Fights, hard hits and cheap shots from the 1973 NFL season are featured. This is Part 2. Check out the great players from this highly entertaining video!
I can't get enough of this old school ball... I was 11 in 73...I remember watching many of the game's with my Chicago Bears helmet in hand... me and dad... then it was out to the backyard for some football action... Thanks Brother 🏈.
We did the same thing after the game was over! Gonna keep publishing this type of stuff ...the hard part us deciding what to work on next...a fun problem to have
I am the same age as you. Wasn’t it a great time to be a football fan back then? The game has changed for the worst. Give me old school every time and all the time.
Lambert, Butkus and some of those guys would be playing for free because their entire salary would go towards fines and suspensions. I'm working on a video now that depicts some highly questionable protocol - hope to roll it out soon and I hope you enjoy it, Kevin. Thanks for watching and commenting!
If pro football had stayed like this, it might have remained second to baseball as America's pastime. The hits were too often unnecessarily physical, intended to knock players off their game and off the field entirely if possible. The helmets were so tight, they were guaranteed to transfer all the energy of contact right to the brain. The shit Gary Larsen is pulling in this video is worse than Vontaze Burfict's hits of horror. I was in my 20s when these games were played, and I ate it up too. It took Dr. Omalu looking at the tangled dendrites of Mike Webster's brain to finally connect what had happened to John Mackey, Nick Buonoconti, Gail Cogdill, Lou Creekmur, Dave Duerson, Wally Hilgenberg and Jim Hudson. Those were located just scrolling through the list at the Boston U. CTE Center to the H's, looking for the most rememberable names. The actual toll goes beyond their 343 confirmed cases. Is that enough to reconsider whether that old-time football was worth our entertainment? I never stopped following and watching the NFL, so I'm as complicit as any other long-time fan. Only now I realize the long-term cost to the men who gave so much to the game, as well as to you and me. No, it doesn't affect all players. I know one closely enough to understand he's constantly checking for the signs of any degeneration, and he hasn't turned 50 yet. Would he do it all over again? Well, it's qualified him to do sports-talk radio in a large-market instead of selling oulfield equipment. And I'll keep watching the more sane, up-to-date version of today's pro football without pining for the good old days, when the measure of manhood in the NFL was how much pain a player could give and take.
The football of the seventies was truly the era of dynasties. It was good football, in the same way that baseball in the 1950s was good baseball. Almost every single team was competitive at some juncture - yet the playoffs were always Rams/Cowboys/Vikings in the NFC and Steelers/Raiders/Dolphins in the AFC. Look how good the mid-70s Cardinals and Bills were - no playoff wins. The Redskins, Rams (!) and Broncos broke through once each, only to run into juggernauts. Minnesota made three Super Bowls in this era and are still considered snakebit because they ran into three other dynasties that won eight Super Bowls between 1971 and 1980. Detroit, Atlanta, Baltimore and Cincinnati put together competitive teams at different times after 1971 (the 1970 Baltimore team was honestly a 60s holdover), and none of them made it. It was probably the most daunting level of competition in NFL history.
@@macofalltrades6396 Some good reminders of the decade which helped NFL football overcome baseball as America's pastime. The competition, however, was dominated by five teams: Cowboys, Dolphins, Steelers, Raiders, and Vikings. The first four won all but the 1970 Super Bowl (Colts). As you noted, the Vikings advanced to, and lost, three SBs. Three other interlopers, the Redskins, Broncos and Rams advanced to, and lost, their shots at Lombardi Trophies. The Cowboys (thrice) and Dolphins accounted for the other four losses. The 1980s were not much different, with the Raiders, 49ers and Redskins winning eight SBs in the decade (Bears and Giants the others). The losers were a little more varied, and include the Eagles, Bengals (twice), Dolphins (twice), Redskins, Patriots and Broncos (thrice). The appearance of competition in the 1970s may have been a function of realignment resulting from the AFL-NFL merger. The Steelers, Colts, and Browns filled the open spots in the AFC to create conferences of equal size. It would take more time and space to analyze the overall disruption created this movement, if it was really that significant. My first thought is how defenses held an edge over offenses which led to the lowest average team points per game in 1977 (17.2) since the creation of the modern NFL in 1950. The various rule changes eventually boosted the passing game, paving the way for the West Coast offense used by the 49ers during the Montana-Walsh era. This all may come off as a whole lot of blah-blah-blah, but it's just how I write. Thanks for starting off on this topic. If my reply is too much, just tell me to delete it.
