Crockett tells Archie that he ran back a 95 yard touchdown in the Gator Bowl. This is a callback to the pilot, where Tubbs recognizes Crockett as James "Sonny" Crockett, former University of Florida star wide receiver who won the Heisman Trophy. Other than keeping Elvis, the in-universe University of Florida football team's mascot, as a pet, Crockett's football career is rarely mentioned in the show.
Charles S. Dutton, who plays Ed McCain in this episode, played NYPD Lieutenant Pearson in the prior season's episode The Prodigal Son (1985).