The '68 Lions-Eagles Thanksgiving game in the monsoon! I remembered watching that game as a kid and thought it was the greatest thing ever. Then the next year, the Vikings and Lions played in another one, and it turned to snow in the second half. Damn, I miss multipurpose grass stadiums.
I watched the '69 Thanksgiving Day game on a black and white tv...couldn't tell the teams apart...couldn't tell where the teams were on the field of play. I loved it! I ageee with you, David; I miss the multipurpose grass stadiums, too!
Believe or not Vince Lombardi wanted artificial turf for RFK Stadium. the landlord the Stadium-Armory board proposed a 3 way deal, the Senators, Redskins and Armory Board would contribute one third each, Senators owner Bob Short vetoed it and tried to sue the Skings for tearing up the turf during the preseason which was thrown out.
Eagles ended a 12 game losing streak 12-0, on 4 field goals I think. Same year a 19 year old kid in a shabby Santa costume had snowballs thrown at him. He laughs about it himself, he’s an Eagles fan.
I'm a Tom Landry-era Dallas Cowboys fan, and IMO, for several reasons, pro football was M U C H more enjoyable to watch during the 60s, 70s, and 80s. God bless our pro football heroes from a by-gone era 🏈
One of the things that stand out from those eras was the rules were vastly different than today. Especially the passing. Most teams ran 50% to 70% of their plays. Quarterbacks were treated pretty much like anyone else on the field.
My Dad told me during this time you'd constantly see cheap shots on sidelines, players flying over benches, and referees just saying "Don't do that again."
I had to laugh at that one, Tom! Can you imagine a ref telling Butkus "Make sure to clean up the rough stuff, OK Dick?" "Sure thing!" Yeah, right. Lotsa luck.
That’s pretty much true. If a guy was close to the sideline nobody expected a tackler to control his momentum. And QBs often took hits well after the ball was gone.
@@TheYamahog12 Case and point the infamous Len Dawson late hit by Ben Davidson. My Dad saw that live and always pointed out how Otis Taylor was the first in there getting revenge on Davidson. Davidson always claimed 'I was just making sure he was down'.
Wow, this is one of the best football videos I've ever seen. These guys are crazy. And every hit was brutal. More amazing is players seem to be more injured today. These guys got up and repeated.
Thank you, Rich. I appreciate it! I think you're right. It seems that there are more injuries today. Maybe because they don't wear enough pads. Also, today's shoulder pads are a joke...tiny.
The speed of the game back then wasn't like it is now... And the players then didn't take care of their bodies like they do now - they would show the players smoking cigarettes on the sidelines during the game...
Rainy days were days when we round everyone up to play tackle football and trudge home covered in Mudd. Those were fun carefree days. We were oblivious to what was going on in the world for a couple of hours. We had Rams season tickets that year. After the last game the adults would head over to the restaurant/bar to drink and us younger folk were allowed to go and wait outside of the dressing room exit to get autographs. Im not sure if I got the entire team but , I do know I got all of the ones I really wanted. I was running out of room on that program cover. I held on to that program for years and have absolutely no idea what happened to it (oh yeah , it was the 1960s and 70s) those years were a little crazy to say the least.
Now those are some great memories, Steven. I'm guessing that you got McCutcheon, Harold Jackson and Jack Youngblood's autographs. That would have been cool to see them in person like that. Thanks for sharing!
I was nine years old in ‘68 and can clearly remember the vicious hits. It’s surprising that there weren’t a few broken necks from those clothesline tackles. I grew up in MN, so I was a big Vikings fan. Joe Kapp took his lumps, but also dished out punishment when he kept the ball and rumbled downfield. One tough s.o.b.
I also grew up in MN and recall seeing Kapp knock out cold a Linebacker on a scrambke run. It may have been a '69 game. Kapp had a long scar across his chin which was compliments of a broken beer bottle during a bar fight.
The rosters were only 40 players back then and there were only 26 teams, so jobs were more difficult to come by than today.....so they had to be tough and play with injuries or probably be out of a job.
I like the dirt fields. With no hash lines or any thing to indicate yard lines. It's almost like they played these games on a parking lot. Lol Awesome stuff!
We didn't have cable tv until the 70's at our house but I love these old clips . Monday night football was a huge hit when we got cable , and a brand new 24' colour tv.
Fantastic video. I grew up in the 1970s. Thankfully!. It’s very hard for me to watch today’s game. I seriously believe that we are very close to seeing flags on quarterbacks.
Thanks for the kind comment. I agree with you - John Madden said a few years ago that if you don't want the Quarterbacks to be hit, then just make it a rule. It could be that they put flags on QB's in the future or leave it up to the refs to determine if a defender has touched the QB with both hands, then consider the QB to be downed.
@@markgardner9460 you’re welcome and I agree! I truly understand everything about player safety. But I think they take it to the extreme sometimes. These guys are professional athletes. Strong big in and way better shape than players of yesteryear. But I truly believe overprotecting the quarterbacks today is all about ratings. If you have a handful of star quarterbacks that go down, then the NFL is gonna panic that their ratings will go down cause everyone will find it boring. It’s part of the game. It’s a violent physical game and you can’t take that out of the game. But it seems like the NFL tries every year to do so. And the hit on a defenseless receiver, cracks me up. I’m 5’11 and 170. If I go across the middle against those guys, I consider myself defenseless! But if I’m a 6’3 230 pound tight end ..don’t find that defenseless.
I think they overdo it, too. What happened in the '70's is that star QB's were missing substantial playing time due to serious injuries (Bradshaw, Bert Jones, Joe Namath, Ken Anderson, etc) and this was when teams were starting to pay big bucks for these guys. Well, they wanted to protect their top investment, so they lobbied to have the rules changes to protect their QB's (what business owner wants to pay for a car that can't be driven?) You are right about the tv ratings issue - while a non-New York football fan will watch a game with Joe Namath at the helm, he/she is less likely to watch the Jets with J.J. Jones or Al Woodall quarterbacking.
It was a measure of a man’s toughness to stay in the game and not complain, even with a significant injury. Sherrill Headrick LB for KC played an entire half with a fractured thumb. Just popped the bone back in and kept playing. It was literally a war out there on Sundays.
@@denisceballos9745 Yeah, chiefs.com refers to that same nickname. I did not know that he was a 3X All-Pro and 4X Pro Bowler. Thanks for the info, Denis!
Viking play after the Bears Cowboys fight was my favorite player of all time . MOOSE ! Carl Eller....de helmeted Forret Gregg and put Bart Starr in LA LA Land.
Moose Eller used the helmet slap just as effectively as Deacon Jones! I lived in MN and saw a good part of his career on tv every week, so I can appreciate your fondness for his hard-nosed play! He really knocked the snot out of Starr on that play.
Another defensive end from that era whom I would put right up with Eller and the Deacon was Rich "Tombstone" Jackson of Denver. Before he suffered a severe knee injury at Philadelphia on their turf field in 1971 and new Bronco coach John Ralston made him return to the field too soon in early 1972, Jackson was clearly heading for the Hall Of Fame.
