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A SIDEWAYS GLANCE : BIG BERTHA FINALLY HAS A DANCE PARTNER.


Byline: - Tom Hoffarth

In his NFL NFL
abbr.
National Football League

NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga
 afterlife, the prolific Bob Golic Robert Perry "Bob" Golic (born October 26, 1957 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former NFL defensive tackle who played for the New England Patriots (1979-1981), Cleveland Browns (1982-1988) and Los Angeles Raiders (1989-1992) in the NFL.  has become a spokesman for another questionable sports byproduct by·prod·uct or by-prod·uct  
n.
1. Something produced in the making of something else.

2. A secondary result; a side effect.

Noun 1.
.

Following up on his recent radio pitches for a Las Vegas betting service, the former Los Angeles Raiders nose guard-turned-``Saved-By-The-Bell''-star- turned-unemployed-NFL-network-analyst-turned-unemployed-sports-talk-host-turned-older-brother-of-ESPN-reporter is promoting an oversized o·ver·size  
n.
1. A size that is larger than usual.

2. An oversize article or object.

adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized
Larger in size than usual or necessary.
 titanium driver made for golfers who ``just like to hit things as hard as you can.''

It's the ``Big Bob'' golf club.

The ad with Golic's scowling scowl  
v. scowled, scowl·ing, scowls

v.intr.
To wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval. See Synonyms at frown.

v.tr.
 face in the premier edition of free Flying Rhino magazine (self-touted as ``L.A.'s premier sports monthly'') also includes what is assumed to be a quote from the big bruiser bruis·er  
n. Informal
A large, heavyset man.


bruiser
Noun

Informal a strong tough person, esp. a boxer or a bully

Noun 1.
: ``I hit it so hard we called 911 to save the ball!''

The price of the club is just $279. With a 100 percent money-back guarantee. But no guarantee Golic won't show up selling something else - fishing bobbers? - in the near future.

THE NAME FITS

Eddie Frierson, the Studio City resident whose nationally acclaimed one-man stage play ``Matty'' pays homage to Hall of Fame pitcher Christy Mathewson, became a father for the second time.

Two weeks ago, his wife, Natalie, gave birth to an 8-pound, 2-ounce boy at Tarzana/Encino Medical Center.

His name: Christopher Mathewson Frierson.

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Title Annotation:SPORTS
Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:May 4, 1998
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