Dick LeBeau, the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator, takes time every year, in the the last team meeting before Christmas, to recite to his players “The Night Before Christmas.” And it’s become something pretty special for everyone involved.
Dick LeBeau Recites ‘The Night Before Christmas’
↵↵“He does it with such feeling and fervor, it’s something you almost have to hear and see,” said Cincinnati Bengals Director of Football Operations Jim Lippincott, who witnessed it once during LeBeau’s time with the Bengals. “It was gut-wrenching. It brought tears to my eyes.”
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↵Safety Ryan Clark added, “It’s awesome. I kind of teared up the first time I heard it.” LeBeau spends the first couple of minutes setting the scene, and then begins to recite the poem around the 2:20 mark.
↵Merry Christmas.
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