This comment has a 'Worse Passer Rating than if I threw the words into the ground on every play'....all joking aside....I do really enjoy your story telling! You do an amazing job of research and you are a great story teller!
Cards used 3 QB's that season to win 4 games(finished 4-9-1). As for the 1966 draft, Cards drafted 3 QB's that year only to have an undrafted player, Jim Hart, not only make the team but become a legend.
I remember in recent NFL seasons Jacksonville signed a farmer to start a game for them at Kansas City. I saw the game he had a good first half but the Chiefs got to him in the second half. His wife and two kids where in the standing cheering him on surrounded by a sea of Chiefs fans. That might be a good vid.
This result also says about what happed to the Colts in 1972 as they fell off significantly from the previous years when they had been a perennial playoff team (or at least contender). That was also Unitas’ last year in Baltimore. He finished his career in San Diego in 1973.
@@GetRidOfCivilAssetForfeiture If by, "better overall," you mean, "less bad," you're, somehow, correct, neither, team deserved to win that Game, but, the Colts did.
@@matthewdaley746 I almost did write “not as poorly”. Also, what is lost is how well both teams’ defenses played and did force most of the turnovers. Chuck Howley deserved the MVP award and he would play well the next year in the Super Bowl. And to think, Howley was drafted as a guard by the Bears.
That’s Eppie Barney (11), the Cleveland speedster catching a lot of Van Galder’s passes at Iowa State in the clip. Barney was drafted by the Browns coming out of college in ‘67. Like Van Galder, his college career was much more glorious than his pro career. Both are in the Cyclones HOF.
my favorite thing about football from the 50's is that a QB can have a 2000 yard, 18 TD/35 INT season and still be considered a top 5 player at the position
Context matters. There were far less rules back then. Players today put up big offensive numbers mainly because of all the rules designed to stymie the defenses.
@@deathtowrestling2518 Yes they've neutered defenses. Part of it is for fantasy football people and accumulating stats I believe. Most people just want to see big stats and not much defense.
Respect to this man for serving our country. Also, you have to have a special kind of toughness & discipline to suit-up after losing your Dad....as a young man in college no less.
You are correct, the Jets beat Baltimore 44-34 as Joe Namath passed for 496 yards 6 TD's and 1 Int., one of his 6 TD passes was a 67 yarder to John Riggins, Rich Caster caught 2 long TD bombs covering 79 and 80 yards each.
@@teebee522 Unitas completed 26 out of 45 passing attempts for 376 yards, 2 TD's and 0 Int.'s which was good for a 99.9 passer rating. Namath completed 15 of his 28 attempts for 496 yards, 6 TD's and 1 Interception for a passer rating of 123.5 Four of Namath's completions went for 65 yards or more. The Jets TE Rich Caster caught 6 passes for 204 yards and 3 TD's, WR Eddie Bell caught 7 passes for 197 yards and 1 TD ( 65 yards ), the only other completed pass and TD by Namath was a 28 yarder to the great Don Maynard. The Colts also had a pair of receivers who gained over 100 yards, Sam Havrilak who caught 4 passes for 115 yards and a TD, a 1st quarter 40 yard pass play that put the Colts up, 7-6. TE Tom Mitchell caught 8 Unitas passes for 114 yards and 0 TD's. The second Unitas TD pass was caught by RB Tom Matte in the 4th quarter, a 21 yarder that pulled the Colts back to within a FG, Jets up 37-34. Tom Matte caught 9 Unitas passes for 69 yards. The teams combined for 985 yards of total offense, it was the 2nd straight loss at home for the Colts and it was the Jets 2nd straight road win and it was their 2nd straight 40 points or more points scored game, they won in Buffalo in Week 1, 41-24.
What never gets talked about is how many players go years on a roster without ever playing in a game. In '82 the 49ers drafted Bryan Clark in the 9th round, he made his 1st snap, vs Cin in '84 without a pass or run, then was picked up by Miami in '85 as leverage in resigning Marino, once more he never saw the field. 4 years on an active roster without a pass, run, or any other stats. All he did was hand off for one play. So, what is the record for the longest career without ever playing in a game?
Amazing story--Never heard of this one at all. Wow, that is one incredible story about someone who comes out of nowhere and plays the game of his life. Awesome video
Ahmad Rashad was still known as Bobby Moore in 1972; on Dec. 10, he caught a pass from Jim Hart for a 98-yard gain from the St. Louis 1-yard line to the Los Angeles 1, the longest non-TD pass completion in NFL history.
Nice 71-yard completion to Jackie Smith but the offense didn't do much else. I'm surprised the Cards won 10-3, considering how many yards they gave up on defense.
Staubach threw a bad pass to Smith and Staubach even admitted it. Also, Landry called a play that was wrong for that situation. The fact it almost succeeded, says something about the players. And, no, that play did not cost the Cowboys the game. The fact that the Cowboys committed three turnovers that led directly to TDs, in addition to a pass interference call that the NFL admitted after the game was not pass interference that also directly led to a TD for the Steelers, had more to do with the Cowboys losing than that one play.
