25yr Anniversary of Babygate -- An NFL first by the Oilers

How times have changed, 'eh.

link: 25 years later, ex-Oiler David Williams and son reflect on 'Babygate' firestorm



Much more at link..

Scot Cooper Williams came into this world Oct. 16, 1993 and was the center of a firestorm 24 hours later. His father David, an offensive tackle for the Houston Oilers, had missed the team's game in New England to be with his wife when he was born.​

The coaches were livid.

"It was hard on her at the time ... She could hear [the coaches] screaming over the phone at me,'' David said. "Finally the doctor just yanked the phone plug, took the phone off the wall and said 'We're not taking any more calls.' ''

[nice WWII analogy by the O-line coach]

The loudest was line coach Bob Young.

"He doesn't make $125,000 a week to stay home and watch television,'' Young told reporters. "They ought to suspend him for a week, maybe two.

"Everybody wants to be with his wife, but that's like if World War II was going on and you said, 'I can't go fly. My wife's having a baby.' You have to go to work – especially when you get paid like that.''​

After the game, offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride said he couldn't put into words how disappointed he was and then-general manager Mike Holovak said Williams would lose a game check ($125,000) and face a fine or possible suspension.​