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Mann Helps and Umpire Shot

The Newspapers.com Football History Headline of the Day comes for the July 8, 1991 edition of the Baltimore...

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EVENTDAY | July 08

"Mann Helps and Umpire Shot"

Last updated 📅 2025-07-07

The Newspapers.com Football History Headline of the Day comes for the July 8, 1991 edition of the Baltimore Sun with their headline of:

✦ Umpire shot trying to halt robbers

The story tells the tale of how former NFL Linebacker Terence Mann, along with MLB Umpire Steve Palermo, were both shot when they attempted to break up a robbery of a waitresses at Campisi's Egyptian Restaurant near Dallas, Texas.

The two assisted the restaurant owner as they came to the aid of a waitress who was being robbed of her tips around 1:30 a.m.

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  • EVENTDAY: July 08
  • FOOTBALL NAME: Terence Mann
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