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Once, always a Falcon: Former teammates Curry, Butler share brotherhood ideal
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Los Angeles Rams Eric Dickerson (29) looks to the football as he is hit from behind by Atlanta Falcons Buddy Curry (50) during first period play at night on Oct. 22, 1984 in Atlanta.
Retired NFL player Bobby Butler will never forget one scalding summer afternoon at the Atlanta Falcons’ Suwanee practice facility in 1995. Butler, a former defensive back, struggled to catch his breath while scaling a hill in the heat. He tried to process how it was possible for him to play in such conditions.
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