Heard a great Buffone story from HOF Bears defensive end Dan Hampton today on radio.

Doug Buffone was playing in his rookie year for the first time in Green Bay. Legendary coach Vince Lombardi was guiding the Packers to another successful season.

On one play, rookie linebacker, Doug Buffone chases Paul Hornung out of bounds and they both fall and roll near Lombardi's feet. Buffone looks up with scared eyes knowing that he almost knocked over Vince Lombardi.

Before Buffone could get up, Lombardi had bent over and began screaming at him. "Buffone?!? You Italian, Buffone?!?" Buffone replied with a scared nod of his head and a weak, "Yes, sir." Lombardi then said, "Then you know ‘Buffone' means clown in Italian! Get the hell off my sideline, clown!!!!"