Former Eagles great Keith Byars’ best Reggie White and Buddy Ryan story

1989: Coach Buddy Ryan of the Philadelphia Eagles talks to reporters about a game against the Cleveland Browns at the American Bowl in London, England. The Eagles won the game 17-13. Mandatory Credit: Allsport /Allsport
1989: Coach Buddy Ryan of the Philadelphia Eagles talks to reporters about a game against the Cleveland Browns at the American Bowl in London, England. The Eagles won the game 17-13. Mandatory Credit: Allsport /Allsport /
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Recently, former Eagles running back Keith Byars appeared on The Fish Tank: Dolphins Tales From The Deep, and he shared a few stories on Buddy Ryan, that Eagles defense and the great Reggie White.

Here’s something many of you probably didn’t know about the great Reggie White. How many of you knew he was a huge WWE fan? That’s the kind of insight you can only get from a friend and former teammate. Recently, former Philadelphia Eagles running back Keith Byars appeared on The Fish Tank: Dolphins Tales From The Deep with O.J. McDuffie and Seth Levit.

The stories about one of the most beloved coaches and teams in franchise history were plentiful.

This one’s definitely worth a listen.

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Did Buddy Ryan really cut guys during practice? Do you mean to tell us that Philly’s former owner Norman Braman passed on a chance at bringing two NFL legends into Philly’s nest?

Might that have put Philly over the hump and delivered the ‘City of Brotherly Love’ a Lombardi Trophy years ago?

We’ll never know the answer to that, but Byars delivers some awesome insight on a team that ensured that many of us would cheer for this team forever. Just click here to pull up new and classic episodes of The Fish Tank, and click on the Keith Byars: Life is Too Good interview to hear the full podcast.

Doing so makes you think about the good old days when guys like Randall Cunningham, Seth Joyner and Clyde Simmons were all running around in the kelly green with Jerome Brown (there’s an interesting story Byars tells about him too).

Dang. Those were the good old days.