Sad to hear that Bernie Kosar’s wife has filed for divorce. The issues, as reported by the Miami Herald, include what Babette apparently feels is Bernie’s undue generosity in giving away marital assets. It’s a character trait and a marital concern that was foreshadowed as far back as 1992 in, oddly enough, a football card.
On Pro Line Profiles #105, the couple is pictured along with their first-born baby (they now have four kids). On the back, Bernie discusses family life and his other off-the-field commitments. “There are so many people that you want to do things for that it really makes it difficult on the family. That’s the thing that you have to keep in mind.”
Eerie, huh? Well, perhaps no more than this quote from coach Bill Belichick on his 1993 Bowman #291 card: “By game time, he knows the opponent’s defense as well as any coach on our staff.” That, of course, is an issue with no small bearing on Belichick’s decision within the year to cut Kosar loose.
