Guido Merkens. The original Swiss Army knife

For younger fans of the New Orleans Saints NFL football team: the names of players from the team's past whom are considered an integral part of the franchise's at-times colorful history, are nothing more to them than men who were considered important long before their birth — and who otherwise hold very little or no meaning to them personally.
So you'll have to forgive them for not being too familiar with the name of the former player who so fittingly represented those terms in the opening sentence that are associated with the versatility to perform a variety of different tasks:

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Merkens' notable versatility impressed then-Saints head coach Bum Phillips (who had just coached him with the Oilers) so much, that Phillips decided to expand Merkens' role and had him play 3rd-string quarterback, be the holder for field goals, and serve as the team's 'primary' special teams player; with occasional time as a wide receiver, punter or even on defense as a free safety.

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Hey Taysom , Guido says hold his beer