@@GetRidOfCivilAssetForfeiture Yeah, but, that's not even the worst part, because of that play, we have to put up with Terry Bradshaw every Sunday, it's awful.
@@GetRidOfCivilAssetForfeiture Thank You, accountability is essential, which is the WORST thing about Tom Brady, NOTHING, including, nay, especially, his THREE SB losses was EVER his fault, plus, he NEVER learned Graciousness In Defeat.
Well I guess for THIS GAME he WASN'T good old Johnny U. WASN'T BETTER than a 39.6. He should have just SPIKED the football into the ground on EVERY single OFFENSIVE play!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
No, he was getting old-er, the Cowboys outlost the Colts in SB V, but, it's not remotely surprising how fast the Colts fell off of a cliff in subsequent years.
6:38 for whatever reason, that's some of the best looking black-and-white NFL footage I've ever seen.
Awesome
7:54..."My helmet seems to be too small for my head"
He became a sportscaster on channel 4 there.
This comment has a 'Worse Passer Rating than if I threw the words into the ground on every play'....all joking aside....I do really enjoy your story telling! You do an amazing job of research and you are a great story teller!
Cards used 3 QB's that season to win 4 games(finished 4-9-1). As for the 1966 draft, Cards drafted 3 QB's that year only to have an undrafted player, Jim Hart, not only make the team but become a legend.
Great story
I remember in recent NFL seasons Jacksonville signed a farmer to start a game for them at Kansas City. I saw the game he had a good first half but the Chiefs got to him in the second half. His wife and two kids where in the standing cheering him on surrounded by a sea of Chiefs fans. That might be a good vid.
By the way Been following the Cardinals since 1976. One of my fav teams.
Todd Bouman. I’ve had that one on my list for a while. That was a fun first half
This result also says about what happed to the Colts in 1972 as they fell off significantly from the previous years when they had been a perennial playoff team (or at least contender). That was also Unitas’ last year in Baltimore. He finished his career in San Diego in 1973.
The Colts didn't win SB V, the Cowboys lost it, their demise was as unsurprising as it was quick, trading Ted Hendricks didn't help.
The Colts won by playing better overall.
@@GetRidOfCivilAssetForfeiture If by, "better overall," you mean, "less bad," you're, somehow, correct, neither, team deserved to win that Game, but, the Colts did.
@@matthewdaley746 I almost did write “not as poorly”. Also, what is lost is how well both teams’ defenses played and did force most of the turnovers. Chuck Howley deserved the MVP award and he would play well the next year in the Super Bowl. And to think, Howley was drafted as a guard by the Bears.
@@GetRidOfCivilAssetForfeiture I, also, forgot that the terrible trade of Ted Hendricks was followed by another trade that would start a mini-dynasty.
That’s Eppie Barney (11), the Cleveland speedster catching a lot of Van Galder’s passes at Iowa State in the clip. Barney was drafted by the Browns coming out of college in ‘67. Like Van Galder, his college career was much more glorious than his pro career. Both are in the Cyclones HOF.
I was wondering who that was. Looks like he was a player!
Now that's a underdog story.
Do a series on biggest halftime blown leads
Starting or ending with 28-3?
Van Galder didn't have much of a career, but at least he can say he led his team to a win over the powerful Colts and Johnny Unitas.
my favorite thing about football from the 50's is that a QB can have a 2000 yard, 18 TD/35 INT season and still be considered a top 5 player at the position
Context matters. There were far less rules back then. Players today put up big offensive numbers mainly because of all the rules designed to stymie the defenses.
@@deathtowrestling2518 Yes they've neutered defenses. Part of it is for fantasy football people and accumulating stats I believe. Most people just want to see big stats and not much defense.
Respect to this man for serving our country. Also, you have to have a special kind of toughness & discipline to suit-up after losing your Dad....as a young man in college no less.
11:00 Now that is a duck....
3:69 I have never heard the ROTC referred to as the "Rotsy" program.
Yeah, neither have I.
Was going to comment the same wth is rotsy lol.
That heartbreaking moment when a seemingly uplifting story of an everyman's moment in the sun ends up including the 39.6 line.
4:56 That is Mel Gray catching a TD pass. I coached a year with him. Truly a fantastic human being.
I think the next week, the Colts gave up 44 points and over 400 passing yards to Joe Namath.
You are correct, the Jets beat Baltimore 44-34 as Joe Namath passed for 496 yards 6 TD's and 1 Int., one of his 6 TD passes was a 67 yarder to John Riggins, Rich Caster caught 2 long TD bombs covering 79 and 80 yards each.
@@davidcobb2693 and Unitas had a great game too. May be the makings of a future video.
