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I always go back to Bake Turner's stat line for 1962 Colts: 1 rec, 111 yds, 1 TD. Hard to beat an 111 YPG! Turner caught a 74-yd TD in one game (I think the finale), but in an earlier game the rookie was credited with 37 receiving yds after the original receiver lateraled the ball to him. On that pa...

To cite one example, the Packers in 1944 drafted 30 (!!!) players, only one of whom even made the team. The "prize" of that draft class was Alex Agase, who played six seasons -- for four teams other than Green Bay. Offhand I wonder how many of those 30 draft picks didn't play because they...

Certainly playing in NYC doesn't hurt an athlete's chances for making the HOF in any sport. Being personable and media savvy can't hurt either. But all this increases a guy's chances only a tiny bit, though that sometimes can be enough to make the difference for someone who's straddling the fence. P...

I haven't been to very many myself, but in retrospect a couple stand out: * Oct. 24, 1971---Saw ChucK Hughes die on the field at Tiger Stadium. My girlfriend (future wife) and I got free tix from my brother, who had just won them in an all-nite poker game. I remember what a wet, dreary day it was (a...

Apparently Hadl hurt his arm halfway through and the passing really fell off, * True, he hurt his back ... and it affected his throwing I read that John Hadl and some other Rams were pushing a car when Hadl hurt his back causing his performance to fall off considerably the second half of the 1973 s...

The playoffs in the 1960's weren't what they are today but probably one of the best teams from any era to miss the post season was the 1967 Baltimore Colts. There aren't a lot of one-loss teams that didn't make it to the playoffs, especially with a league MVP (Unitas) at QB. https://www.pro-footbal...

I'm partial to Crazylegs for playing w/o a beard or a face mask.

rhickok1109 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:11 pm What if Johnny Unitas had played until he was 75 without losing any of his skills?

I imagine his throwing hand would look like this.

I don't agree about the 73 Dolphins ... the expectations of defending a world championship is difficult for any team, especially since it was only done thrice since the end of the 1959 season when Baltimore and Green Bay did it--excluding the AFL*-- The Dolphins hammered the Bengals, Raiders and Vi...

Haven't had a chance to read the piece on electric football but I'm really looking forward to it. I got one of those games for Christmas back in '67 or '68, and I can remember lugging it several blocks in the snow to play it in my buddy's basement. Pretty sure the teams that came with the set were t...