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Nash and his love of the Baltimore Colts were featured in the December 13, 1968 issue of Life ,< ref > with several poems about the American football team matched to full-page pictures.

Entitled " My Colts, verses and reverses ," the issue includes his poems and photographs by Arthur Rickerby.

" Mr. Nash, the league leading writer of light verse ( Averaging better than 6. 3 lines per carry ), lives in Baltimore and loves the Colts ," it declares.

The comments further describe Nash as " a fanatic of the Baltimore Colts, and a gentleman.

" Featured on the magazine cover is defensive player Dennis Gaubatz, number 53, in midair pursuit with this description: " That is he, looming 10 feet tall or taller above the Steelers ' signal caller ... Since Gaubatz acts like this on Sunday, I'll do my quarterbacking Monday.

" Memorable Colts Jimmy Orr, Billy Ray Smith, Bubba Smith, Willie Richardson, Dick Szymanski and Lou Michaels contribute to the poetry.