We did the same thing after the game was over! Gonna keep publishing this type of stuff ...the hard part us deciding what to work on next...a fun problem to have

@@markgardner9460 just keep doing what your doing... it totally takes me back to my youth...And that's Awesome 👍.

You got it!

I am the same age as you. Wasn’t it a great time to be a football fan back then? The game has changed for the worst. Give me old school every time and all the time.

@@primateproductions126 sorry so long getting back to you - yes! This era was the best!

Lambert, Butkus and some of those guys would be playing for free because their entire salary would go towards fines and suspensions. I'm working on a video now that depicts some highly questionable protocol - hope to roll it out soon and I hope you enjoy it, Kevin. Thanks for watching and commenting!

If pro football had stayed like this, it might have remained second to baseball as America's pastime. The hits were too often unnecessarily physical, intended to knock players off their game and off the field entirely if possible. The helmets were so tight, they were guaranteed to transfer all the energy of contact right to the brain. The shit Gary Larsen is pulling in this video is worse than Vontaze Burfict's hits of horror. I was in my 20s when these games were played, and I ate it up too. It took Dr. Omalu looking at the tangled dendrites of Mike Webster's brain to finally connect what had happened to John Mackey, Nick Buonoconti, Gail Cogdill, Lou Creekmur, Dave Duerson, Wally Hilgenberg and Jim Hudson. Those were located just scrolling through the list at the Boston U. CTE Center to the H's, looking for the most rememberable names. The actual toll goes beyond their 343 confirmed cases. Is that enough to reconsider whether that old-time football was worth our entertainment? I never stopped following and watching the NFL, so I'm as complicit as any other long-time fan. Only now I realize the long-term cost to the men who gave so much to the game, as well as to you and me. No, it doesn't affect all players. I know one closely enough to understand he's constantly checking for the signs of any degeneration, and he hasn't turned 50 yet. Would he do it all over again? Well, it's qualified him to do sports-talk radio in a large-market instead of selling oulfield equipment. And I'll keep watching the more sane, up-to-date version of today's pro football without pining for the good old days, when the measure of manhood in the NFL was how much pain a player could give and take.

The football of the seventies was truly the era of dynasties. It was good football, in the same way that baseball in the 1950s was good baseball. Almost every single team was competitive at some juncture - yet the playoffs were always Rams/Cowboys/Vikings in the NFC and Steelers/Raiders/Dolphins in the AFC. Look how good the mid-70s Cardinals and Bills were - no playoff wins. The Redskins, Rams (!) and Broncos broke through once each, only to run into juggernauts. Minnesota made three Super Bowls in this era and are still considered snakebit because they ran into three other dynasties that won eight Super Bowls between 1971 and 1980. Detroit, Atlanta, Baltimore and Cincinnati put together competitive teams at different times after 1971 (the 1970 Baltimore team was honestly a 60s holdover), and none of them made it. It was probably the most daunting level of competition in NFL history.

@@macofalltrades6396 Some good reminders of the decade which helped NFL football overcome baseball as America's pastime. The competition, however, was dominated by five teams: Cowboys, Dolphins, Steelers, Raiders, and Vikings. The first four won all but the 1970 Super Bowl (Colts). As you noted, the Vikings advanced to, and lost, three SBs. Three other interlopers, the Redskins, Broncos and Rams advanced to, and lost, their shots at Lombardi Trophies. The Cowboys (thrice) and Dolphins accounted for the other four losses. The 1980s were not much different, with the Raiders, 49ers and Redskins winning eight SBs in the decade (Bears and Giants the others). The losers were a little more varied, and include the Eagles, Bengals (twice), Dolphins (twice), Redskins, Patriots and Broncos (thrice). The appearance of competition in the 1970s may have been a function of realignment resulting from the AFL-NFL merger. The Steelers, Colts, and Browns filled the open spots in the AFC to create conferences of equal size. It would take more time and space to analyze the overall disruption created this movement, if it was really that significant. My first thought is how defenses held an edge over offenses which led to the lowest average team points per game in 1977 (17.2) since the creation of the modern NFL in 1950. The various rule changes eventually boosted the passing game, paving the way for the West Coast offense used by the 49ers during the Montana-Walsh era. This all may come off as a whole lot of blah-blah-blah, but it's just how I write. Thanks for starting off on this topic. If my reply is too much, just tell me to delete it.

