Amen and believe this there isn't and hasn't been a rb that tough since. He was and is a bull go Riggo

Hear hear. I second that...

+Luna Rose How sweet it was.....especially since Redskin fans had never known what it was like to see their team actually win a Super Bowl....I was in my teens and couldn't stop jumping up and down when Riggins ran this TD in.

The 1982 to 1985 Washington R. team THE HOGS with 44 John Riggins was just going to POUND THE BALL DOWN YOUR THROAT in the run game. They also had very 👍good QB JOE THIESMANN 25 JOE WASHINGTON RB. A HALL of FAMER out SYRACUSE U. WR named ART MONK who was a professional 👏 to T. and Great Defense a great COACH JOE GIBBS, this team was 2 behind The 49ers Bill Walsh and Joe Montana teams in the 1980's Yes, Bears, Giants and Rams they had there moments. THE DIESEL ENGINE 44 TRAMPLED ON MOST DEFENSES.... JOHN RIGGINS 2 CHANCE IN THE NFL IN THIS 30S IS A GREAT STORY. Washington hasn't been very good since Joe Gibbs left town......AND RFK STADIUM.

@@robertdudley3398 REDSKINS... fixed it for you.

haha that guy with the native american headdress

44 He played hard LIKED THIS 🍺 and was liked 👍 in D.C.

why isnt it awesome anymore ?

@@trinihammer Too many prima donna's in the game nowadays. And the pass to run ratio for most offenses is way to high, and there's too much emphasis on politics like kneeling before the flag, supporting BLM, etc. etc....

@@brianr3720 blame the media. the players have only become prima donnas because the press and media build them up to be so.

No the most memorable would be Fulton walker kickoff return on Washington chicken little KRS

@@marksilva7135 Ha ha... That's all you've got?! We WHIPPED your butts after that!!;

As a Cowboys fan, you probably know how I felt that day.

I feel your pain.

I was in sixth grade in Fairfax, Virginia in 1982 / 83. We had a big pregame party at school on the Friday before the Super Bowl. My family and I watched the game at a family friend's house and my dad honked the horn of our baby blue '76 Ford station wagon all the way home.

About a month before this game I was home from college. I went for a walk around my neighborhood. I noticed this guy jogging behind me. As he passed me I was surprised by just how big this guy was. I looked at his face and realized it was John Riggins. I was totally dumbstruck. I went back home and told my parents. They said “oh yeah, he’s been renting the house at the end of the street for about a year” They just never thought to mention it.

@@ericsteel173 Cool cool. You have a cool name Eric Steel.

talking now about removing redskins logo from pro football hall of fame, dubbing in commanders logo,plotting out any referring to redskins

@@leminpudding6512 that's just stupid. After all those years, all of a sudden someone gets offended.

i'm black and i have no problem with the name redskins.

I have a game used Redskins helmet from the 80s & that helmet is just awesome!

@@1977raider bro, if you can keep hold of that helmet for about another 20 years it will cost a fortune.

Riggins was a track sprinter in college, Blackwood would never catch him.

If you look up the word diesel in the dictionary there’s a picture of John Riggins(44)!

@@jeffreylorenger6746 Same with the Hogs

I remember one of the cowboy defensive backs was saying that anyone could run behind that hog offensive line with all those future HOFER on it.When the diesel (a great nickname) heard that he said if he gets into the secondary he might just look for him.

Exactly. It would of look like a horse and a carriage. Higgins the Horse and Blackwood the carriage.

Damn right, real players act like they have been there before as Riggo did.

i believe it was Bear Bryant who said "when you get to the endzone act like you've been there before and you plan to go again" Riggo was something of a goofball at times of the field but come game time he was all business and all class- the perfect back for the Gibbs offence and the Gibbs mindset!

DinoHunter56 You are not the only one that noticed :-)

DinoHunter56 Yeah, how dare he show any emotion outside of a half-hearted smile

Charles Hamilton Lol Chuck

Yeah he was a freak. Well stated. Unbelievably fast for a big guy!

9.8 would have been a world record at the time. I can assure you Riggins did not run a 9.8 100 meters in high school or any other time in his life.

@@maxv6837 read again MAX, pay better attention if possible, AND I CAN ASSURE YOU NO ONE SAID ANYTHING about 100 meters!

@@maxv6837 I can assure you know one said anything about a 9.8 100 meters in high school or any other time in his life. james Dorsey READ IT AGAIN MAX! @Max V

James is so right. People don't realize how fast Riggins was. He was the Kansas State 100 yrd. dash champ and he weighed 220 lbs. His power is unquestionable. He is as good a pure fullback to ever play the game.

Not probably. Definitely.

2nd most important play in Redskins history was in the same game. Without that the Riggins run probably never happens. It went down as an incomplete pass but looked like a sure pick 6 until Theismann broke it up.

@Steve Logan 🥂🥂🥂If only my own old man was still here to know this himself, on my next pilgrimage to visit M & D at Quantico I'll let him know. Best wishes to you & yours! 🎄

I just barely remember this game 2nd NFL game I watch, first was the game against Dallas. I didn't understand why Riggins kept running into the pile when I would run around it lol... I just remember this play because he ran around the pile for a TD and I foolishly kept thinking "why didn't he do that in the beginning" . Keep in mind I was in 3rd grade and new to Football.

Nancy Statler and the kickout by the TE

Nancy Statler a year later they ran the same play against the raiders and riggings got stuffed like a thanksgiving day turkey.

+larry falter Dude, I din't see you playing either game, shut the fuck up

Still do. Meanwhile the guys in this video have completely destroyed bodies and brains, and today's players will too, down the road.

