dry-off

Updated: June 20, 2025

Everything is lovely until some rascal in the bunch throws a cold sponge on you and slaps you across the back, or turns the cold water on, when you only want hot. Then comes the dry-off and the rub-down, which seems to soothe all your bruises.

William H. (William Hanford) Edwards - Football Days: Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball