I was steeler fan, I grew up in LA . And went to the old Los Angeles coliseum to see the rams, play with my dad. Got to see all the rams quarterbacks after Roman Gabriel play. Those were the days, RIP #18 🙏🏼🙏🏼🏈
Really enjoyed this show. Roman was my #1 sports hero growing up in the 60's and 70's. I was very saddened to hear of his passing. My heroes are now all gone. Mick, Wilt and Roman. My sympathies to you Dave as you had the honor of being his friend and he obviously had a great influence on your life. RIP Roman
Great interview! My late Dad was Filipino and he took us to a few Rams games at the L.A. Coliseum just to see Roman Gabriel. He's been my favorite Ram since. We actually lived on the same street he did when he played for the Rams.
Thank you David what a great interview with a wonderful man, Roman. We love you Roman may you rest in peace sir. I always looked up to you. I was a Lions fan but had a soft spot for the Rams and yourself particularly.
Seems silly now but, when I was a kid I wanted a single-bar face mask like Roman's. They didn't make them in kid's football gear back then so I sawed a double-bar in half to make one.
I remember watching Roman back when Pro Football was played on open fields, bad weather, and NONE of these bs rule changes that would come later and changed the game. Roman was an All-Star several seasons. Playoffs with the Rams playing was almost a gimme.each season Roman was with the Rams. I remember vividly the 1969 playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings. The weather in the Metro Stadium was super cold, snow on the field and sidelines. Even though the Rams lost, it was a game that Roman was fighting off the Viking front four (Marshall, Eller, Page, Larsen), and came up just short of a win. The Ram's "Fearsome Foursome" did their part in that game, but all the breaks went to Minnesota. It is so good to see Roman again on this video.
The total package. With that name he was destined for greatness. His name got people's attention & could get people to pay to catch a glimpse of him in a production. He had the "it" factor. He had looks. G_d given charisma. An all round good fellow. Guys wanted to be him & day dreamed about what it would be like
John was in army basic training at fort Bragg in 1967 I saw him many times but never had the chance to meet him, bob Hayes was there . I was wandering where they served after basic training a
I'm a Tom Landry-era Dallas Cowboys fan, and I have to say that John Niland certainly was a great player. It's a damn crime that he's not in the NFL Hall-Of-Fame. Hell, he's not even in the Cowboys Ring-Of-Honor. How rediculous is that? God bless our pro football heroes from a bygone era.🏈
I'm a Tom Landry-era Dallas Cowboys fan..... since '64. Don Meredith was my first sports hero, then Chuck Howley and Bob Lilly. 'Ol #32 Walt Garrison was most definitely a favorite player of mine too. I've also had the privilege to see him bulldogging at rodeos. That was when he was a bit younger. What a tough, rough individual he was..... and probably still is. And obviously very comical. College and pro football are different games today. There are no more Walt Garrisons. God bless our pro football heroes from a bygone era.🏈
Yup, sadly the football that I grew up watching and the team I loved, no longer exists. Now, pro sports looks like a bunch of gangsters or thugs. Guys like this were a treasure.
My dad took me to my first ever football game the Eagles vs Raiders in November 1976, i was 9 yrs old and I'll never forget the Raiders fumbled the opening kickoff and the Eagles recovered and two plays later Roman threw an alley-oop pass to Harold Carmichael for a touchdown and the place went nuts. That was the only score the Eagles made but I'll never forget that game. The Raiders went on to win the Super Bowl that year. Roman always reminded me of Joe Kapp. Roman looks great here.