Riggins is on the air in the DC market during the NFL season. Lucid, humorous and thoughtful. Nice try.

Are you okay now?

@@joemarchand8313 lol, yeah but not when I watch the replays.. 🙏👍

With competent QB play Miami probably wins this game. The late David Woodley just wasn’t up to the task on this day.

@@joemarchand8313 I’m better, thanks lol

Mr riggin proved his worth on the field, and was great

Play2Win1958 70 Chip not 50 gut.

He was the best Special Teams player in the NFL in 1984 too... give Grimm some Credit on the success of Wonsleys Heroic effort block. Take nothing away from Wonsley being able to leap and hit the target but Rhone was off balance because of Grimm... watch it over and over again focusing on Grimm and you realize why he is in the Hall of Fame. He wasn't the mauler that Jacoby was but damn Grimm put a lot of effort into every play.

What was the price of your Super Bowl ticket back in January 1983 ?

+TheStapleGunKid Riggins had very deceptive speed at times....in high school he was a state champion in the 100 yard dash.

Indeed, I think Riggins is the greatest fullback of the modern era. Considering how fullbacks never get the ball much anymore, I don't think we'll ever see another like him.

You’ll never see another fullback like Riggins. He was the last. The game has changed. He played every down. They just don’t do that now.

Riggins was lined up at halfback in this video

@@Yeomannn But that didn't make him a halfback.

Must have been gr8 watching him play in college. And many defensive players didn't realize how fast Riggins was.

Most people are unaware that Riggins was a 2 time 100 yard dash state champion in high school. The power is obvious and everyone can see that but the speed is deceptive.

44 John Riggins played FB and RB STYLE like Jim Brown, Derrick Henry and Hershal Walker. He also received CATCH ball well too. JOHN MOST OF ALL WAS TRUE TO HIMSELF, HE WAS GOOD OLD BOY.

Chamberlain gave up shooting the ball all the time and the Lakers finally had balance scoring. Too bad Elgin Baylor retired before winning it all

Otis Wongley's #39 block took out the Miami linebacker leaving poor Don McNeal as road kill under Riggo's wheels....

@Brian Craig [Cue in loud smooch like Fred Flintstone to his old lady] Thanks for a late-night smile hometown! Long it's been since I left Washington - native or not, that damn plain "deecee" shit except for in Our Song gets on my 1st middle AND last good nerves - but like I once told the old man, M.H.R., on having crazily forgotten his baby boy debuted on a Redskins home game day, "no matter where I am, the Redskins will ALWAYS be my home team." I can hardly wait to go out tomorrow with them Burgundy & Gold flying proudly [& having to grit my teeth at the "olde deecee!" part but I still bellow it] for having stomped on them Squiggles' teeny green Unbeaten egg, & letting the peeps back home & otherwise in the land know of your "exquisite" observations. When me & this damn dog have our holiday visit to Washington next month - he'll have a nice new Redskins collar for that occasion! - I'll raise a toast of white Hennessy to you. 🥂🥂🥂 All the best & Always Remember!

There actually was a better one the next year

Hahaha. Right!!! I don't get why a white dude can't make it to the NFL anymore as a running back and be good

And straight on kickers

andrew7taylor Yep, Skins Mark Moseley was the last one ever (retired after the 1986 season).

Cheezeburger Walrus The last few I remember after Riggo were Brad Muster of the Bears & Tom Rathman of the 49ers, both retiring round the mid 90s. Oh shit & Mike Alstott of Tampa Bay, he played into the 2000's.

McCaffrey of the Panthers is nice!

racerz129 What is this announcer drinking? Yah he tackled him high but his helmet was at least a shoulder pad across Riggins. There was definitely moment change indicating impact from an opposing force. No wonder Riggins got screwed most of his career. Just say he's a beast and be done with it!

racerz129 yes he slipped when Didier turned back to the left.

Still looked like Riggins messed his manhood up. Slipped or not, McNeal got trucked!

racerz129 Up and down the line every guy through the perfect block and they basically pancaked the entire defense, too bad teams don't build from the lines up these days.. i agree

Oh heck yah they did. I think the Hogs got more credit than Riggo, Haha. Wonder how the O-Line stacks up for Super Bowl winners compared to losers year to year? Has NFL films done this already?

You and I both. I was 12 yrs. old and the biggest 'Skins fan. Nothing like being that age and jumping around like a maniac!

@ahoneanatwo And they STILL ain't, to us dyed-in-the-burgundy-&-gold faithful! We might not have our good name restored once Snidely goes running with its sacks of cash, but Hope Springs Eternal that this "commanders" garbage goes right along for that ride! #HTTR!!! 🥳🥳🥳

I'm 25, Riggins is a legend, one of the all-time greats. 4 straight playoff games with 100 yards, that is just unreal!

Now those were big rivalries

@Bryan McHugh No giggles from here on that one - it was no fun seeing John Riggins #44 needing to be held up so he wouldn't collapse in an SOB [shortness of breath] heap; he was tough as "prairie dog leather" no question, but that scene oughta be passed around as both warning & inspiration to others. I just Go Green, for 47 years, & ain't never had no such I Need Air near collapse as that after an exertional effort. Take a hint people & Just Say No to that to-bac-co! 🤢

Thanks to Joe Gibbs

@shmikes G 😂😂😂 "Methinks not" anyone associated with or tacky enough to be a fan of the ... "East Fort Worth Pokes," especially after that rich little taste of karmageddon they just got up in Green Bay. 🥂🥂🥂