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Memo to the Minnesota Vikings: Old guys never win.
Never was that driven home more painfully than Sunday.
For 71 holes Tom Watson — make that 59-year-old Tom Watson — made time disappear. His performance in the British Open was magical, as he seemed destined to become the oldest guy by a mile to win a major golf championship. But as his par putt on 18 missed the cup, our old guy balloons started to deflate.
His performance was still great, even memorable, but it was the magic that disappeared in the end.
Lance Armstrong, the other old guy who needed a magical performance on Sunday, could only watch as his much younger teammate, Alberto Contador, did a Lance imitation from years past and burst from the pack on the final mountain climb in the 15th stage of the Tour de France.
Contador seems destined to win this year’s tour, with Armstrong playing the role of caddy.
Yes, it was a bad weekend for old guys, and the Vikings should take that to heart as they pursue old-guy quarterback Brett Favre. He’ll be 40 in October, an age when guys should be watching football on TV, not playing it.
After all, old guys never win — unless they’re Nolan Ryan, who pitched a no-hitter at 44, or Michael Jordan, who scored 43 points at the age of 40.
New memo to the Vikings: Go for it.
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