A lot of these players' brains are now mush, the ones that are still alive.

Yeah, screw CTE and player's long term health, we want gratuitous entertainment! 😆🙄

We did the same thing! We'd name ourselves from NFL players.....come home all dirty with torn clothes.....loved it.

@@markgardner9460 Name ourselves after NFL players, come home in the dark, wet, torn clothes and blood, ha ha.

@@brotzmannsax those were the days. Only care in the world was how I was gonna drum up enough money each day to feed my football card and bubble gum habits

@@markgardner9460 Me too, I lived on those Topps nickel pack cards in the 50's and 60's, in football season I used all coins available to buy cards. I had a newspaper route which added to my daily allowance of a quarter for school snacks & travel which I could get 5 packs from plus more with whatever daily change. I would chew all the gum and keep the cards safely in my top pocket under my coat until I could get them home safely. In the summer, I had the paper route plus would pick up soda bottles to wash out and return to the candy stores and buy packs of baseball cards and comics with that, then hang out all day and night flipping cards and watching games.

Yeah, that was the trick....how to keep the cards in good shape until ya got home. That gum that came in the packs was not good, looking back on it, but what did I know at the time?

Staubach: was All-Pro and Pro Bowler his last two years of his career. Too bad that he had to retire early due to concussions or he would have added to his already esteemed legacy. Like Joe Kapp, Terry Bradshaw and Bobby Douglass, he took defenders head on

@@markgardner9460 Staubach a military man he was tough as they come at QB 2 SB he earned it. Bradshaw make it 4 and Terry still calling it on Fox love it..

​@@rideon1956Staubach had a relatively short career about 8-10yrs, had to do service at Naval Academy upon graduation, won the Heisman in '64

​@@markgardner9460imho Roger the Dodger is the greatest qb in Cowboy's history ahead of Aikman, Prescott, Meredith, Morton, Hogeboom, Romo, Longley, White etc,...absent from football for four years after winning Heisman at Navy returns to NFL, ROTY, SB MVP, wins two SB in six years and never missed the playoffs

Thank you! I can't either.

Have a rough day? Watch some '70's NFL footage! Good for what ails ya.

Every cent that I made as a kid went to buying football cards. I couldn't get enough of watching, collecting or playing football. Can't believe it's been 50 years either!

@@markgardner9460 Yes, same here. The years have gone by all too soon.

Yep Football Cards! Made me learn the history, Learn statistics, Made the game more than just entertainment.

@@stevereber I remember the cards were sold everywhere. Inside Cracker Jacks, Wonder Bread, Cereal. I think even McDonalds included them in their "Happy Meals". It was exciting just to get the gum that lasted about 2 seconds. It was a special time to be a kid falling in love with NFL Football.

@@jstube36 Lol that old hard gum I remember. Mine started from Mom Bribing me CUZZ I had to go get allergy shots. On way home it was a few packs. Started Watching football 1978. Born 1969. I took to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dad was A Cowboys Fan. I liked Lynn. Swann My team won the Super Bowl and the Next year. After that it was Baseball and I took to the Pittsburgh Pirates I guess Pittsburgh I was on a role . And I got to experience the "We are Family Pirates" Willie Stargell and his great personality. Then NBA and The Lakers. I was spoiled starting off. Played at a high level all X3 Sports. Free agent tryouts Pirates and Indians around 1988. But I was a mess in life around Highschool and after a few years. Played with Marty Cordova Little League and Pop Warner. He went on to Pro Ball MLB and Rookie of the year. Nowadays I'm just a Humble You Tube Legend Lol . Be Blessed Buddy

1976 was a very good year for the Colts. Bert Jones, Lydell Mitchell and Roger Carr all had huge years. Archie MUST have loved playing because he dealt with some awful teams!

Thank you! Those guys were tough as nails, for sure. They definately earned their money the hard way. I appreciate your comments.

No doubt. I bet he had a sore neck/back for awhile. Brutal.

​@@markgardner9460that was absolutely vicious.

QB's had to be so tough back then. It's amazing that a lot of them didn't throw in the towel. Take a look at the number of hard hits from Part 1 and 2 that Staubach, Pastorini and Phipps took. Hard to believe that they'd want to play another season

@@markgardner9460 All 3 of those QB’s were especially tough! They certainly deserved everything they made back then!

