Cowboys Coach McCarthy Eulogizes Packers' Ted Thompson
FRISCO - Former Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson died at age 68 on Wednesday, with Mike McCarthy - now the Dallas Cowboys coach, but for a long time Thompson's co-worker in Green Bay - to offer an open-letter eulogy of sorts.
From McCarthy:
"Ted gave me an opportunity of a lifetime. As a young first-time head coach, who thought he had all the answers, I couldn’t have been matched with a more perfect leader. He taught me patience. I will forever remember all of the times he would simply smile at me and say, “slow down young man.”
"He always protected and reinforced the importance of the tradition and history of the Green Bay Packers. It wasn’t enough just to win--it was equally important to win the right way. He exuded those qualities in everything he approached in football and in life.
"Ted was very private, and few got to see the things I will miss most about him--his sense of humor, his story telling and the kindness of such a good man. I have tremendous gratitude and appreciation for the opportunities he provided for me and my family.
"Ted was a man of extreme faith which gives me peace in knowing he is in a better place, but I also know, for those whose lives he touched, we are all better because of the time we were able to be with him.
"Slow down, my friend. What a life you led and an example you exemplified.''
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