Back when I was a kid I disliked Stram because 1) he ran his mouth in that Super Bowl IV highlight film and 2) he always appeared to be carry around a cotton candy paper cone during games!! 😁 But I later found him to be an awesome broadcaster!
I remember they asked Bud Grant to wear a microphone and he refused , Hank asked for and got I believe $300 . You can hear him on the audio of S.B. 4 calling Len Dawson , Lenard ? Len Dawson said he only called him that when he was angry and played the microphone like a new toy ! " Come on boys , just keep reticulating the ball down the field " . I am a Vikings fan but I still enjoyed watching him ham it up !
Note the name of the blitz George Allen has on the board (:43). Now, it is not Buddy Ryan's 46, but it is a 7 man pressure. You don't see that any more since one of the eligible receivers will be uncovered. And those Chiefs did indeed open a can on the Vikings in SB IV. I love how his son chokes up about going to the SB. What a great memory.
Steve Sabol said, "Coin of the realm." But Ed Sabol said it was initially, "Hey Smush, how 'bout an honorarium?" .....which is even funnier. I rooted for the Chiefs against the Eagles. Why? Fond childhood memories of the mentor. Hank Stram was as integral to the Kansas City franchise as the Hunt family.
