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by Ronfitch
Wed Jun 04, 2025 10:51 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Favorite one-year 1,000-yard rushers or receivers
Replies: 7
Views: 184

Re: Favorite one-year 1,000-yard rushers or receivers

Mike Furry, 2006, 1089 yards receiving with the Lions. He had played three years with the Rams, the first two as a receiver and in the third had moved to safety and started 11 games. Signed by the Lions for the next season, he moved back to receiver and finished second in the league in receptions.
by Ronfitch
Fri May 16, 2025 10:26 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: 1978 NFL Season
Replies: 5
Views: 7477

Re: 1978 NFL Season

Green Bay finished 8-7-1, after a 6-1 start. None of their wins came against opponents with winning records when they met.
by Ronfitch
Mon Apr 28, 2025 4:30 pm
Forum: Football Obituaries
Topic: 2025 Obituaries
Replies: 62
Views: 223242

Re: 2025 Obituaries

Tom Brown, safety, Packers 1964-'68 and Washington for one game under Lombardi in '69. Brown started in three straight NFL championship games from 1965-67 and in Super Bowls I and II. The highlight of his career was a game-saving interception in the closing seconds of the Packers' 34-27 victory over...
by Ronfitch
Tue Mar 18, 2025 9:15 pm
Forum: Football Obituaries
Topic: 2025 Obituaries
Replies: 62
Views: 223242

Re: 2025 Obituaries

Bob Long, reciever for the Packers, Falcons and Redskins from 1964-‘70) died Sunday. Bob was a guest at the PRFA Meeting in Green Bay in 2016 (I believe Rick Schabowski drove him up from Milwaukee). They got there early Friday night and Bob grabbed a seat to listen to speakers (he was to speak with ...
by Ronfitch
Tue Mar 04, 2025 12:14 am
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Elam Ending in the NFL
Replies: 13
Views: 23067

Re: Elam Ending in the NFL

Probably because football is a game and not a Marvel movie. A stirring climax isn't built in, nor should it be. If one team has the game in hand in the fourth quarter, they've earned the right to put it in cruise control: empty the bench, give the backup QB some snaps, etc. I don't need an exciting...
by Ronfitch
Fri Feb 28, 2025 4:50 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Sabbatical concept in NFL
Replies: 19
Views: 31237

Re: Sabbatical concept in NFL

Has anyone mentioned Bronko Nagurski? Then Bronko came to the U of Minnesota varsity-alumni game in 1959 at the age of 49 to punish the varesity defense on the opening drive. The equipment manager had no helmet large enough fro Nagurski, until he found an old leather one that he had to stretch to f...
by Ronfitch
Wed Jan 08, 2025 10:47 pm
Forum: HOF and HOVG Talk
Topic: Pro Football Hall of Fame question
Replies: 34
Views: 91185

Re: Pro Football Hall of Fame question

Why wasn’t the Pro Football Hall of Fame founded until 1963 The Pro Football Hall of Fame should have been founded earlier then we wouldn’t be talking about Lavvie Dilweg Verne Lewellen Ox Emerson Cecil Isbell and Al Wistert not being in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Buddy Parker too But if they ha...
by Ronfitch
Tue Jan 07, 2025 12:12 am
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Dave Volsky's YouTube channel
Replies: 27
Views: 25472

Re: Dave Volsky's YouTube channel

From the NFL's perspective, I suppose the difference between Rare Sports Films and Volsky is a matter of eyeballs. Doak is selling his merchandise onesey-twosey to a few hundred people whereas the YouTube channel is viewable by potentially millions. I've worked on a few docs, and I've been surprise...
by Ronfitch
Fri Dec 20, 2024 11:40 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Another story that has been semi-debunked
Replies: 10
Views: 9988

Re: Another story that has been semi-debunked

Yeah, John wrote about this back in ‘17 … https://packerspastperfect.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/jim-ringo/ Somewhere - I think it was in an obit in the L.A. Times - there is a Ringo quote about being in PA at the time of the trade. This and the Forrest Gregg story are two stories that keep circulating...
by Ronfitch
Fri Nov 22, 2024 4:00 pm
Forum: HOF and HOVG Talk
Topic: Big leak from voters --- story on ESPN
Replies: 20
Views: 73518

Re: Big leak from voters --- story on ESPN

Ken Crippen wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 8:43 am It's a shame that this information gets leaked.
It is. And a shame that the writer included quotes which only create drama (unnamed "sources").