But General Sarnoff (or his broadcaststandards minions?) had even less of a sense of humour than current NBC Entertainment chairman Robert Greenblatt has displayed in the face of Leno's recent jabs. Back in our hotel at 11:30 when the show went on the air, I was startled that Carson's reference to Sarnoff was bleeped out. Apparently no one, even Johnny, could take the General's name in vain..People may have loved the fights, but they didn't define themselves through them. The NFL is now America's primary cultural exercise. It's the only sports endeavour in history whose minorleague iteration (the NCAA) is more popular than the real thing.

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