup to the stand
That fabulous save. how did Banksy get there?
And Best beats the fullback with a flick of his hair
Still dipping his shoulder and drifting past two
Flamboyant and brilliant things, only he could do
And two boys are waiting to start over again
They’re called John and George no need to explain
We spend a lifetime, building, sticking time with glue
If I’m first, when you come, I’ll show my heroes to you.
David Cox
Coach Alan Brown was incredibly unique
At eighty he had an athlete's physique.
A fullback mocked his years,
Brown hefted him by his ears.
Since then mouthy jocks have squelched every squeak.
O,Giants
Send the opposisiton
to a blistering defeat
Let your halfback and
fullback
each gain 100 yards rushing
O, Giants
Let the QB send
the opposisiton to a blistering defeat
This game will be yours
If you run
with all your hearts
O, Giants
Let the crowd cheer or boo
Your chances are good this year
Fight on, Fight on,Giants - Fight on!
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