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For The Old Folks. Do You Remember When? Pro Football Changes

  • Ironman92
    Ironton Tanks
  • Footwedge
    Gardens35;1678602 wrote:QB 's wearing the single - bar mask.
    Outstanding Garden. I was too young to remember but I think Bobby Layne refused to have any bars. Most running backs had the double bar.
  • Footwedge
    Oh...I do remember the Eagles wide receiver Tommy McDonald had no face mask either.
  • Footwedge
    BRF;1678579 wrote:Wow! Nice thread. The Gogolaks. Pretty much changed it all.

    Don't forget that with Groza, in those days they were looking for double duty.

    Tom Dempsey and his club footed record FG. :-). (AND... The circumstances that allowed that to happen!)

    thevoice: didn't realize you were one of the old folks!

    Al Bundy with his last remark.... !

    BTW....the FG that "won" the "drive" was barefooted. (Rich Karlis from North Canton). From my view in the lower left of the Dog Pound, the kick was wide.
    \\Ah yes...the double duty. Paul Hornung and Gerry Kramer (offensive guard) place kicked for the Packers. Groza played d tackle until late in his career. George Blanda was a damn good quarterback and did all the place kicking for the Raiders. I loved watching the old AFL before the merger.
  • Footwedge
    Gardens35;1678612 wrote:I. M. Hipp.
    Fair Hooker, wide receiver Browns circa 1970. I remember Dandy Don quipping after Hooker caught a pass on Monday night football. "yup, I never met one that was."
  • DeyDurkie5
    Was this game of football before you turned into a senile, old rambling fuck?
  • SportsAndLady
    Rename the thread "old people thread" pls
  • thavoice
    Ironman92;1678586 wrote:Valley will spread vs Kirtland.....guessing Kirtland will win big.
    Kirtland is very tough. We are 1-1 against them and we utilized the spread almost exclusively. If they control the ball like they did against us the first time it makes it very tough for spread offenses to get out there and get into a good tempo.


    BRF...Nah..I just have a good memory!!!
  • Wally
    That one cornerback for the Raiders…Haynes?....that covered himself with stick-em until they outlawed it. If he got a hand on it-it stuck to him.
  • Wally
    Messenger guards before hand signals and radio headsets to bring plays in on offense.
  • BR1986FB
    Wally;1678792 wrote:That one cornerback for the Raiders…Haynes?....that covered himself with stick-em until they outlawed it. If he got a hand on it-it stuck to him.
    Lester Hayes. His teammate was Mike Haynes.
  • Wally
    BR1986FB;1678796 wrote:Lester Hayes. His teammate was Mike Haynes.

    Thank You!!!
  • Al Bundy
    Tear away jerseys
  • Footwedge
    You're a "seasoned" football guy if you remember flags...and not pylons.
  • HitsRus
    Remembering when they painted the sand and "grass" green for late December/January games....
  • BRF
    The old man in the brown suit that caught field goals and extra points in the closed end of the stadium.
  • Gardens35
    Woke up, fell out of bed. Dragged a comb across my head. Found my way downstairs and had a cup. And looking up, I noticed I was late.
  • HitsRus
    BRF;1678929 wrote:The old man in the brown suit that caught field goals and extra points in the closed end of the stadium.
    Yes!
  • Gardens35
    The NFL Champions vs The College All-stars game.
  • BRF
    ^^^^^ Soldier Field in Chicago.