Phil Villapiano's spirit embodies everything it means to be a Raider.

Met him when I was 16. Still have the picture. Guy is down to earth and truly humble

Love to hear him talk about himself for once, the man deserves the respect you guys finally gave him.

Phil was and still is the living embodiment of the Silver and Black. Mad love and respect from the Raider Nation!

Buffalo sending him alone for coin toss maddddd respect

One of the greatest Raiders of all time.. love the guy....

This man is a great orator of Raiders history. Glad NFL films did this

Steeler fan here. Native Pittsburgher, child of the '70's.. I love the Raiders! Without the Raiders, there '70's Steelers and beyond NEVER happen! Those '70's games against the Raiders were the BEST, as good as any Super Bowl. Phil Phillipiano is my favorite NFL personality outside of a few Steelers, obviously. On and off the field Phil is a legend and a prince of the game!!

"We weren't dirty" Clips shows him literally cutting OJ Simpsons head off

I'm a Steeler Fan. Much respect for this man. He deserves to be in the NFL Hall of Fame.

Never heard his name before today will never forget it

I love NFL films. I would always notice this guy on a lot of these and he’s great his personality and his excitment for the game, I knew he was a Raaaaaiiiiduhhhhh back when they were royalty. Great get NFL films.

This guy is a NJ NATIVE from my hometown of Asbury Park!!!!!!

The Greatest Raiders Storyteller and one of the best Raiders ever.

Phil Villapiano embodies of not just what Raiders Royalty should be, but also what NFL royalty should be as well. ENOUGH SAID!

Phil is a legend of Raiders. Fans remember guys like him... even 49ers fans like me lol.

I love to hear both Phil and the late Todd Christensen talk Raider Nation... Great piece.

Happy to have met this man on several occasions as a proud member of the Jersey Shore Raiders Booster Club. An absolute class act.

“We hit ‘em, and we laughed!” That’s vintage Raiders

I've got to think that if he never gets hurt in 1977 Oakland would have gone back to back as World Champions.

Well deserved always liked him in all the nfl films he's in from a Cowboys fan

I love Phil. A true Oakland Raiders legend

Thanks for this video. Phil Villapiano has been a hero of mine since I was a kid. I love watching the old Raider highlights of him working his magic with the can opener. He and Ted Hendricks, Jack Tatum, Willie Brown, George Atkinson, John Matuszak, Otis Sistrunk. They don't make Football players like that anymore. More's the pity.

These guys may not be Hall of Famers, but they were the blood and guts of those Raiders teams.

Raiders royalty at its best

When at Bowling Green... Phil was a bar bouncer at 'The Canterbery Inn' where my dad managed. September 27, 1975- Phil stood for my dad & his sons to witness a team practice in Mayland, before a Colts game. Even 'Al Davis' would not kick out guests from a closed practice which the GREAT 'Phil Villapiano' invited. A day remembered. Thank You, Phil- my hero.

I was fortunate enough to see the Raiders of the 60's-70's living in Oakland. And watching this man...............the game has really changed. That entire Raiders' teams that Madden coached couldn't even play today because everyone would be under suspension, lmao!!!!!!! It's great that all this is preserved. The NFL will never be the same as those days!!! The Raiders, Steelers, Chiefs, Dolphins, Cowboys and even the Vikings, man that was fierce football back then. And players never complained because they loved it so much. This dude tackled the defensive coach during a drill, CLASSIC and coach just shook that shyt off. You gotta love it!!!

One of my all time favorite old school Raiders 😁.

Looks like he could of been a character on the Sopranos and with Tony Plus IMO He should be in The NFL HOF one day soon. He worked hard for it and proved it on his actions/play.

Phil is a treasure to the NFL, NFL Films and NFL fans. Great guy.

Rip Kevin Greene

And of course accompanied with "Autumn Wind" or "Raider Might"

I was a Toledo Rockets fan, but always liked Phil Villa-piano ....what a raconteur! Listening to him & Autumn Winds song gives you goosebumps

What a legend! Proud to say I’m Raider for life!

Phil is the best! Lives about an hour away from me out here in SoCal. Great family, DIEHARD RAIDER. He lives and dies the Raiders. If you know the guy, you love the guy.

Phil knocking Ojs head off! Excellent

Vilapiano is always a great interview. The way NFL films framed this is excellent.

Man I’m young dude but what made me love the raiders was their history

My favorite Madden Raider. Was the heart and soul of that defense.

I find it very cool that nfl films has so much film from the past, basically any play for any player, all the sound bites etc

willie brown iconic image in NFL history, this was before my time

these videos coming in left and right

Salute Uncle Phil. Good man. I had a pleasure of meeting him in person. War RAIDERS!!!!!!

It's rare to see colourful character like Phil in the NFL in these days.

His literal profession is knocking O.J Simpsons head off

Phil Villapiano was the best LB of the era. (Sorry Jack Lambert)

The fact he tackled Larry csonka by myself is beyond impressive

a true Raider great from those magical 70's teams. thanks for the memories Phil.

Such a legend. Love that guy and the way he played.

Phil V. was able to be a class act gentleman and one of the meanest badass linebackers in the NFL. Even though he played for the damn Raiders, you could not help but love the guy.

Best 11 minutes of my life

Villa-play-the-piano, greet name by Tom Hanks. Phil's aweome, love this video with all the classic footage by the Sabols (RIP) @NFL films.