Don Meredith took a lifetime of huge hits. 1968 was his best year. But because of the battered body, and the unwelcome boos from the Cowboy's own fans, and dealing with Coach Landry; 1968 was his last. Was also the last for Don Perkins. Rest in Peace to the two Don's
I agree. I think that Don Perkins belongs in the Hall of Fame. He was either 5th or 6th on the all-time rushing yardage list at the time of his retirement. l will be publishing a 1967 video that shows some huge hits that Don Meredith took
@@markgardner9460 It's a shame that Lee Roy Jordan and Cornel Green and Ralph Neely are not in the HOF. Perkins was the 1st great Cowboys RB. The size and quickness to play both FB and HB. And had very good hands.
@@jstube36 Chuck Howley has been named a finalist for the HOF, so I hope that he makes it. I think that Neely and Jordan should be in the HOF. If they played for the Packers of the '60's, they would have been in there already.
I'm from MN and watched much of his career. I think the knock on him is that he only had 2 Pro Bowls and was pretty much dominated in all 4 Super Bowls (not that that should account for his HOF exclusion, but that's what I've read). His main claim to fame is the consecutive game streak, but I know that during the last year , he'd start the first series of downs, then not play again until the start of the second half of the game, then go back to the bench for the majority of the remaining gametime. It wouldn't be a crime if he was let into the HOF because he did hold the career fumble recovery record and was the leader of The Purple People Eaters, plus he was tough as nails to have played as long as he did - 20 years....when it was a real man's game!
# 39 for the 49ers is Kermit Alexander , not Washington . A few years later they would have # 22 Vic Washington and #18 Gene Washington There was no one named Washington on the 49ers that year . He would later take Gale Sayers out with a knee injury . Great Job and I love the music .
And the Vikings also had a wide receiver at the same time named Gene Washington. He had gone to Michigan State and had a few decent years, but he wasn’t nearly as explosive as the 49ers receiver of the same name.
This brings back some memories! My Pop Pop and I would watch all those NFL Films VHS tapes. The bloopers, hard hits, all those old videos. Those are some of my favorite memories from childhood. Miss you Pop!
@@billj8513 astounding... hopefully you haven't passed down the late hit/cheap shot mentality... it is possible to play to win without playing dirty....
@@johnm24358 sounds like you never played the game against people who didn’t like you and you didn’t like them. In high school and college we knew the team that won has the team who could dish out and handle pain. The guys I watched and learned the game from were coming back from Vietnam, nothing scared them. It wasn’t “only a game”. Football was only for the baddest dog on the field. I would consider todays game something very sterile and emotionless. The fear has been legislated out. Back in the day the cartoon “The Jetsons” had football teams made up of robots. That’s all I see.
Excellent video! Thanks for letting us turn back the clock to the real NFL. The Cowboys won that fight-filled game against the Bears 34-3 & won that last regular season game against the Giants 28-10, but then crashed and burned in Cleveland in the Eastern Conference Championship.
What's your take on the widespread use of multi-purpose stadiums that were utilized back then, Eric? (OK with the dirt infields on the gridiron?) The Cowboys/Bears game was at Wrigley Field. Was the Cowboys/Giants game at Yankee Stadium?
@SportsStatsNGab I was in favor of multipurpose stadiums as they added character, but man, there were a few times when the fields turned into "astro mud" during heavy rains. The Cowboys/Browns game that was played in Cleveland near the end of the 1970 regular season that the Cowboys won 6-2 was a classic example. The Cowboys/Giants game was played at Yankee Stadium. What did you think of multipurpose stadiums? Thanks for the quick reply. Do you have other videos?
Yes, Eric, I currently have about two dozen videos, so please check them out in my Playlist! I think that multi-purpose stadiums were a necessity back in the day because the owners did not have enough cash/finances to have a stadium just for football in many cases. I liked the baseball infields being a part of the gridiron; I think it added an entertainment element. However, when some fields like the Oakland-Alameda County Colisium didn't "shave" the pitching mound even with the ground, that was a hazard to any player who may have stumbled over it.
@SportsStatsNGab I was very certain that financial limitations were the reason so many multipurpose stadiums existed. Cleveland Municipal Stadium was a major league problem, though, because the Indians had so many bad teams. Your comments on infields are right on, especially about the pitching mounds. When the Senators played at D. C. Stadium, the turf almost looked like the nuclear testing grounds in Nevada, which must've thrilled the Redskins. Thanks for telling me about your other videos. I'll be sure to check them out. Thanks for your commentaries. It was great chatting with you.
Also, in the next-to-last week of the season, players came off both benches in the Broncos' game at Oakland. And after the Heidi Game, Jet coach Weeb Ewbank showed reporters a Jets' coaches' film in which, among other things, Raider defensive lineman Dan Birdwell had launched an uppercut into Joe Namath's groin.
A Raiders player intentionally trying to injure an opponent? That's highly plausible. I assume that the NFL office told the Raiders "Now cut that out!"
Thankyou so much for the laughs! I remember Roman Gabriel had a big smile, the worst o-line ever , was always running scared and seemed to live on his back. Smashmouth football only happens in the playoffs anymore but who doesn't miss what Butkus and Bubbah Smith did to the league
I did enjoy this video, I use to have a aggressive nature myself. God has humbled me in my old age. But I do like watching how football used to be played. GodBlessU.
Yes, they did. These guys played because they loved the game. They only played 12 games a season, and many players then held regular jobs during the offseason.
As the old Andy Griffith tune says: “What it was was football.” Those guys were taking and giving out that punishment, and the pads and helmets were not nearly what they are today. It was something to see. And #39 playing for the San Francisco 49ers was DB Kermit Alexander. In that same 1968 season Alexander was involved in a tackle that caused Chicago RB Gale Sayers’ first knee injury.
I can hear Andy's voice now! Yep, I messed up on the DB's last name. I've seen footage of the Alexander hit on Sayers and it wasn't dirty, it was just bad timing when he hit him. Thank you for your comments, Matthew!
@@markgardner9460 I was watching the game on TV when it happened (yeah I feel old now). It was definitely NOT dirty and I remember Alexander talking to Sayers and trying to help out. I’ve been a Packer fan my whole life and Gale Sayers was unstoppable he was one of my favorite players in spite of being a Packers fan. It’s great to see those clips and hear those names again. Well, maybe not the ones where Bart Starr gets his head taken off. :)
@@mattybob59 When you consider that Sayers never had a decent QB or any offensive lineman to have made a Pro Bowl, it's amazing to think of the big numbers that he put up.
You got that right, Hot Rod. League has legislated that it wants pushing players out of bounds, bumping players to the ground and simply holding the ballcarrier upright when forward progress has been stopped rather than tackling.