​@@RobertBrown-vf8ydthey renegotiated the retired player's contracts with the NFLPA making it more equitable but in the end uts about revenue sharing

I can relate to you watching football on a B & W, small tv. In bad weather games, it was impossible to discern the teams....but I LOVED it. Thanks for watching and commenting - much appreciated!

I really enjoy watching football in this era - QB's didn't run towards the sideline after throwing an interception like they've been doing the past few decades.

I think there was a sort of drainage moat that rimmed the field in Chicago - it was set back by the benches - sometimes players would end up sliding down into them. The moat was about a foot or two deep.

@RAJones That was cold.

@Denis Ceballos Those dugouts didn't get filled in until 1979.

@@3243_ 😂

Thank you. I will pay closer attention to the music levels. Thanks for the heads up!

Larry Brown is one of my favorite RB's of all-time and I believe that he should be in the Hall of Fame - very similar stats to Floyd Little who is in.

Those Browns jerseys were SOLID...I'm tellin' ya!

I had a huge collection old 1950's NFL games and you wouldn't believe what they got away with in that decade before national television.

I believe it. I've read stories......and hope to publish a video regarding some of them!

agreed....plus there was a lot of chop blocking going on - one guy keeps a defender busy, then the next guy takes out his knees - a real sweetheart of a move. Kickers used to be fair game on kickoffs, too.....they'd try to mess 'em up, so they couldn't kick as effectively later on. Now they call that "targeting" and it's illegal.

@@markgardner9460 The old High Low hit.

Heck, players could legally grab their opponent's facemasks until about 1961 or '62.

'73 is my favorite season of the '70's. O.J. rushed for exactly 1,000 more yards than the #2 man in the AFC (Csonka). How crazy is that?

Oh, and I love the Eagles white helmets!

@@markgardner9460 So do I!!! And I just won an eBay auction for 200 football cards from the 1973 set. Score!

As a Falcon fan, my favorite seasons were 1973, 1977 and 1978. 1977 was the bookend to 1973; I would call it the WFL era.

@@macofalltrades6396 that was my first year collecting cards...only bought 1 pack...10 cents. I remember every card from that pack

Thank you - I appreciate it - my favorite NFL era

Thank you, Joey. I appreciate that!

@SportsStatsNGab Absolutely sir.

Thanks, Rich. I appreciate it!!

That's one of my favorites. The verticle stripped socks were detested by the players. I read where the players tossed all of those socks into a pile and burned them. That got the message across, as they were never used again.

Thank you - I appreciate it very much. I'm going to be working on a couple of NFL player profile videos in the near future. I have so many things that I want to do, but only so much time. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Awesome! I appreciate that. I will be rolling out a very exciting video tomorrow, so please check it out. Thanks again!

I plan on keep kickin' 'em out. Thank you!

I think so too. Did they only have them for 1 year?

@@markgardner9460 The helmets were from 1972-74

OK. Thanks. Good to know

"Those Oilers Columbia Blue uniforms with the helmets were great". Not so much the team that wore them unfortunately. Especially in 1972-73.

Neither was big, but they could deliver the goods!

Thank you! I dig that throwback jersey.

That's awesome that you wore out that Handbook - I have purchased a bunch of NFL reference materials and books - they come in very handy. Saturday afternoon at 5:00 is when John Facenda did his thing in my tv market. I was glued to the tv.....LOVED the slow motion plays of the football in the air! Thank you so much for watching and commenting! Robert "The Tank" Holmes was the rather large Charger running back.

Thank you! I could immediately tell he was a massive back and then you said 250 which was even more massive than I expected especially at that time. I was unfamiliar with him.

Robert Holmes, who was the starting fullback for the 1969 World Champion Chiefs.

CBS game analyst, too. "Iron Claw"!

Thanks, Michael. It's an attention getter

I've gotta read that book! Can't believe that I haven't already

He sustained a concussion in the NFL Champion/College All Star Game in '72 as well.

Yeah, unless a ballcarrier was 8 yards out of bounds getting tackled, the refs pretty much kept their flags in their pockets.

That's a classic! Thanks for sharing.

It seems like everybody knew the risks and just accepted the rough stuff. The league's treasure chest would be filled with fine money if this stuff happened today.

Thank you! I appreciate that!

