Twitter really won't acknowledge this football legend – Fighting Irish Wire

In my life Twitter is a necessary evil.  It’s a place where news is broken, rumors are speculated on, and content is created in boatloads by the minute. For some, its significant to get a blue check mark by their handle because that means they’re verified as the real person.  It brings some form of authenticy to know you’re following the actual President of the United States or head football coach at your favorite university. Twitter however won’t verify one of the greatest football players the game has ever seen because he “lacks notability”. That player is Alan Page who was an All-American on Notre Dame’s 1966 national championship team before playing 15 years in the NFL where he was a six-time All-Pro with the Minnesota Vikings. Not notable! Hmmm.! #notnotable ⁦@Twitter⁩ pic.twitter.com/NcfdzUglEN — Alan Page (@ACPage_77) August 26, 2021 Page also won the NFL MVP in 1971, the NFL Championship in 1969, played in four Super Bowls, and registered 148.5 sacks in his Hall of Fame career. As impressive as Page’s football career was his life after football has been arguably even more impressive. From our colleagues at TouchdownWire: Somehow, Page’s post-football life has been even more extraordinary. Page…
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