Harmon Wages was a football player and a very good one, often underrated, but always having a flair for the dramatic, turning heads and causing headlines to sometimes drip with hyperbole.
Even when there was a faux pas, it seemed to make him more popular with the fan base of the Atlanta Falcons.
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