They created that pit so that the fans could see over the players sitting on the sidelines during the College All-Star Game/NFL Champion Game

@@markgardner9460 Good info, I'm sure you will find a few other pit falls I remember from the past, and now I wonder what year they covered it up?

1979.

Thank you for the info!!

They show the players what they don't want and what they do want - then they tell 'em about the fines schedule and possible suspensions and you get what we have today...a bunch of garbage yardage statistics because they're not allowed to tackle in the most efficient manner.

@@markgardner9460 Bought my season tickets (4) in 1980, 3rd row, 30 yrd line, maybe missed 10 games. Gave em up 36 yrs later. Barely watched any pro football since.

What stadium(s) did you frequent?

@@markgardner9460 I'm in Atlanta, so it was Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium and the GA Dome. I left shortly before they moved to the new stadium.

Bartkowski and that offense was smokin' hot then! Exciting times.

Boom Boom Brown had both knees, hips and shoulders replaced. That's the cost he paid for being a bruiser at 230 pounds

The Chiefs and Dolphins had so much talent that they pounded their opponents in the conventional manner...no need for questionable means

@@markgardner9460 Wow, I didn't know that he took that much of a beating, him and Dave Osborne were one of the best one two punches when teams used two back sets.

@@markgardner9460 The Dolphins ran Czonka, Kiick and Mercury all day behind that O line and Griese threw less than twenty times a game usually.

@@markgardner9460 Brown had a weird little hop when he was about to get tackled, I guess on the theory than he couldn't get a leg injury if his feet were off the ground. Appears to have been in error.

That's right - back then they really paid a big price.......not in today's game, however.

4 straight Pro Bowl years, gets injured and missed the entire '76 season. Played in '77, but didn't do much and retired. Too bad he got injured or his career numbers would have been even more eye-popping than what they already are.

@@markgardner9460 One of the greatest receivers in NFL history regardless of stats, I saw him many times torch my team and all the rest.

He was so big and strong - took guys for rides after the catch

He was a running back during his first two NFL seasons.

@@3243_ and Rookie of the Year as well as Pro Bowl each year, so he was no slouch.

The QB slide rule started in '85 season. I suppose there were QB's who slid earlier - defenders could still tackle them and not draw a flag as long as they didn't hit the QB's helmet. I don't know who would have been among the first QB's, however. Anyone have any ideas?

No kidding. Talk about getting wrenched

I'd love to see it, but I think that ship has sailed...

I'm gonna keep rollin' stuff out from '73. I've got some good ideas for videos. Thanks for watching!

@@markgardner9460 Anytime...I subscribed and am looking forward to more

Receivers crossing the middle of the field? Forget about it - gonna get creamed most of the time.

Undersized at only 5'11" 220 pounds, but he could really play outside linebacker

He was a dirty player for sure

Made the Sports Illustrated Ten Dirtiest Players List in their 1977 NFL preview issue.

Csonka said that he bit his calf in a pile up during the Super Bowl

I think the McLinton hit may have been 1974 on Thanksgiving Day

​@@markgardner9460 I think that you are right. Unfortunately, I'm old enough to have watched the game and I wasn't a little kid when I did. Ha, ha, ha.

@@damilitantone if it's the play at the goal line where Harold slams his helmet into the artificial turf, then it's the '74 game at Dallas. As time goes on, years bleed into one another is what I've experienced. Loved watching those teams battle it out

@@markgardner9460 I can't talk about teams and football today, but transport me back 50 years and we can have a conversation like this one.

@@damilitantone I hear ya!

Now guys get fined that amount and don't feel it one bit

Shula was Co-Chairman of the NFL Competition Committee from '76 - '95

Offense needs to even the score somehow

I will be working on more of these in the future for sure!

Those artificial turf fibers would get worn down, so there was absolutely no cushion (not that there was much to begin with) - it was like playing on an asphalt track after awhile.

Talk about no pocket awareness, ha.

It's one thing to be able to take the hard hit from the defender, but then it's double the pain because you're landing on a half inch of carpet that covers concrete.

I read up on Phipps and he was involved in two trades that involved two eventual Hall of Fame receivers: Paul Warfield and Ozzie Newsome. He also turned down a Rhodes Scholarship to play in the NFL!