@@markgardner9460 i went to school in Duncanville Tx. and Mean Joe Green lived down the street. I played with his younger son Delon. He had all the cool toys. It always killed me that he played for the Steeler’s and not the Cowboys. 😂
@@hotrod2804 Yeah, I can see why you'd say that. The other 3 libemen of the Steel Curtain have passed on. Joe was a gentle giant off the field. He's probably the only player that Dick Butkus backed down from...Butkus walked away from an inevitable physical confrontation.
Marty 🤷♂️ you also conveniently forgot to mention the redneck trailer trash slogan let's go Brandon 🤦♂️😂 NO Red wave 😱😆 nothing political here just like your reply 😮
@@thomaswilson5966 lol. Well I’m not going to lower myself with insults. You are very WOKE but not awake. I don’t see nor hear Brandon being pushed by the NFL, NHL, NBA or MLB. If anything major league sports in America have become a talking point for the WOKE movement.
@@martym.6274 grandpa you better go back look at your reply quoting from you football in the 60s there was no politics no activism no disrespecting Americans and hard Core tough players I'll give you the tough players but the rest is nothing but political statement you just counter addicted your argument because you're applying that all these things are going on now but they didn't in the past 🤷♂️🤦♂️ talk about a senior moment 👴 so that argument 🤥is as ridiculous as the political fascist party that you belong to no insults just facts I'm sure it's your naptime 🥱😴
@@thomaswilson5966 well young man perhaps you’re literate enough to read a book, you’ll find race relations were far worse in the 60’s and 70’s than now. I guess call to duty doesn’t teach that. I know my history, you don’t.
These guys were called Head Hunters back in the day, Clothesline tackles were legal and most guys wore forearm pads for protection on a opponents helmet
Colts' defense in the 60s was raging. Stuffed the Packers on the one yard line on 4th down in that 1966 Western Division Playoff, stuffed the Vikings here, in the same situation, harrassed Rams' mighty Roman Garbriel and repeatedly knocked him to the ground in '68. They were Terrors that had no fancy name.
You are correct! That squad had HOF'ers at QB, (2) RB's, (3) Offensive Lineman, (2) Defensive Lineman, (2) LB's and (2) DB's....yet they never had a nickname for any of those positions, offense or defense. Strange.
@@markgardner9460 You had Dallas Doomsday Defense, The Fearsome Foursome in Los Angeles, but no name for that marrauding front in Baltimore. And, to make matters worse for opponent QBs, they blitzed a lot.
The mid-1970's Colts defensive line was nicknamed The Sack Pack. John Dutton, Joe Ehrmann, Fred Cook and Mike Barnes comprised that unit....but no nickname for the 1960's unit
@@markgardner9460 They were bad for a while after the older players from the Glory Days retired, 1972-'74, but didn't stay down for long. They were for real in the mid-1970s, but the Raiders and Steelers were older, playoff-seasoned squads. They could not master those teams in the playoffs.
I saw Larry Wilson...of the St. Louis Cardinals, intercept a pass w 2 broken hands in casts. He also had missing front teeth...he mastered the Red Dog blitz.
Thanks for a Great Video my friend. Narration was very good and your game piece selection,perfect. Those were the days when players played the game of football because they both loved and enjoyed. Money wasn't what drove these Midway Monsters. I look forward to seeing more material.
Thank you! I appreciate it very much and am working on providing consistently entertaining videos. Please feel free to check out my existing videos in my playlist. Thank you for watching!
As rough as this was, can you imagine how it must have been decades earlier? Guys playing in leather helmets with no facemask - had to be a lot of broken noses and missing teeth.
@@markgardner9460 teams have a lot of it, they just aren’t bothered to release it. When they could hit guys after they were on the ground…good times there. I have an idea for a segment. The Vikings Cowboys Hail Mary game… a play or two before the Hail Mary, Dallas converted a fourth and long….a police officer goes nuts on a young fan on the sidelines…I’ve always wondered about that when I was watching the replay of the game on TH-cam a couple of years ago. but here it gets strange. About three months ago NFL films came out with a story of that sideline skirmish…BUT…it wasn’t about the cop and kid…but something else that happened in that scenario that I never noticed…. Apparently a Met Stadium security guard kicked Pearson after he made the catch. The Segment was about Pearson and the guard meeting and making amends. Nice story……meanwhile…much to my shock…the cop and the kid were completely ignored. This story is now ready …especially with only half of the moment captured. Well…not sure why I’m telling you this…but could be a popular story especially since NFL films remembered….half of it
@@markgardner9460 I’d have let it die if NFL Films didn’t produce this great story…but fail to mention the boy and the cop. You have to see that part by looking at the play. This is pretty funny too…but there is more. Lol. th-cam.com/video/ht0Mbgt1dkQ/w-d-xo.html
The Rams Kicker who kicked off to the Saints John Gilliam who ran it back for a touchdown was targeted. Right after he kicked the ball, a Saints player was running at him full speed looking to lay him out. Yes, it was much more brutal. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Thank you for subscribing. I will be putting out more old footage on a consistent basis. My wheelhouse is the late '60's through about 1981, so I hope that you enjoy my videos. Feel free to check out my playlist for other videos. Thanks again!
The narrator fails to mention that the guy losing his helmet 4:05 had to be Bob Wallace. I mention this because Mike Ditka was #89 until cheapo George Halas sent him to Philly.
And have little memory of it if they happen to have made it to their 80s, with the dementia they are likely suffering (on top of wrecked knees, spines, shoulders and so on).
@@billplaney2585 very true, but nobody put a gun to their heads and forced them to play a game that is dangerous and that they loved, it's also true that those older players didn't get paid like today's over paid babies that celebrate getting a first down even if their team is down by 30 points.
@@jorgeguardado6015 Well true, but they also didn't have the medical knowledge of what was in store for them. The oldest NFL veterans (who they might have served as examples of what was their physical future) did not suffer the same head trauma because they came from the time of trivial helmets. The polycarbonate helmet was NEW in the early 1960s, so players thought that it was going to give greater protection than the leather helmets of earlier times (or simpler helmets without face masks) when the opposite was actually true. It facilitated the weaponization of their heads. So it's not fair to say "no one put a gun to their heads" - they simply didn't have the data available now. Of course they knew there were other dangers, but they truly thought their heads were protected. CURRENT players - you can make your initial statement to.
5:25 into the you tube presentation. The interception by the 49ers number 39 is not Kermit Washington, it is Kermit Alexander . Later that year 1967 or it could have been 1968 he ended Gale Sayers season with a submarine tackle.
That's a great point that you bring up, Jeff. All the posing and posturing.......how 'bout giving it up for your blockers who, without them, your good play would have never have happened? Thank you for watching and commenting!
In the Lions at Vikings (Bud Grant, R.I.P.) game, both Joe Kapp and Gary Cuozzo got knocked out of the game; Kapp came back in and led the Vikings to victory.
Was definitely a more rough era of football and more entertaining . But for the players sake of preventing catastrophic injury's the rules implemented today to help protect the players are much needed.
