This scribe has always loved catchy nicknames, so I was intrigued when the Buffalo Bills selected someone known as “The Punt God” in the sixth round of the recent NFL Draft. Matt Araiza earned that divine moniker after booming an NCAA-record 36 punts of 50 yards or longer last season for San Diego State. The .May 3, 2022
Sandy Greenberg and his college roommate made a covenant 60-some years ago: If either was ever in real need, the other would have his back.
They were a couple of Jewish kids from upstate and downstate â Greenberg from Buffalo, his roommate from Queens â who hit it off from the moment they met as freshmen. Each would go on to landmark careers. And each has the other to thank for that.
When Greenberg went blind, in his junior year, his family begged him not to return to Columbia University. Amid the mad bustle of New York, they thought he would be hit by a bus or fall down a manhole. Greenberg believed he had no choice but to stay home in Buffalo, give up his full academic scholarship, and live a life of less.