American Football (NFL, College, etc.)

I doubt anyone in this thread cares about my school team but I still want to shout out to Any UH Cougar fans out there....We kicked Rice's ass today....RUCK FICE and GO COOGS
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Woo Hoo!! No.1 LSU falls to No. 17 Kentucky, 43-37...!! :woot: :woot: :victory:

The upset weekends continue.....! :victory: :mrgreen:

No. 2 Cal loses to unranked Oregon State, 31-28... :beaten:

College football is crazy this year... :nut: :crazy: :hehe:

Chargers beat up on the Raiders, 28-14: four rushing TDs by LT.

Pats whoop the Plowboys in a shootout, 48-27. :victory:

Wow! Chambers from Miami to the Chargers.

Now that's just not fair.

Whatever happened to the cliche about NFL teams never making any notable trades during the season?

Dang. The 9ers bye week is over. Time to get ready to watch the Giants knock the snot out of them.

Geezer wrote:Wow! Chambers from Miami to the Chargers.

Now that's just not fair.

Whatever happened to the cliche about NFL teams never making any notable trades during the season?

Dang. The 9ers bye week is over. Time to get ready to watch the Giants knock the snot out of them.

That's the only good news coming out of Chargers camp this week. The Bolts have a number of injured players; in fact, a couple of them underwent "minor" surgery. Fortunately this is their bye week. Still they'll be without their starting center for possibly a month.

Hey Geezer, how about Vinnie "George Blanda incarnate" Testaverde. Gives us old farts something to cheer about.

shin 2

Hey Geezer, how about Vinnie "George Blanda incarnate" Testaverde. Gives us old farts something to cheer about.

Sort of reminds me of Steve Deberg. Started his first game in '78. Retired in '93. Then, after coaching for 4 seasons, he came back and played 9 games for Atlanta in '98.

Jeez.

I wonder what Y.A is doing this weekend?I

Geezer wrote:Wow! Chambers from Miami to the Chargers.

Now that's just not fair.

Whatever happened to the cliche about NFL teams never making any notable trades during the season?

Dang. The 9ers bye week is over. Time to get ready to watch the Giants knock the snot out of them.

When Norv left for San Diego, was really concerned for the offense.

Kind of hoping for Jeff Tedford to come in as OC! :woot:



Go Bears! :drink:
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Geezer wrote:
I wonder what Y.A is doing this weekend?I

Is ole' Yelberton Abraham Tittle still alive?

Geezer, tell me if I'm wrong, but weren't Tittle, John Brodie, and Billy Kilmer all on the same Niners team for a year or two? Around 1960 I think.

shin2 wrote:Is ole' Yelberton Abraham Tittle still alive?

I think he is... His name was mentioned recently on one of the football shows...

shin2

Is ole' Yelberton Abraham Tittle still alive?

You bettcha. He and R C Owens show up for alum events all the time. And he still looks pretty good too.

As for Tittle, Brodie, and Billy Kilmer being on the roster at the same time... nope.

Billy Kilmer was the MVP of the college all star game in '61. The year Y.A. was traded to the Giants.

Besides, Billy didn't actually play QB for the Niners anyway. He was a Fullback when he first came into the league. And a dang good one.

Unfortunately he was in a serious car accident in '62 or '63. Fell asleep at the wheel, drove off the Bay Shore and into the Bay, and ended up shattering his leg.

It took him a couple of seasons to rehab, and during that time he and his teammates realised he'd never have the kind of speed and power he'd once had. So Brodie talked him into learning to be a pro QB, and he spent a couple of years coaching him on the side. (I always thought that was pretty cool of Brodie.)

By the time he was healthy again he was drafted by the Saints in the expansion draft.

Geezer wrote: So Brodie talked him into learning to be a pro QB, and he spent a couple of years coaching him on the side. (I always thought that was pretty cool of Brodie.)

Brodie was always one of my favorite commentators. I remember him talking about playing against Merlin Olsen: "He's like a Coke machine with a head" :rofl: [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: Brodie was always one of my favorite commentators. I remember him talking about playing against Merlin Olsen: "He's like a Coke machine with a head" :rofl: [/list:u]

LOL. :lol: :lol:

One of the famous Fearsome Foursome. :thumbsup:

Geezer wrote:

As for Tittle, Brodie, and Billy Kilmer being on the roster at the same time... nope.

Thanks for clarifying this, Geezer. I guess I was off by a year or two.

Re: Kilmer--I believe he was a single wing tailback at UCLA, so he did possess some passing skills coming out of college. I do remember he was known more for his running skills though. I liked him for his tenacity not only for coming back from a career-threatening car accident, but also for hanging in there for all those seasons; I mean who'd 'uv thunk he'd end up starting ahead of Sonny Jurgensen with the Redskins?

Re: Tittle--glad to hear he's still alive and kicking. Several things I remember about him: he was one tough sumbitch; for a long time he held the record for most TD passes in a single season; and he was the subject of one of the most iconic photographs ever taken of an NFL player--sitting on both knees, helmetless, battered and bloodied.

bmwracer wrote:
LOL. :lol: :lol:

One of the famous Fearsome Foursome. :thumbsup:

Along with Deacon Jones, Lamar Lundy, and Rosy Grier (later replaced by Roger Brown).

That's become a pretty iconic nickname.

L.A. in the 60's had some legendary athletes all playing at the same time: the Fearsome Foursome with the Rams, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor with the Lakers, Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale with the Dodgers. Plus you had Dick Enberg calling play-by-play on radio for football, Chick Hearn for basketball, and Vin Scully for baseball. For me as a kid living in the L.A. area, it was a great time to be a sports fan.

shin2 wrote:

Along with Deacon Jones, Lamar Lundy, and Rosy Grier (later replaced by Roger Brown).

That's become a pretty iconic nickname.

L.A. in the 60's had some legendary athletes all playing at the same time: the Fearsome Foursome with the Rams, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor with the Lakers, Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale with the Dodgers. Plus you had Dick Enberg calling play-by-play on radio for football, Chick Hearn for basketball, and Vin Scully for baseball. For me as a kid living in the L.A. area, it was a great time to be a sports fan.

Yup.

But you forgot to mention those dominating UCLA Bruin basketball teams coached by the Wizard from Westwood. :D

bmwracer wrote:
Yup.

But you forgot to mention those dominating UCLA Bruin basketball teams coached by the Wizard from Westwood. :D

Of course.

USC football was also a prominent fixture in the L.A. sports scene during the 60's (I guess that hasn't changed in 40 years), and local pro boxing was huge back then with weekly telecasts from the Olympic Auditorium that featured quite a few terrific fighters from the area.

Yet another upset weekend... :D

Cal falls to UCLA (despite some awful play calling at times), 30-21, at the Rose Bowl. :woot:

Game of the week: Indianapolis at Jacksonville on Monday Night Football.

This has been such a wild and wacky collegiate football season. I love it. I just hope someone beats the Buckeyes during the regular season.