At 3:39 I thought the ref was going to check to see if Joe Kapp (lying face-down half-unconscious) was O.K., but he just pulled the football from underneath him and walked away.
Yes I have replied to your videos before period and you've replied back which is a pleasure for me. When the game was called with 40 seconds left, that most definitely makes sense. That was getting so out of hand, that it was resembling a street battle. It's always cool to see a couple of players , maybe a push then a shove, but that game was out of hand.
enough is enough, as they say. The last thing you want to have happen is to have play resume, then another fisticuff takes place. They did the right thing, I think. Thanks for watching and commenting, Joey - I appreciate it.
@SportsStatsNGab I appreciate you and your work with these videos. I love the big four sports, and football is one. It's history, and that is what makes it specia.l
Thanks, Joey. I'm planning on publishing some baseball videos soon, so that will be different for me. I'm big on history - I enjoy commenting on how things used to be....for better or worse.
Refs will keep their flags in their pockets all game with offensive holding going on all over the place, but will be throwing them liberally if a QB gets breathed on or a receiver gets touched prior to the arrival of the ball.
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The era of smash mouth no holds barred football. True gridiron action!!
The '68 Lions-Eagles Thanksgiving game in the monsoon! I remembered watching that game as a kid and thought it was the greatest thing ever. Then the next year, the Vikings and Lions played in another one, and it turned to snow in the second half. Damn, I miss multipurpose grass stadiums.
I watched the '69 Thanksgiving Day game on a black and white tv...couldn't tell the teams apart...couldn't tell where the teams were on the field of play. I loved it! I ageee with you, David; I miss the multipurpose grass stadiums, too!
i watched that game also.the next year i fell in love with the nfl watching the vikings/rams playoff game.
Believe or not Vince Lombardi wanted artificial turf for RFK Stadium. the landlord the Stadium-Armory board proposed a 3 way deal, the Senators, Redskins and Armory Board would contribute one third each, Senators owner Bob Short vetoed it and tried to sue the Skings for tearing up the turf during the preseason which was thrown out.
Wow, that is great information, Joshua. Thank you for sharing!
Eagles ended a 12 game losing streak 12-0, on 4 field goals I think. Same year a 19 year old kid in a shabby Santa costume had snowballs thrown at him. He laughs about it himself, he’s an Eagles fan.
I'm a Tom Landry-era Dallas Cowboys fan, and IMO, for several reasons, pro football was M U C H more enjoyable to watch during the 60s, 70s, and 80s.
God bless our pro football heroes from a by-gone era 🏈
Well said! I agree!
When I need a nap now I'll watch the NFL growing up in the 60s 70s and 80s you couldn't get me away from watching football. Rather watch golf now
One of the things that stand out from those eras was the rules were vastly different than today. Especially the passing. Most teams ran 50% to 70% of their plays. Quarterbacks were treated pretty much like anyone else on the field.
@@jeffreyirish3646 just the size difference in the football itself
@@bobbeckhart1707 Today's game is BORING. I couldn't get enough of it in the '70's and '80's...just like you
NFL Football in the 60s and 70s was GROWN MAN FOOTBALL where MEN were MEN and WOMEN were glad of it.
My Dad told me during this time you'd constantly see cheap shots on sidelines, players flying over benches, and referees just saying "Don't do that again."
I had to laugh at that one, Tom! Can you imagine a ref telling Butkus "Make sure to clean up the rough stuff, OK Dick?" "Sure thing!" Yeah, right. Lotsa luck.
That’s pretty much true. If a guy was close to the sideline nobody expected a tackler to control his momentum. And QBs often took hits well after the ball was gone.
@@TheYamahog12 Case and point the infamous Len Dawson late hit by Ben Davidson. My Dad saw that live and always pointed out how Otis Taylor was the first in there getting revenge on Davidson. Davidson always claimed 'I was just making sure he was down'.
@@markgardner9460 Oh,Mr.Butkus, please don't hit him so hard! Yeah,sure thing 😀
The Refs are like modern day progressive Dems on crime.
Along with the great plays of the era,the soundtrack takes this film to another level,Fantastic Compilation.
Thank you, Michael. I really appreciate it!
Wow, this is one of the best football videos I've ever seen. These guys are crazy. And every hit was brutal. More amazing is players seem to be more injured today. These guys got up and repeated.
Thank you, Rich. I appreciate it! I think you're right. It seems that there are more injuries today. Maybe because they don't wear enough pads. Also, today's shoulder pads are a joke...tiny.
@@markgardner9460 were the shoulder pads bigger back then
@@JJ-vp3bd the shoulder pads were considerably bigger back then
The speed of the game back then wasn't like it is now... And the players then didn't take care of their bodies like they do now - they would show the players smoking cigarettes on the sidelines during the game...
@@johnm24358 Yeah they were MEN!
Rainy days were days when we round everyone up to play tackle football and trudge home covered in Mudd. Those were fun carefree days. We were oblivious to what was going on in the world for a couple of hours. We had Rams season tickets that year. After the last game the adults would head over to the restaurant/bar to drink and us younger folk were allowed to go and wait outside of the dressing room exit to get autographs. Im not sure if I got the entire team but , I do know I got all of the ones I really wanted. I was running out of room on that program cover. I held on to that program for years and have absolutely no idea what happened to it (oh yeah , it was the 1960s and 70s) those years were a little crazy to say the least.
Now those are some great memories, Steven. I'm guessing that you got McCutcheon, Harold Jackson and Jack Youngblood's autographs. That would have been cool to see them in person like that. Thanks for sharing!
This is when they actually played Football and not the garbage we have today
Wholeheartedly agree!
@@markgardner9460 So we have two idiots - got it. You kids weren't old enough to have watched this live anyway.
I guarantee you they said the same exact thing in the 60s about this style compared to the 30s.
They’re just high paid actors now.
@@miccal99 well, I wouldn't doubt it one bit
Very old school hard core. You nailed it!
Thank you, Jody. Sorry for getting back to you so late.
Never saw football with led zeppelin playing in the background. Love it! Just fits somehow.
Glad you like it!
Good times, bad times? Led Zepp fits anytime.
I know Football and Led Zeppelin, perfect match. 👍🏻
Black Sabbath too. Wonderful presentation by SportsGabNGrab.
This was a time when the NFL had character
pointless foul play isnt character
trying to injure your opponent is not something to be proud of...
And CHARACTERS....
the nfl today is crap
@@mikeorfe1188 Then don't watch it...
I was nine years old in ‘68 and can clearly remember the vicious hits. It’s surprising that there weren’t a few broken necks from those clothesline tackles. I grew up in MN, so I was a big Vikings fan. Joe Kapp took his lumps, but also dished out punishment when he kept the ball and rumbled downfield. One tough s.o.b.
I also grew up in MN and recall seeing Kapp knock out cold a Linebacker on a scrambke run. It may have been a '69 game. Kapp had a long scar across his chin which was compliments of a broken beer bottle during a bar fight.
