Fran Rogel and the 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers

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8 жыл бұрын

Fran Rogel was an All-American fullback that played for Penn State for his collegiate career. He went on to play with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1950s for his professional career (Number 34). He hailed from North Braddock, PA, where he, also, had the opportunity to serve as the high school football coach in the 1960s through the 1970 season. Most of us who played for him in our high school years have never had the opportunity to see him play. And it is to this end that this was posted. This is a brief video of some of his and his team highlights from 1952. He is fondly remembered by many of his players as I am sure he was at whatever level he participated.

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@JF-rt9ww 2 ай бұрын

Thanks very much for this great video. My uncle was Jim Finks and this is the very first time I have seen him in action. He was involved in the NFL for almost 50 years as a player and executive as the President and GM of the Vikings, Bears, and Saints. And was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1994. Thanks again for this outstanding video. John Finks.

@plntntvzn 19 күн бұрын

Your uncle Jim Finks helped shape the NFL season that was 1952. QB Finks put #25 Ray Mathews, #81 Elbie Nickel, #49 Lynn Chandnois and himself in their 1st ever Pro Bowls. While Chandnois was going to make the Pro Bowl one way or the other with his averaging over 35 yards per kickoff return in 1952, QB Finks had everything to do with getting Mathews, Nickel, and himself to the 1952 Pro Bowl. Jim Finks is right up there with Ozzie Newsome and Bud Grant as the greatest of all-time as far as being both very good players and later in their lives very good talent evaluators.

@plntntvzn 9 күн бұрын

@21:50, Jim Finks showing determination as a blocker.

@tomryan943 6 ай бұрын

Love watching these classic games! They just put the ball down and kept playing. Some of the actions would not be legal today, such as getting up to run after you have been tackled, and there were a couple of horsecollar tackles, which is now a penalty! Some famous names and future Hall of Famers, and some great one-handed catches too, without GLOVES!!

@shaneholliday2164 Жыл бұрын

he was my great great uncle anyone got anything from him

@freeman8000 3 жыл бұрын

This is the awesome thing I've ever watched on youtube

@robertpapalia 2 жыл бұрын

Love watching these old films of the NFL.

@douglassedenquist3385 6 жыл бұрын

Great to see highlights of #49 Lynn Chandnois! He was the 1952 NFL Player of the Year, only Gales Sayers has a higher lifetime Kickoff Return Average. He still holds Michigan State's all-time interception record. Thank you for posting!

@plntntvzn 3 ай бұрын

A big story reflecting back on Pittsburgh 1952, QB Jim Finks had enough success in the passing game to land himself and their three top-pass catchers that season, #81 Elbie Nickel, #25 Ray Mathews and #49 Chandnois to their first every Pro Bowls (OK you pointed out the real reason that Chandnois made his first Pro Bowl this 1952 season, I just still thought it sounded like an interesting story as far as QB Jim Finks).

@allenmurray7893 3 жыл бұрын

Great highlights. Lots of famous names that became more famous in later years. I think Jim Finks became GM of the Vikings and we know where Landry went. There was Ollie Mattson, Gordy Soltau, Elroy Hirsch and so many others. They were real players back then. No celebrations, no dances, just plain football. Bravo.

@plntntvzn 3 ай бұрын

@30:26-28, not just plain football, but truly extreme football.

@mattfritz4062 6 жыл бұрын

Fran use to pick me up and take me up to the farm to feed the cows and cook burgers when i was about 8 or 9 years old. I'd wait down at the corner by Wagners or the furniture store as he would pass by. I never understood till years later about his football career, which was my misfortune. Always a kind and gentle man!!!!

@putzgadol 4 жыл бұрын

Boy does this video bring back memories

@zachharris55 7 жыл бұрын

Love this man! Thank You so much for posting

@AidanAnthony22 7 жыл бұрын

UnknownLegend57 he is my great grandfather!!!

@dustyrustymusty3577 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting.

@davidthomas8260 3 жыл бұрын

They really had a way with words in describing the plays in those days. "A pay-off pass." "A six-point pitch." "Mr. goofy gams." "The Rams go on another Rampage." "The Steel City Eleven." "Ray Mathews....and gallops for the goal line, arriving on his feet and feeling fit." The narration cracks me up. The background music is pretty funny as well. I wish they would describe today's NFL highlights like this once in awhile just for laughs.

@Playsinvain 3 жыл бұрын

The most iconic thing in this whole video? The electronic scoreboard at LA coliseum. Might still be in use

@sandy3482 Жыл бұрын

Love those old time classic uniforms not like those clown outfits some teams sport nowadays

@starlesssteelers2882 6 жыл бұрын

High Diddle, Diddle, Rogel up the middle!

@plntntvzn 5 жыл бұрын

Before the game, Steelers' Coach tells an offensive lineman,"If this pass play works (instead of doing the usual 1st play of the game of handing the ball to Rogel up the middle), then owner Art Rooney will be giving me orders every week. So I want you to make sure to jump offsides before the play so this pass play does not work even if it goes for a touchdown." Next play after all that happened (including the penalty) "Hey Diddle Diddle, Rogel up the middle".

@Mikey300 4 жыл бұрын

That “coach” was Walt Kiesling, who is in the Hall of Fame despite having been stupid enough to have cut John Unitas without ever allowing him to take a snap in training camp!

@stevesestrich5143 2 жыл бұрын

@@Mikey300 He's in the HOF as a player; certainly not a coach.

@sdgakatbk 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting to watch these old clips. It seems what constitutes a tackle back then is different than today because in some cases, a player with the ball who was knocked down gets up and gets more yardage.

