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Message: [QUOTE="FfldCntyFan, post: 5169860, member: 71"] Ernie was a senior at Stamford High my freshman year (as was his cousin Garry, who played in the NFL for about a decade). Garry's family were all better people (and students) than they were athletes. Ernie wasn't a bad guy but always acted a bit entitled. From what I remember of the point shaving story, he did take money (and admitted to it in court) but thought the cash was just a gesture from a fan. He was adamant that he never shaved points and I believe his stats during the games in question weren't much different than what he did on average in all games. I also think the whole thing fell apart (leading to it going public) when BC won a game the gamblers (Henry Hill and friends) thought they were going to lose. [/QUOTE]