@@markgardner9460You are correct. Kapp laid out the linebacker in the NFL Championship game against Cleveland during the '69 postseason.
Yep, it was Jim Houston of Cleveland.
Joe Kapp was a middle linebacker who played quarterback.
@@3243_ That's right...that's the guy. Went out like a light.
What may have been lacking in star status skills they more than make up for in sheer toughness.
The rosters were only 40 players back then and there were only 26 teams, so jobs were more difficult to come by than today.....so they had to be tough and play with injuries or probably be out of a job.
Oh yeah. When football was fun. Except when you're on the receiving end. Thanks for the video.
Thank you, Randall. I appreciate it!
It was an incredibly violent game back then - almost unrecognizable from today (when there would be flags-a-plenty!)
Great soundtrack! This era was the best of the NFL. No cowards out on that field, baby.
You nailed it!!
I like the dirt fields. With no hash lines or any thing to indicate yard lines. It's almost like they played these games on a parking lot. Lol Awesome stuff!
We didn't have cable tv until the 70's at our house but I love these old clips . Monday night football was a huge hit when we got cable , and a brand new 24' colour tv.
We didn't have cable until the early '80's. I wonder how much that 24" tv cost back then - more than now, I'm sure.
Fantastic video. I grew up in the 1970s. Thankfully!. It’s very hard for me to watch today’s game. I seriously believe that we are very close to seeing flags on quarterbacks.
Thanks for the kind comment. I agree with you - John Madden said a few years ago that if you don't want the Quarterbacks to be hit, then just make it a rule. It could be that they put flags on QB's in the future or leave it up to the refs to determine if a defender has touched the QB with both hands, then consider the QB to be downed.
@@markgardner9460 you’re welcome and I agree! I truly understand everything about player safety. But I think they take it to the extreme sometimes. These guys are professional athletes. Strong big in and way better shape than players of yesteryear. But I truly believe overprotecting the quarterbacks today is all about ratings. If you have a handful of star quarterbacks that go down, then the NFL is gonna panic that their ratings will go down cause everyone will find it boring. It’s part of the game. It’s a violent physical game and you can’t take that out of the game. But it seems like the NFL tries every year to do so. And the hit on a defenseless receiver, cracks me up. I’m 5’11 and 170. If I go across the middle against those guys, I consider myself defenseless! But if I’m a 6’3 230 pound tight end ..don’t find that defenseless.
I think they overdo it, too. What happened in the '70's is that star QB's were missing substantial playing time due to serious injuries (Bradshaw, Bert Jones, Joe Namath, Ken Anderson, etc) and this was when teams were starting to pay big bucks for these guys. Well, they wanted to protect their top investment, so they lobbied to have the rules changes to protect their QB's (what business owner wants to pay for a car that can't be driven?) You are right about the tv ratings issue - while a non-New York football fan will watch a game with Joe Namath at the helm, he/she is less likely to watch the Jets with J.J. Jones or Al Woodall quarterbacking.
@@markgardner9460 yep. All very valid points. Have a great day 👍😀
Also guys, it's money . . money . . money . .
I say they should bring this type of game back
In today’s world? Never happen.
Today people are too faint hearted for this kind of play.
It was a measure of a man’s toughness to stay in the game and not complain, even with a significant injury. Sherrill Headrick LB for KC played an entire half with a fractured thumb. Just popped the bone back in and kept playing. It was literally a war out there on Sundays.
Thanks for bringing that up. I had not heard that story before.
@@markgardner9460 Check out his Wikipedia page. They called him “Psycho”.
@@denisceballos9745 Yeah, chiefs.com refers to that same nickname. I did not know that he was a 3X All-Pro and 4X Pro Bowler. Thanks for the info, Denis!
Football! Real Football!
and no targeting calls !
Viking play after the Bears Cowboys fight was my favorite player of all time . MOOSE ! Carl Eller....de helmeted Forret Gregg and put Bart Starr in LA LA Land.
Moose Eller used the helmet slap just as effectively as Deacon Jones! I lived in MN and saw a good part of his career on tv every week, so I can appreciate your fondness for his hard-nosed play! He really knocked the snot out of Starr on that play.
Deacon Jones & Carl Eller we're the shit back in the day. Real defensive ends there.hof!
Another defensive end from that era whom I would put right up with Eller and the Deacon was Rich "Tombstone" Jackson of Denver. Before he suffered a severe knee injury at Philadelphia on their turf field in 1971 and new Bronco coach John Ralston made him return to the field too soon in early 1972, Jackson was clearly heading for the Hall Of Fame.
@@3243_ same thing happened to Bubba Smith, except he was instructed to get back into a pre-season game because the score was too close
That's when you could actually play the game. These players now look like superman and play like batgirl.
Classic statement, James!
Now THIS IS FOOTBALL! Love it!
That was just football. Every game was like this. The good old days, no wimps allowed.
100% correct...every game was like that!
That hit by Mike Curtis on Roman Gabriel is iconic and included in "The First Fifty Years."
Yeah. You'd think Gabriel would have went to a double-bar facemask after that, but no.
Don Meredith took a lifetime of huge hits. 1968 was his best year. But because of the battered body, and the unwelcome boos from the Cowboy's own fans, and dealing with Coach Landry; 1968 was his last. Was also the last for Don Perkins. Rest in Peace to the two Don's
I agree. I think that Don Perkins belongs in the Hall of Fame. He was either 5th or 6th on the all-time rushing yardage list at the time of his retirement. l will be publishing a 1967 video that shows some huge hits that Don Meredith took
@@markgardner9460 It's a shame that Lee Roy Jordan and Cornel Green and Ralph Neely are not in the HOF. Perkins was the 1st great Cowboys RB. The size and quickness to play both FB and HB. And had very good hands.
@@jstube36 Chuck Howley has been named a finalist for the HOF, so I hope that he makes it. I think that Neely and Jordan should be in the HOF. If they played for the Packers of the '60's, they would have been in there already.
@@markgardner9460 Another shame is that Jim Marshall is not in. Why he has been left out is such a mystery.
I'm from MN and watched much of his career. I think the knock on him is that he only had 2 Pro Bowls and was pretty much dominated in all 4 Super Bowls (not that that should account for his HOF exclusion, but that's what I've read). His main claim to fame is the consecutive game streak, but I know that during the last year , he'd start the first series of downs, then not play again until the start of the second half of the game, then go back to the bench for the majority of the remaining gametime. It wouldn't be a crime if he was let into the HOF because he did hold the career fumble recovery record and was the leader of The Purple People Eaters, plus he was tough as nails to have played as long as he did - 20 years....when it was a real man's game!
Back then, the winners won by playing through attrition. But now, the rules are so finely tuned that the outcome is determined by the referees.
Iffy pass interference calls are the worst. Huge chunks of yardage get eaten up just like that
# 39 for the 49ers is Kermit Alexander , not Washington . A few years later they would have # 22 Vic Washington and #18 Gene Washington There was no one named Washington on the 49ers that year . He would later take Gale Sayers out with a knee injury . Great Job and I love the music .