I went to Ocean Township High School in the early 90’s…… he had family that went to school there…….everyone knew that last name……..I met him years later just as a hand shake around 1997-1998. I asked him who was the the guy he knew was gonna be a tough day against ………his answer was John Riggins. He told me that guy put a beating on you for the entire week. Phil is a true legend……..all time Raider……and a world Champion……..and nobody can take that away from him! Thanks !

Absolutely one of the best Raiders of all time!

My mother cuts his hair🙏🏼got his autograph about a year ago! He signed it w/ “Just Win Baby”🥺not a Raider fan by any means, but man I love watching highlights of him & the smash mouth Raiders of the ‘70s

Good job phil. You got to do what i couldn't. Make a living playing the game you love.

I remember one of his first games with the Raiders, I think the game was blacked out because I was listening on the radio. "Villapiano on the tackle""Villapiano on the play" over and over again. I called my friend, "Hey who's this Villipiano guy?"

One of the most iconic football players I can think of. "Make america great again" make football great again. This man is a MAN

Phil is the man.

Lv him ... awesome linebacker ! Me & my older brother who recognized him first at Bowling Green . .

As a life long Raider fan I love this guy so much!! He was a great player because he had so much heart and grit!!!

I LOVE everything NFL FIlms does...

Never a fan of the Raiders, but I always enjoyed interviews and footage of this guy. Thanks for sharing his story.

This was so cool, because I have thought about how Phil is always talking on the Raiders stories. A great Raider who deserved a moment in the spotlight.

Met him today at a golf course in Atlantic City! The absolute nicest guy! Remembered my name everytime I saw him! Real stand up guy!

Phil Villapiano is the man! He would've been a great Steeler!

He was a great linebacker in an era of great linebackers. I miss football…

Never underestimate the size of the fight in any dog. Scouts look at the size of the dog and missed on Brady, Flute, Edelman, Welker, the list goes on and on and on. You can not judge a players character to fight until the fight is????

Conrad Dobler tells a story about the time he and Phil were teammates in Buffalo. They had been drinking. Then driving to another bar, a cop pulls them over. Dobler is driving and the cop says Dobler has to do the field sobriety tests. Phil says "Screw you cop! He can't take no test, he's too drunk!!" Chuck Knox must have done something to a coach as a player, because he coached crazy men like Isiah Robertson, Dobler, Villapiano, and The Bozo, I mean, Boz.

I can listen to Phil tell Raider stories all day long.

I was a kid during this time. The Raiders would have been playing with half of their team, because they would have been DQ'd for their toughness. The game of today is wussified.

Phill villapiano pro football hall of fame and that's all I have to say about that

Always love his take on the Raiders.

I loved and respected the daylights out of Phil Villapiano -- one of my favorite Raiders ever (my second favorite AFL-AFC team). So glad he also had a chance to wear the Bills uniform, even though it cost us my favorite Bill at the time, WR Bobby Chandler.

Being a great Football player has absolutely nothing to do with size its allllll about ❤️.

Big fan of Phil. All the way frpm Ireland

Love how y’all shined some light on Vilapianos career. Should do something on Mark Van Eeghen

God bless you Phil I would like to meet you some day I have been a raiders fan for 40 years and hopefully we win a Superbowl soon 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙌

As a Jersey guy who actually worked for there family business it is a Summer camp is long branch NJ this is really cool to see

Thank you for making this.

I'm a long time Steelers fan, always had a great respect for the 70- 80s Raiders teams and Coach Madden. Phil Villipiano needs to be in the HOF.

How can you not love Phil Villapiano

When the announcer said how the clips make us cringe; I couldn't understand it. I love seeing it. That's football to me. Rough and tumble, a man's game. Toughness and fun.

Well needed film thank your so so much !!

Thee literal AUTUMN WIND. VILLAPIANO BABY ☠️☠️☠️

As a Bronco fan, I was taught to hate the Raiders. Trust me, I do, but it's hard to hate this guy. Played physical, loved the game, down to earth, what more can you ask for?

Mr. Villapiano was one of my favorite Raiders growing up they don't make them like that anymore.

Had a few AFC Championship games went the other way #41 would be in the HOF. He was that good.

Raider Legend

Greatest man to ever live

I know Jim Otto is Mr. Raider. Phil Villapiano is the ❤️ of The Raiders. (BTW My daughter asked me about the Raiders of the 70’s? I said it was like The Black Panthers & Hells Angels getting together to take out the establishment!) And they did!!! 😂 At that time the most winningest team in professional sports.

Everything sounds a thousand times cooler when Phil explains it!

It wouldn’t be a a special about the Raiders without Phil and George Atkinson

I'm glad they finally talked about Villipiano.

Can you imagine a player saying "we got them where we want them" when they are on your 2 yard line, then causing a fumble to turn the momentum? INCREDIBLE!

Born same year as Bruce Springsteen and "Greetings from Asbury Park" was Springsteen's first album. Wonder if the two knew each other? Springsteen grew-up in Freehold, NJ but moved to Asbury Park when he was maybe 18. Played the Stone Pony a lot.

NJ native, makes us proud!

Loved Phil V. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of my all time favorite too man. We won super bowl XV after that trade too.

Thank You for the video.