@user117831 4 жыл бұрын

That was the rule until 1957. You played until the whistle blew. So if you tackled someone, you had to hold him down until the Ref. blew the play dead.

@SuperIliad 3 жыл бұрын

At 5:03 we see what was known as a pile-up. The three-second rule stood for a long time under which a ball carrier had to be pinned to the ground until the whistle (three seconds after contact with the turf). A ball carrier, tripped up, could right himself and recommence running.

@michaeldonner5334 Жыл бұрын

@@user117831 Until 1955

@AidanAnthony22 7 жыл бұрын

he is my great grandfather!!!

@steelers1957 5 жыл бұрын

Im his nephew...how's that? he never had kids.

@asayeah844 5 жыл бұрын

Darth Vader is my father.

@RogerPeet Жыл бұрын

Back then, gas was a nickel and beer was free.

@user117831 4 жыл бұрын

24:13 Tom Landry throwing a pass. 25:30 getting a punt blocked.

@AidanAnthony22 7 жыл бұрын

he is my great grandfather

@tek6423 4 жыл бұрын

I miss the 9 yard, straight line extra point kick.

@MrAlButler1 6 жыл бұрын

The location of the goal post look dangerous!

@JStarStar00 5 жыл бұрын

MrAlButler1 the NFL goal posts were on the goal line until 1974.

@JStarStar00 5 жыл бұрын

The Steelers were one of the last (I think THE last) team to use the single wing.

@armorybrunotjr.3204 5 жыл бұрын

Throughout the 1940s, every NFL team was into the T-Formation, but the Pittsburgh Steelers chose to use the single wing. They did first use the T in 1952.

@armorybrunotjr.3204 5 жыл бұрын

That's Harry Wismer doing the narration. Wismer was the voice of Washington Redskins from 1941-52. (One game has Bill Campbell filling in for Wismer) Wismer's claim to sports infamy was his tenure as owner of the New York Titans (now Jets) in the American Football League (AFL) from 1960-62.

@rottenapple6109 2 жыл бұрын

A game before 22,000 football enthuasts!

@bryansteele832 9 ай бұрын

YEAH THINGS HAVE CHANGED

@carrite 5 жыл бұрын

10:28 - out of bounds!!!

@AwesomeBeatles 4 жыл бұрын

That is what I thought.

@starlesssteelers2882 5 жыл бұрын

I think Elbie (#81) could have played in any era

@Dachshund 5 жыл бұрын

1952 was the year the Steelers became the last NFL team to junk the Single Wing for the T Formation.

@peterflorino9692 6 жыл бұрын

Loved pro football in that era. Also it was legal to get up and run after you were tackled if the ref didn’t blow his whistle. That led to a lot of piling on. A pleasure to watch pros not celebrate after every play. You just watched great football.

@michaeldonner5334 Жыл бұрын

I think that "down by contact" rule changed for the 1953 season, so this was the last year it was in effect.

@michaeldonner5334 Жыл бұрын

I was wrong . . . it was 1955

@tonyaltano7992 2 жыл бұрын

U.S. football (a team game) would be more interesting if ball carriers lateralled more often.

@rockyhines5842 11 ай бұрын

So were not down if a tackler tripped you up?

@ChildOfThe1970s 5 жыл бұрын

Hard to tell which team is which in the Browns game lol. Great highlights though.

@user117831 4 жыл бұрын

Back then, you could pretty much wear whatever uniform you wanted. The Browns wore brown uniforms for night games.

@TemperTemper... 2 жыл бұрын

Both teams wearing their dark jerseys in the one game...Wonder if that's why there was so many interceptions.

@stevesestrich5143 2 жыл бұрын

All games were played in black and white until 1958.

@normanlinden5786 2 жыл бұрын

@@stevesestrich5143 - In this case, though, Cleveland wore dark brown shirts while Pittsburgh wore black. Kind of surprising because usually the Browns wore white in those days.

@stevesestrich5143 2 жыл бұрын

@@normanlinden5786 I think you missed the joke.

@normanlinden5786 2 жыл бұрын

@@stevesestrich5143 - I got the joke. My point was that the two teams wore almost identical uniforms.

@jakeyell 2 жыл бұрын

Jeez, Steelers were sure snake bit...

@tonyaltano7992 Жыл бұрын

1950s game: ✔ Laterals, ✔players rested on the bench, ✔field goals/ P.A.T.'s used rounded lines for extra protection from blocked kicks, ✔ very seldom did players jump offsides for a false start. Not a fan of today's game.

@javusbonmon6937 5 жыл бұрын

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@SuperBamaBob 5 жыл бұрын

you don't see many white footballs anymore

@jimhardy7673 5 жыл бұрын

We have great lighting for the game now, back then it helped that the ball was white during a night game. I remember playing at night back in the 50's, it was hard to see a brown ball, even with light's on.

@armorybrunotjr.3204 5 жыл бұрын

Nor do you see footballs with stripes on them at night games in the NFL.

@tonyaltano7992 2 жыл бұрын

White footballs were used at night games.

@timothyarts8969 5 жыл бұрын

I knew Bridget Rogel Church streeet Turtle Creek

@rockyhines5842 11 ай бұрын

Hey diddle, diddle. Rogel up the middle.

@EdmacZ 3 жыл бұрын

No Terrible Towels anywhere.

@howie9751 4 жыл бұрын

Lousy tackling back then.

@SuperIliad 3 жыл бұрын

We called it "post-and-lead" tackling and tackling in this time was fine. It only looks different to a later generation because no one was trying to sever another man's spine.