Thank you, Lonnie! I need to make that correction and I appreciate your comments.
Kermit Washington was a forward for the Lakers. Infamously known for smashing the face of Houston's Rudy Tomjanovich in a game in 1977
And the Vikings also had a wide receiver at the same time named Gene Washington. He had gone to Michigan State and had a few decent years, but he wasn’t nearly as explosive as the 49ers receiver of the same name.
@@ciesaro A sucker punch that ended Tomjanovich’s career.
@@TheYamahog12 He eventually played a few seasons after that
Back when real men played the game like Papa Bear intended for it to be played
Back when men were real men and the sheep were real nervous.
Him and Red Grange.
This brings back some memories! My Pop Pop and I would watch all those NFL Films VHS tapes. The bloopers, hard hits, all those old videos. Those are some of my favorite memories from childhood. Miss you Pop!
Here's to your Dad! Thanks for sharing.
Love seeing the natural turf. Snow and rain games were the best.
Man, This is when and how I learned to play the game. Every player was a gladiator. I can’t watch todays game.
hopefully you didn't emulate the cheap shots and late hits that were prevalent back then...
I'm with ya, Bill. I have a difficult time watching today's game, too. To me, it's become more entertainment than sport.
@@johnm24358 oh heck yeah. You played to win.
@@billj8513 astounding... hopefully you haven't passed down the late hit/cheap shot mentality... it is possible to play to win without playing dirty....
@@johnm24358 sounds like you never played the game against people who didn’t like you and you didn’t like them. In high school and college we knew the team that won has the team who could dish out and handle pain. The guys I watched and learned the game from were coming back from Vietnam, nothing scared them. It wasn’t “only a game”. Football was only for the baddest dog on the field. I would consider todays game something very sterile and emotionless. The fear has been legislated out. Back in the day the cartoon “The Jetsons” had football teams made up of robots. That’s all I see.
Kermit Alexander not Washington. He's the one that decked Rudy Tomjonavich
Yes, Washington decked Tomjanovich.
Cheap and very damaging shot.
Excellent video! Thanks for letting us turn back the clock to the real NFL. The Cowboys won that fight-filled game against the Bears 34-3 & won that last regular season game against the Giants 28-10, but then crashed and burned in Cleveland in the Eastern Conference Championship.
What's your take on the widespread use of multi-purpose stadiums that were utilized back then, Eric? (OK with the dirt infields on the gridiron?) The Cowboys/Bears game was at Wrigley Field. Was the Cowboys/Giants game at Yankee Stadium?
@SportsStatsNGab I was in favor of multipurpose stadiums as they added character, but man, there were a few times when the fields turned into "astro mud" during heavy rains.
The Cowboys/Browns game that was played in Cleveland near the end of the 1970 regular season that the Cowboys won 6-2 was a classic example.
The Cowboys/Giants game was played at Yankee Stadium.
What did you think of multipurpose stadiums?
Thanks for the quick reply. Do you have other videos?
Yes, Eric, I currently have about two dozen videos, so please check them out in my Playlist!
I think that multi-purpose stadiums were a necessity back in the day because the owners did not have enough cash/finances to have a stadium just for football in many cases. I liked the baseball infields being a part of the gridiron; I think it added an entertainment element. However, when some fields like the Oakland-Alameda County Colisium didn't "shave" the pitching mound even with the ground, that was a hazard to any player who may have stumbled over it.
@SportsStatsNGab I was very certain that financial limitations were the reason so many multipurpose stadiums existed. Cleveland Municipal Stadium was a major league problem, though, because the Indians had so many bad teams. Your comments on infields are right on, especially about the pitching mounds. When the Senators played at D. C. Stadium, the turf almost looked like the nuclear testing grounds in Nevada, which must've thrilled the Redskins.
Thanks for telling me about your other videos. I'll be sure to check them out. Thanks for your commentaries. It was great chatting with you.
Earlier that season the Giants upset the Cowboys 27-21 at the Cotton Bowl
The Game was a lot different in the late 60's early 70s. Thanks for the upload of this video.
You're welcome! Thank you for watching.
Also, in the next-to-last week of the season, players came off both benches in the Broncos' game at Oakland. And after the Heidi Game, Jet coach Weeb Ewbank showed reporters a Jets' coaches' film in which, among other things, Raider defensive lineman Dan Birdwell had launched an uppercut into Joe Namath's groin.
A Raiders player intentionally trying to injure an opponent? That's highly plausible. I assume that the NFL office told the Raiders "Now cut that out!"
Thankyou so much for the laughs! I remember Roman Gabriel had a big smile, the worst o-line ever , was always running scared and seemed to live on his back. Smashmouth football only happens in the playoffs anymore but who doesn't miss what Butkus and Bubbah Smith did to the league
Thank you for your comments! You hit it out of the park.
Tom Brady wouldn't be playing at age 45 if he had started in the NFL in 1970
How long do you think he would have survived?
I agree. Now he gets a penalty called on the defense if they even touch him.
I did enjoy this video, I use to have a aggressive nature myself.
God has humbled me in my old age. But I do like watching how football used to be played.
GodBlessU.
Thank you! Feel free to check out my playlist for other good videos that show how the game used to be played. I appreciate it.
Wow....bumps, bruises and broken bones...And These Guys Played For Peanuts!!!
Yes, they did. These guys played because they loved the game. They only played 12 games a season, and many players then held regular jobs during the offseason.
As the old Andy Griffith tune says: “What it was was football.” Those guys were taking and giving out that punishment, and the pads and helmets were not nearly what they are today. It was something to see. And #39 playing for the San Francisco 49ers was DB Kermit Alexander. In that same 1968 season Alexander was involved in a tackle that caused Chicago RB Gale Sayers’ first knee injury.
I can hear Andy's voice now! Yep, I messed up on the DB's last name. I've seen footage of the Alexander hit on Sayers and it wasn't dirty, it was just bad timing when he hit him. Thank you for your comments, Matthew!
@@markgardner9460 I was watching the game on TV when it happened (yeah I feel old now). It was definitely NOT dirty and I remember Alexander talking to Sayers and trying to help out. I’ve been a Packer fan my whole life and Gale Sayers was unstoppable he was one of my favorite players in spite of being a Packers fan. It’s great to see those clips and hear those names again. Well, maybe not the ones where Bart Starr gets his head taken off. :)
@@mattybob59 When you consider that Sayers never had a decent QB or any offensive lineman to have made a Pro Bowl, it's amazing to think of the big numbers that he put up.
It’s those guys that made the NFL.
Today you can’t even hit.
You got that right, Hot Rod. League has legislated that it wants pushing players out of bounds, bumping players to the ground and simply holding the ballcarrier upright when forward progress has been stopped rather than tackling.
@@markgardner9460 i went to school in Duncanville Tx. and Mean Joe Green lived down the street. I played with his younger son Delon. He had all the cool toys.
