In 2010, Maya was among three rag-pickers selected by the Panchayat to represent India at the UN Climate Change conference held at Tianjin, China. “I wanted to learn every skill possible,” she says. Muktai first learnt to sign her name, and then signed up for every programme. Unlike other unions, the Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat, headed by Pune’s legendary Baba Adhav, which she joined in 2003, gave its members opportunities to grow, introducing them to training programmes conducted by NGOs. However, neither lack of schooling nor the daily grind of survival killed the teenager’s natural curiosity. By the time she turned 14, she’d had her first child. Her neighbours there were rag pickers and she joined them, slogging all day to earn Rs 20. Married off at 13, she moved to Nashik city. From rag-picking to representing India at an international conference from a child bride to a video journalist Muktai’s story made her one of the finalists for the 2021 Network for Women in the Media fellowship.īorn in a village in Marathwada, Muktai couldn’t attend school because she had to help her family in the fields. I’m still seething about it.At 34, Maya Muktai has traversed more worlds than many twice her age. It was also the last regular season game for Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach. It knocked Washington out of the playoffs and put Dallas in. Dallas won 35-34 and I will never forgive Pardee for that loss. Washington had a 34-21 lead over the Cowboys with less than two minutes to go. The season finale in 1979 was downright depressing. It was even sweeter when he accomplished the feat against Philadelphia.įormer Washington player Jack Pardee was hired as the new coach in 1978 and the Allen magic was gone in a heartbeat. Late in the 1975 season, Charley Taylor became the NFL’s all-time leader in receptions. I’m sure he has mixed emotions about the name change, but it’s also nice to see that he is still active at age 87. That is amazing, especially when you consider that he shared his duties at quarterback with former player Billy Kilmer.
It was tough to see Sonny retire after the 1974 season, but he was the leader in passing yardage for the league at age 40.
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Pro Football Hall of Fame November 26, 2018įollowing the Super Bowl loss to the Dolphins, Washington enjoyed several additional seasons of success under Allen, but never had the chance to play in another Super Bowl. #MotivationMonday #MondayMotivation #Motivate #Inspire /qAg8dqg1jg Words of wisdom from Hall of Fame coach and great, George Allen. Remember the season when Charley Taylor, Jerry Smith, and Bobby Mitchell went 1, 2, and 4 in the NFL with receiving yardage? I certainly do. I completed at least 50 passes to imaginary targets. I went outside and tossed a couple of footballs around while pretending to be Sonny. It was one big play after another and the late afternoon games on television were boring compared to what we witnessed. However, Graham’s team was able to win the highest scoring game in NFL history – a 72-41 triumph over the New York Giants. All he brought to Washington was a great offense, but a defense that left a lot to be desired. In 1966, Hall of Famer Otto Graham became the head coach and general manager. My father hated the trade, but he quickly changed that tune within a couple of years. The next spring, quarterback Norm Snead was traded for Philadelphia’s reckless gunslinger – a red-headed, out of shape quarterback named Sonny Jurgensen. The season ended two days before my birthday and Washington finished with a dreadful 3-11 record. I was four years old and turned five in mid-December. My first memory of the Burgundy and Gold was the fall of1963. With that in mind, let’s take a final few minutes to usher out the old and welcome the new. Historical perspectives never get old, but this is about the team name and that is certainly different than the football performances of yesteryear. It’s my last look at the old name and a final reflection of each decade, but don’t be surprised if we take a look back on occasion. My earliest memories of this team date back to the fall of 1963 and it is time to share some of this history with you as the new name arrives.
No matter what emotions we are feeling, it will take a while to get used to the new name and then everything will be fine – at least the team hopes so. Others are sad and the remainder is angry. The drama was steadily building for nineteen months.
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