Hmmm. Seems,Lyle was a bit touchy-feely like the great Walter P. ,back in the day.
Still,could've just been a football thing,in those more "innocent times".....
'He bounded into the dining hall the evening before the Chicago Bears' training camp opened here, sneaked up behind the wide receiver Brian Baschnagel, bear- hugged him and kissed him on the cheek.
Baschnagel spun around to see who it was. But by then Walter Payton, elusive as usual, had wrapped himself round another unsuspecting teammate. Then it was on to another.
On it went, Payton hugging and kissing several more Bears, shaking hands with others, calling out hellos to still others - all as his way of letting them know he was back, ready to prepare for what should be a historic season.'
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/09/sports/players-pride-and-spirit-spur-payton.html'At home, Richman and Atlas have come to expect midnight phone calls from a falsetto stranger who coos to their wives, “just say Barbara called.”
Payton’s favorite shtick these days is his gay routine. Joking with friends, he talks like a girl, fusses with his hair, tweaks a few butts. Several teammates, following his lead, play the game, too.
It’s macho stuff. We’re-so-masculine-we-dare-act-gay. Kojak, the TV cop who called other men “baby,” would understand. '
https://chicago.suntimes.com/football/1985-bears-coverage-sweetness-lives-good-life-on-and-off-the-field/
