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Magic wanted to play a run and gun offense even at MSU but Judd was old school and made him play 'normal'...until Central Michigan decide they could run on MSU. BIG mistake. Judd let the horses loose and Spartan speed and ball handling buried them. These are great highlights but only touch on what Magic brought to that team.
the fuck y’all know about THE ICEMAN George Gervin? one of the most under mentioned greats in basketball history. this motherfucker was COLD even by today’s standards. One of the few who I think would translate seamlessly to any era of basketball. so skilled.
Dude up there with Barry Sanders and Jim Brown. And this is without all the training technologies of today. I admit. I've watched this video at 20x lol amazing rb. AND ran all over the Steel Curtain with no Qb...he never had a QB his whole career 😂
I came here to remind me of how great he was...i was not wrong...i just wonder how he had no support. as a Dallas Cowboy fan i know our team has people who would live with the troubled player to help mentor and watch over them.
As a little boy of 9yrs, I watched Archie play with Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl with a broken arm and lost the Heismann vote to Jim Plunket...never figured that one out? I was thrilled he was going to play with the Saints. My mother was from New Orleans and we lived 60 miles east on the MS coast. Loved to watch him play and still do. Never realized his release of the football reviled Dan Marino's football release. He was GOOOOOD...one could say too good for New Orleans Saints but we sure loved him. Thank you for posting.
Sadly, the Spurs didn't have as many nationally televised games in Gervin's day. Growing up in Seattle, I didn't see much of him, I only heard the hype. My feelings are, he didn't get the credit he deserved for his talent. How could he without being televised as often as the Lakers for instance? Incredible talent. On a side note: Too many layups in this highlight reel. I'm sure the man took some important jump shots as well. Sheesh.
I just looked at highlights from another video and I don't think the poster did a fair job in his selection of plays in highlighting Cappelletti's runs at Penn State so I think that is why some of the posters are surprised at him as winning the Heisman Trophy. I was a kid at the time and remember Cappelletti's exploits on the field. Running backs were high valued back then and often the voting was close. Nowadays, almost all of the winners are quarterbacks.
Archie Griffin won the Heisman in 1974 with 1620 yards and again in 1975 with 1357 yards. Cappelletti won it in 1973 with 1591 yards. Neither running back had a stellar NFL career. Cap was selected in 1974 as the 11th overall pick in the NFL draft. Running backs aren't even drafted in the first round nowadays. The position has been devalued and rightfully so. Remember all those yards that Eric Dickerson would pile up during the regular season only to get body slammed during the playoffs? Running is done "by committee" as we know. Btw, I've audited (insurance audit) Cappelletti's special car showroom in Dana Point or San Clemente, CA around 20 years ago (I don't think he is still a current owner). Anyway, John was there while I was conducting the audit with his office manager and I must say he didn't have that look of a former NFL player similar to Dick Butkus, Jim Brown and Mike Ditka decades after they had left the game. Cap is a man of good character and all should watch the movie dedicated to his younger brother who died of cancer, I think it's called Something for Joey. One more tidbit, during my second visit to Cap's showroom. His dealership had a red colored sports car on sale for 1 million dollars! The car was roped off and signs were posted surrounding it stating "Do Not Touch".
As much credit (deserved) that he gets for his amazing offensive skills, he was also a selfless and thoughtful winner. Upon his arrival in NYC, he utterly checked ego and adopted the Knick’s team-first, hit-the-open-guy mentality. This makes him a much more special person than would just being a great player.