It always killed me that he played for the Steeler’s and not the Cowboys. 😂
@@hotrod2804 Yeah, I can see why you'd say that. The other 3 libemen of the Steel Curtain have passed on. Joe was a gentle giant off the field. He's probably the only player that Dick Butkus backed down from...Butkus walked away from an inevitable physical confrontation.
Those were the days when you enjoyed football.
This is when Men played football! All good hits not all were clean but still all good hits
4:46 A-gap blitz bluff, crazy to see them using spy’s & disguises back then. Vikings have always loved a gap blitz, up until recently
Wow. Great pick up...I didn't notice that!
@@markgardner9460 thanks for sharing, good video man 👍
Thank you! I have so many more videos that I want to make. I hope that you enjoy them.
Ole Time Football
🏈No politics
🏈No activism
🏈No disrespecting America
🏈Hardcore tough players
🏈Men that played for the game not the money
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Marty 🤷♂️ you also conveniently forgot to mention the redneck trailer trash slogan let's go Brandon 🤦♂️😂 NO Red wave 😱😆 nothing political here just like your reply 😮
@@thomaswilson5966 lol. Well I’m not going to lower myself with insults. You are very WOKE but not awake. I don’t see nor hear Brandon being pushed by the NFL, NHL, NBA or MLB. If anything major league sports in America have become a talking point for the WOKE movement.
@@martym.6274 grandpa you better go back look at your reply quoting from you football in the 60s there was no politics no activism no disrespecting Americans and hard Core tough players I'll give you the tough players but the rest is nothing but political statement you just counter addicted your argument because you're applying that all these things are going on now but they didn't in the past 🤷♂️🤦♂️ talk about a senior moment 👴 so that argument 🤥is as ridiculous as the political fascist party that you belong to no insults just facts I'm sure it's your naptime 🥱😴
@@thomaswilson5966 well young man perhaps you’re literate enough to read a book, you’ll find race relations were far worse in the 60’s and 70’s than now. I guess call to duty doesn’t teach that. I know my history, you don’t.
These guys were called Head Hunters back in the day, Clothesline tackles were legal and most guys wore forearm pads for protection on a opponents helmet
Colts' defense in the 60s was raging. Stuffed the Packers on the one yard line on 4th down in that 1966 Western Division Playoff, stuffed the Vikings here, in the same situation, harrassed Rams' mighty Roman Garbriel and repeatedly knocked him to the ground in '68. They were Terrors that had no fancy name.
You are correct! That squad had HOF'ers at QB, (2) RB's, (3) Offensive Lineman, (2) Defensive Lineman, (2) LB's and (2) DB's....yet they never had a nickname for any of those positions, offense or defense. Strange.
whoa. So sorry. I was noting the Packers of the '60's! Could say about the same for the Colts though!
@@markgardner9460 You had Dallas Doomsday Defense, The Fearsome Foursome in Los Angeles, but no name for that marrauding front in Baltimore. And, to make matters worse for opponent QBs, they blitzed a lot.
The mid-1970's Colts defensive line was nicknamed The Sack Pack. John Dutton, Joe Ehrmann, Fred Cook and Mike Barnes comprised that unit....but no nickname for the 1960's unit
@@markgardner9460 They were bad for a while after the older players from the Glory Days retired, 1972-'74, but didn't stay down for long. They were for real in the mid-1970s, but the Raiders and Steelers were older, playoff-seasoned squads. They could not master those teams in the playoffs.
I saw Larry Wilson...of the St. Louis Cardinals, intercept a pass w 2 broken hands in casts.
He also had missing front teeth...he mastered the Red Dog blitz.
Wilson was such a brilliant safety.
@@henrybrowne7248 😎👍
@ 3:40 Love this. Ref comes in to see if player is okay ? Nope, "I'm just here for the ball" LOL
That is a quite the clip! I shook my head when I came across that footage. Thanks for watching and commenting, Chuck.
@@markgardner9460 No thank you. I'm a hug football historian. I appreciate these old clips. Very grateful.
I went to a prize fight and an NFL football game broke out-
That's about right!
Back when football was real
Even college was tuff
Your soundtrack is awesome for the hits
Thank you. I appreciate it!
Lived in Chicago 67-70 when Butkus & Sayers were God's. Good memories but cold!
I was in MN at that time and the winters were brutal, so I can relate, Richard.
@@markgardner9460 yea,I feel ya.I was a Rams fan & remember the torches to thaw out the field! New sub here in warm Tampa..
Thanks for a Great Video my friend. Narration was very good and your game piece selection,perfect.
Those were the days when players played the game of football because they both loved and enjoyed.
Money wasn't what drove these Midway Monsters.
I look forward to seeing more material.
Thank you! I appreciate it very much and am working on providing consistently entertaining videos. Please feel free to check out my existing videos in my playlist. Thank you for watching!
I could watch this stuff all day!!! Thanks for taking time to put this together!
You got it...thank you!!
Love the Led Zeppelin soundtrack
Now this was real football.
As rough as this was, can you imagine how it must have been decades earlier? Guys playing in leather helmets with no facemask - had to be a lot of broken noses and missing teeth.
In those days players had off-season jobs to make ends meet. Maybe not Joe Namath or other big stars, but a lot did.
Yes, you are absolutely correct. It was an entirely different situation back then. Thank you for watching and commenting!
AWESOME 😎 I Knew I used to like watching AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL 🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈. Calif Native since 61 ⚓🦈🦈🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Very cool - thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks for the video. Loved pro football back then and 70s. Not so much anymore. College football is great still.
Thank you! I appreciate your comments - agree on everything you said.
watching these clips ......... BETTER than anything in the nfl today
That's a stone cold fact, Jerry!
May Joe Kapp rest in peace. And may each of his loved ones be comforted and healed.
Well stated
Thank you.
I remember all these games from 1968
Great video. I enjoyed your comments. I'd like to see more.
Yeah, feel free to check out my other videos in my Playlist! Thank you!
The good old days when, "After they sacked the quarterback, they'd go after his family." (Rodney Dangerfield)
I've never heard that before. That's great!!!
"OH No!!! Number 53 spiked Little Jimmy in the end zone.
👀🧒🏈💥😲😱
Thanks for this! Go back to the 50’s ….oh boy
Oooh, I'd love to, but my wheelhouse is really the '70's + footage from the '50's is pretty tough to find. Maybe on down the line, though!
@@markgardner9460 teams have a lot of it, they just aren’t bothered to release it. When they could hit guys after they were on the ground…good times there.
I have an idea for a segment. The Vikings Cowboys Hail Mary game… a play or two before the Hail Mary, Dallas converted a fourth and long….a police officer goes nuts on a young fan on the sidelines…I’ve always wondered about that when I was watching the replay of the game on TH-cam a couple of years ago. but here it gets strange. About three months ago NFL films came out with a story of that sideline skirmish…BUT…it wasn’t about the cop and kid…but something else that happened in that scenario that I never noticed…. Apparently a Met Stadium security guard kicked Pearson after he made the catch. The Segment was about Pearson and the guard meeting and making amends. Nice story……meanwhile…much to my shock…the cop and the kid were completely ignored.