@@teebee522 Unitas completed 26 out of 45 passing attempts for 376 yards, 2 TD's and 0 Int.'s which was good for a 99.9 passer rating. Namath completed 15 of his 28 attempts for 496 yards, 6 TD's and 1 Interception for a passer rating of 123.5 Four of Namath's completions went for 65 yards or more. The Jets TE Rich Caster caught 6 passes for 204 yards and 3 TD's, WR Eddie Bell caught 7 passes for 197 yards and 1 TD ( 65 yards ), the only other completed pass and TD by Namath was a 28 yarder to the great Don Maynard. The Colts also had a pair of receivers who gained over 100 yards, Sam Havrilak who caught 4 passes for 115 yards and a TD, a 1st quarter 40 yard pass play that put the Colts up, 7-6. TE Tom Mitchell caught 8 Unitas passes for 114 yards and 0 TD's. The second Unitas TD pass was caught by RB Tom Matte in the 4th quarter, a 21 yarder that pulled the Colts back to within a FG, Jets up 37-34. Tom Matte caught 9 Unitas passes for 69 yards. The teams combined for 985 yards of total offense, it was the 2nd straight loss at home for the Colts and it was the Jets 2nd straight road win and it was their 2nd straight 40 points or more points scored game, they won in Buffalo in Week 1, 41-24.
10:03 Ah, there’s your famous catch phrase. I never imagine that it would actually apply to every game after his first start.
Your stories are so great. It's amazing how you find all these cool stories to tell
Unitas was near the end of his career , wasnt that big a deal winning the game
"Imagine being able to put on a performance like that so quickly after your father died."
Bret Favre: "Hold my beer."
Rest In Peace Tim Van Galder 01/26/22
That’s my great uncle ! Legend of a guy rip to him
What never gets talked about is how many players go years on a roster without ever playing in a game. In '82 the 49ers drafted Bryan Clark in the 9th round, he made his 1st snap, vs Cin in '84 without a pass or run, then was picked up by Miami in '85 as leverage in resigning Marino, once more he never saw the field. 4 years on an active roster without a pass, run, or any other stats. All he did was hand off for one play. So, what is the record for the longest career without ever playing in a game?
Oh, wow, the Moonlight Graham of the NFL.
Cliff Stoudt qualified for an NFL pension before he took a regular snap.
If Gary Cuozzo had started, it would have been a revenge game.
Amazing story--Never heard of this one at all. Wow, that is one incredible story about someone who comes out of nowhere and plays the game of his life. Awesome video
Ahmad Rashad was still known as Bobby Moore in 1972; on Dec. 10, he caught a pass from Jim Hart for a 98-yard gain from the St. Louis 1-yard line to the Los Angeles 1, the longest non-TD pass completion in NFL history.
Heck yeah brother
Nice 71-yard completion to Jackie Smith but the offense didn't do much else. I'm surprised the Cards won 10-3, considering how many yards they gave up on defense.
Jackie Smith made a career of making big catches, when the Games didn't matter.
Staubach threw a bad pass to Smith and Staubach even admitted it. Also, Landry called a play that was wrong for that situation. The fact it almost succeeded, says something about the players. And, no, that play did not cost the Cowboys the game. The fact that the Cowboys committed three turnovers that led directly to TDs, in addition to a pass interference call that the NFL admitted after the game was not pass interference that also directly led to a TD for the Steelers, had more to do with the Cowboys losing than that one play.
@@GetRidOfCivilAssetForfeiture Yeah, but, that's not even the worst part, because of that play, we have to put up with Terry Bradshaw every Sunday, it's awful.
@@matthewdaley746 fair enough.
@@GetRidOfCivilAssetForfeiture Thank You, accountability is essential, which is the WORST thing about Tom Brady, NOTHING, including, nay, especially, his THREE SB losses was EVER his fault, plus, he NEVER learned Graciousness In Defeat.
10:05
The moment you were all waiting for.
Van Galder maybe talks about that game everyday of his life.
I would!
This is my great uncle he passed today RIP TVG.
This was just the beginning of the Colts downfall. The Colts were old.
They'd already have, yet, been broken up if they hadn't, "won," SB V, trading Ted Hendricks sped up the process.
Well I guess for THIS GAME he WASN'T good old Johnny U. WASN'T BETTER than a 39.6. He should have just SPIKED the football into the ground on EVERY single OFFENSIVE play!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
1:40 . You forgot about Brett Favre's amazing performance after his father died in 2003.
4:05
He served in the war against Oklahoma??
That was some bad sh^t...
Good one.
Gotta love them farm kids.
A little perspective
Unitas was 100 years old
With a dead elbow
Johnny U was getting old.
No, he was getting old-er, the Cowboys outlost the Colts in SB V, but, it's not remotely surprising how fast the Colts fell off of a cliff in subsequent years.
The ROTC, aka Rachtzee
I hadn't heard it pronounced "rot-cee" since I was in college a long time ago.
@@tygrkhat4087 - I had a college roommate who was in the ROTC, and I never heard it called Rotcee.
@@MatthewChristianMurray I suppose it all depends on the school. At St. Bonaventure in the late 70s-early 80s, we called it "rot-cee."
rip
One game wonder big deal.