Cheap shots galore

It was brutal, for sure. Better look both ways before crossing.....then look back again

I monetized after 2 months. Feel free to check out my other videos, as there are lots of stats, graphics, etc that add to the overall entertainment vibe. Thank you for watching and commenting; I appreciate it!

Uniforms back then were cleaner/less cluttered and sharper than today's by far. I agree with you

I sure do - lots of it. I will get around to that year eventually - looking forward to it

Steelers Raiders week 1 of 1976 the hits keep kept on coming George Atkinson laid out Lynn Swann Chuck Noll took the Raiders to court in 1977

@@michaelleroy9281 that was wild stuff going on back then!

He got more than tackled here

They played 12 home games at the Yale Bowl during the 1973 and 1974 seasons.

It was predominately used during night games so that viewers could spot a thrown ball easier.

@@markgardner9460 That makes total sense. You have the right attitude and presentation for your videos. Hard to explain but you dont fool around: a 10 minute video of yours has 10 minutes of entertainment. Too many other KZfaq channels have about 4-5 minutes out of 10 that are on point. I guess what I saying is is that you dont waste my time. Thank you!

Thank you - I appreciate that very much. When I watch a video, I don't want any fat, so I try and keep that in mind when constructing my videos.

Can you imagine telling these players that they have to play 3 more games after playing 14 brutal ones? I don't know how those guys got through a season back then.

@SportsStatsNGab it certainly was not for the money. It was pure competitive pride. I remember when we played ball for the coach, school, or town, and the only stat of importance was the W.

I like Jack Lambert's quote from long ago: If you don't want them to get hit, then put dresses on them! Thanks for watching and thanks for your comments, Eddie!

Like John Madden used to say, just make it a rule that you can't hit the QB at all (that's essentially what it's come down to now anyway)

@@markgardner9460 I like Lambert's suggestion for QBs better...

yeah, put a dress on the little girlies

Thank you! '73 Part 1 has plenty of hard hits on Roger Staubach, so feel free to check out that video if you haven't already. Also, "NFL Teams Fight In First Meeting(1967 Week 4 Highlights)" has Dandy Don Meredith getting swatted left and right.

And along with those clips will be a lot of Cowboys wins!!

In a meaningless pre-season game

Thanks

My least favorite team

Roger the Dodger was as tough as they come. He was basically forced into retirement due to sustaining too many concussions. He made the Pro Bowl each of his last 5 years in the league AND lead the league in passer rating each of his last two years. I agree with you - QB's should be treated like anyone else once they run. Thank you for watching and commenting!

3 1/2 hour games would become 4 1/2

Those can cause sone of the most painful injuries since the neck is involved. Prior to '62 facemasking the ballcarrier was legal, but illegal for anyone else.

I agree...I don't watch unless I'm at somebody's house and they have a game on

I didn't know that about Flowers. I've seen footage of Bob Lilly kneeing runners in the helmet when downed. I'll have to check that out - thanks for the heads up!

And Richmond Flowers (44) was a college wide receiver at Tennessee. Another Giant known for rough stuff and some cheap shots was Pete Athas (45).

@@markgardner9460 Hello. I have an extensive dvd collection of old games an highlights ( many are here on KZfaq also ) Even played a little football, but really cant believe the callousness of this guy.He shamelessly spears them in the lower back where theres no protectection. Again, pull up any of the Giants games starting in 1971. He was with them only a few years after the Cpwboys traded him after the 70 season. But man was he dirty.

@@6400az how far back does your dvd collection go? AFL, too, I presume? Any WFL? I'd love to do highlight videos from the '60's. Did you play college football?

@@markgardner9460 Nah, nothing like that . A little in high school but mostly around the neighborhood. Marathon games lol. Most of the collection are 70's Vikings games as I followed the team. The farthest back would be the 1961 NFL Champ Game, Packers vs Giants also have SB V and III, alsp This Week In Pro Football , 1969 edition. Dont think I have anything all too rare. ** In your video you mention Lion lb Paul Naumoff. By chance have you seen him spear Joe Namath in the knee ? As low life a hit as I.ve seen. I m sure you can find it here on KZfaq.

That's right - on both accounts!!

Raiders weren’t dirty we were aggressive

No doubt about it!

If Brady played back then,he would have retired by 35,

I watched The Immaculate Reception on live tv - the refs took forever to decide what to do. Defensive slugfest - that's what that game was.