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Great posts so far! I think the whole Namath making good on his guarantee in one of the greatest upsets in sports history catapulted the NFL to what it'd be in the '70s with that 'big bang' effect still being felt to this day. Even a simple 'moral victory', Jets bringing the Colts into OT but comin...

Yeah, SB III--- That's when the SB started to become as much a cultural event as a sporting event. I remember the build-up as a 15-yr-old Colts fan...Joe Willie poolside vs. a pair of brush-cut QBs, Morrall and Johnny U....brash Johnny Sample...a belligerent Lou Michaels...etc. The Colts had just de...

Fans used to wear suits, ties and hats in the stands... different times, different mores. This photo is from Nov 5, 1967 when the Cowboys hosted the Saints at the Cotton Bowl. Notice all the men in coats and ties? Even the ladies are nicely dressed. The young lady walking down the steps and carryin...

Imagine all the returns on NFL clothes and apparel? Hopefully the NFL gives them to the homeless but I doubt it. Probably gets sold online or overseas for whatever they can get. I think a lot of that stuff gets donated to impoverished countries. That's why you'll often see in some news clip or docu...

Was Albert doing this to avoid blocked kicks, because he believed running or passing was a higher percentage play, or was it his showmanship and improvisational style? Does anyone have any insights or context into why Albert took this approach on extra points when he played with such accurate kicke...

That is curious. PFR has Albert just 1 of 5 on XP kicks in his career, so maybe he just didn't trust his kicking foot as much as he did his legs and arm??

Dressed for success: Paul Brown looking correct, even in the mud......

When did head coaches quit wearing suits and fedoras on the sideline?? Yesterday night's throwback-flavored game between GB and Eagles got me thinking about Stram, Landry, Lombardi, et al. I'm guessing that "dressing for success" NFL-style started to slowly die out with the advent of casua...

Reaser wrote: ↑Tue Nov 11, 2025 2:41 pm I liked it, too.

Reminded me of football.

Thanks. I had a bad day and I needed a good chuckle.

Somewhat OT but looking at PFR, I find it remarkable that Bo had the NFL's longest run in 3 of his 4 seasons: 88, 91, and 92 yds. Don't know if any other back has ever done that. Dude was a runaway train.