A Koy / Kolb Connection?
Posted by Derek
I knew there had to be something here. It just made too much sense.
After the Eagles drafted Kevin Kolb, I started looking for connections he might have had to Koy Detmer. They were both quarterbacks out of Texas, Koy's father Sonny is a legendary high school football coach in the San Antonio area, and Koy has had some free time recently.
Unfortunately, Google failed me, as it so rarely does. I couldn't find any pre-draft mention of the two together. But today I saw this:
Dan Gross | A Philly punk reunion
OLD-SCHOOL Philly punks should dust off their leather jackets, boots and homemade tees. Philly punk pioneers Y-Di, Flag of Democracy, Pagan Babies, Decontrol and McRad will perform at the all-ages Legends of Philly Hardcore show July 14 at the Latvian Society.
Which is a gossip column that has nothing to do with Koy Detmer or Kevin Kolb. But check out item #4:
Out and about
Newly drafted Eagles quarterback Kevin Kolb is driving around in a yellow Dodge Charger Super Bee, on loan from auto dealer Gary Barbera. Barbera met Kolb, out of Houston, a while back through QB/ball handler Koy Detmer. Barbera, Kolb and Eagles tight end Brent Celek, just drafted out of Cincinnati, caught up over dinner at Saloon (750 S. 7th) Monday night.
I KNEW it. And yes, I need to get a life. But regardless, I knew there had to be a connection, and I'm betting that the Detmer/Kolb nexus and how the youngster ended up the new Eagles #3 quarterback might make kind of an interesting story. Now we just need to figure out how to unearth it.
(And yes, it's a slow Eagles news Thursday. Could be like that for awhile now that the first mini-camp is done. Someone please find the McNabb family and try to get them to say something dumb we can all overreact to for a few days.)

