Bill Belichick's Old Man Was Pretty Amazing, too.(SPORTS)

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Byline: Dan Daly, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Everybody knows about the amazing feats Bill Belichick has performed with the New England Patriots, but how many know about his father Steve's unique place in NFL history? That's right, Steve Belichick, the longtime Navy assistant coach, had a brief but memorable pro career with the Detroit Lions in 1941. Why don't I tell you about it while you're idly counting down the minutes until the Redskins-Patriots preseason game? Why don't I tell you the story of the equipment manager who became a star?

That's how Steve Belichick began that '41 season, as the Lions' equipment man. He'd just graduated from Western Reserve University in Cleveland, but he couldn't get a high school coaching job because he'd already been classified 1-A by the draft board. (Translation: He might be here today, but he could be gone tomorrow.) So when Lions coach Bill Edwards, his old coach at Western Reserve, offered to …