This story is now ready …especially with only half of the moment captured.
Well…not sure why I’m telling you this…but could be a popular story especially since NFL films remembered….half of it
@@Playsinvain I had not heard of that. Thank you for sharing!
@@markgardner9460 I’d have let it die if NFL Films didn’t produce this great story…but fail to mention the boy and the cop. You have to see that part by looking at the play. This is pretty funny too…but there is more. Lol. th-cam.com/video/ht0Mbgt1dkQ/w-d-xo.html
@@Playsinvain I watched it all. Great clip!
This is a golden video. Thank you
I enjoyed watching these games as a kid back in the late 1960s... no doubt the sport was much brutal then.
The Rams Kicker who kicked off to the Saints John Gilliam who ran it back for a touchdown was targeted. Right after he kicked the ball, a Saints player was running at him full speed looking to lay him out. Yes, it was much more brutal. Thank you for watching and commenting!
This was disturbingly fun to watch.
I subscribed, hoping you have more old footage to share. 👍🏼
Thank you for subscribing. I will be putting out more old footage on a consistent basis. My wheelhouse is the late '60's through about 1981, so I hope that you enjoy my videos. Feel free to check out my playlist for other videos. Thanks again!
Hey, your wheelhouse just so happens to be the peak era of pro football. Keep up the great videos.
You must be a 2000's baby lmfaoooooooo!!!😆 "Disturbingly" smh. Get some speedo draws and take swimming lessons...FOH🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂✌🏾
These games were the best growing up
Its a jungle out there, as we used to say back thenn
Look left, right, then left again before proceeding
The narrator fails to mention that the guy losing his helmet 4:05 had to be Bob Wallace. I mention this because Mike Ditka was #89 until cheapo George Halas sent him to Philly.
This is real football 🏈! Thanks for the video!
You're welcome. I'm glad that you enjoyed it!
THIS WAS A TIME WHEN REAL MEN PLAYED THE GAME...
And under paid they were real warriors.
And died early deaths. Yeah, fucking real men don't live to old age. 😂
And have little memory of it if they happen to have made it to their 80s, with the dementia they are likely suffering (on top of wrecked knees, spines, shoulders and so on).
@@billplaney2585 very true, but nobody put a gun to their heads and forced them to play a game that is dangerous and that they loved, it's also true that those older players didn't get paid like today's over paid babies that celebrate getting a first down even if their team is down by 30 points.
@@jorgeguardado6015 Well true, but they also didn't have the medical knowledge of what was in store for them. The oldest NFL veterans (who they might have served as examples of what was their physical future) did not suffer the same head trauma because they came from the time of trivial helmets. The polycarbonate helmet was NEW in the early 1960s, so players thought that it was going to give greater protection than the leather helmets of earlier times (or simpler helmets without face masks) when the opposite was actually true. It facilitated the weaponization of their heads. So it's not fair to say "no one put a gun to their heads" - they simply didn't have the data available now. Of course they knew there were other dangers, but they truly thought their heads were protected.
CURRENT players - you can make your initial statement to.
5:25 into the you tube presentation. The interception by the 49ers number 39 is not Kermit Washington, it is Kermit Alexander . Later that year 1967 or it could have been 1968 he ended Gale Sayers season with a submarine tackle.
Love your Posts. Old School football at its finest. Only watch College now. NFL has become too much an "Individual " Sport instead of Team.
That's a great point that you bring up, Jeff. All the posing and posturing.......how 'bout giving it up for your blockers who, without them, your good play would have never have happened? Thank you for watching and commenting!
Now THATS Football
Liked the video, when Joe Kapp got clotheslined
Yeah, there are a few other viewers who are with you on that.
In the Lions at Vikings (Bud Grant, R.I.P.) game, both Joe Kapp and Gary Cuozzo got knocked out of the game; Kapp came back in and led the Vikings to victory.
Dang, that's some good info. Kapp was double tough. Thanks for that!
My pleasure!
Was definitely a more rough era of football and more entertaining .
But for the players sake of preventing catastrophic injury's the rules implemented today to help protect the players are much needed.
I agree with penalizing late hits but they’ve gone way too far when it comes to QBs. It’s ridiculous now.
At 3:39 I thought the ref was going to check to see if Joe Kapp (lying face-down half-unconscious) was O.K., but he just pulled the football from underneath him and walked away.
The show must go on, evidently. The ref didn't exactly show a lot of compassion.
Man! Hard hitting. I had to take a couple advill after watching this.😁
You and me both!
Those were the days of football played by MEN. Today not so much
So unlike today where an entire game is canceled due to an injury.
Excellent content Excellent tunes!!!
Thank you, Tim. I appreciate it!
Yes I have replied to your videos before period and you've replied back which is a pleasure for me. When the game was called with 40 seconds left, that most definitely makes sense. That was getting so out of hand, that it was resembling a street battle. It's always cool to see a couple of players , maybe a push then a shove, but that game was out of hand.
enough is enough, as they say. The last thing you want to have happen is to have play resume, then another fisticuff takes place. They did the right thing, I think. Thanks for watching and commenting, Joey - I appreciate it.
@SportsStatsNGab I appreciate you and your work with these videos. I love the big four sports, and football is one. It's history, and that is what makes it specia.l
Thanks, Joey. I'm planning on publishing some baseball videos soon, so that will be different for me. I'm big on history - I enjoy commenting on how things used to be....for better or worse.
Absolutely sir
@@markgardner9460 Great! BASEBALL is Mt favorite. Ca not wait!
Football was brutal in those daze
Yes it was - players had to be wary of threats at all times
Football game are so real back then so real.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎😎😎😎
Fran Tarkington QB survived 18 years of this brutally . Crazy unbelievable lol
He ran like a scared cat and it served him well.
@@markgardner9460 Cosell called him a scrambler
Fran didn't care for the nickname too much. I think he liked Sir Francis much better.
Those were great games, today it's only entertaining like watching a movie lol
I hear ya, Frank. Very diffucult to get excited by today's product
My compliments on the great music.
Glad you like it!
Great soundtrack
Thank you! Sorry for getting back to you so late.
Looks like Ol Whiskey took his lumps
Great job, keep ‘‘em coming.
Thanks, will do!
In 1968 I was 7 and we certainly won’t see nuthin like this Super Bowl Sunday
Refs will keep their flags in their pockets all game with offensive holding going on all over the place, but will be throwing them liberally if a QB gets breathed on or a receiver gets touched prior to the arrival of the ball.
You are correct!!
Chiefs over Eagles
This is what pro football should be, playing in multipurpose baseball diamond grass stadiums, playing in quagmires, blizzards and downpours!!
Can't stand today's sterile playing fields. I agree with you, John.