As a kid growing up in the 70s, this was great! After watching football on Saturday and Sunday, we’d go outside (novel thought!) and recreate the carnage on our unpadded 10 year old bodies! What fun!
@@brotzmannsax those were the days. Only care in the world was how I was gonna drum up enough money each day to feed my football card and bubble gum habits
@@markgardner9460 Me too, I lived on those Topps nickel pack cards in the 50's and 60's, in football season I used all coins available to buy cards. I had a newspaper route which added to my daily allowance of a quarter for school snacks & travel which I could get 5 packs from plus more with whatever daily change. I would chew all the gum and keep the cards safely in my top pocket under my coat until I could get them home safely. In the summer, I had the paper route plus would pick up soda bottles to wash out and return to the candy stores and buy packs of baseball cards and comics with that, then hang out all day and night flipping cards and watching games.
Yeah, that was the trick....how to keep the cards in good shape until ya got home. That gum that came in the packs was not good, looking back on it, but what did I know at the time?
Great action, plenty of late hits, some nice clothes lines and cool jersey! I hated Roger Staubach but looking back he had big balls taking on all those defenders in his career. So many names from the past that you forget about in time but when you see them again it seems like yesterday.
Staubach: was All-Pro and Pro Bowler his last two years of his career. Too bad that he had to retire early due to concussions or he would have added to his already esteemed legacy. Like Joe Kapp, Terry Bradshaw and Bobby Douglass, he took defenders head on
@@markgardner9460 Staubach a military man he was tough as they come at QB 2 SB he earned it. Bradshaw make it 4 and Terry still calling it on Fox love it..
@@markgardner9460imho Roger the Dodger is the greatest qb in Cowboy's history ahead of Aikman, Prescott, Meredith, Morton, Hogeboom, Romo, Longley, White etc,...absent from football for four years after winning Heisman at Navy returns to NFL, ROTY, SB MVP, wins two SB in six years and never missed the playoffs
59 year old Colts fan. Been so since 1976. Watching Archie Manning on your posts, One has got too believe that man loved playing ,even though getting Throttled alot,and a losing team. Gave us Colt faithful Peyton,and Giants a Levi. Archie Manning,resilient "Toughness".
1976 was a very good year for the Colts. Bert Jones, Lydell Mitchell and Roger Carr all had huge years. Archie MUST have loved playing because he dealt with some awful teams!
Sometimes it's hard to think this was 50 years ago. Seem like just yesterday. I lost count of how many hits would be 15 yard penalties today. There's still plenty of cheap-shots and fights today. Just a bit more watered down to say the least. Football in the 1970's brings back a lot of special memories. Especially for me and my brothers. We collected so many football cards in those days. Many of which I still have. Was a great time to discover the love of football.
Every cent that I made as a kid went to buying football cards. I couldn't get enough of watching, collecting or playing football. Can't believe it's been 50 years either!
@@stevereber I remember the cards were sold everywhere. Inside Cracker Jacks, Wonder Bread, Cereal. I think even McDonalds included them in their "Happy Meals". It was exciting just to get the gum that lasted about 2 seconds. It was a special time to be a kid falling in love with NFL Football.
@@jstube36 Lol that old hard gum I remember. Mine started from Mom Bribing me CUZZ I had to go get allergy shots. On way home it was a few packs. Started Watching football 1978. Born 1969. I took to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dad was A Cowboys Fan. I liked Lynn. Swann My team won the Super Bowl and the Next year. After that it was Baseball and I took to the Pittsburgh Pirates I guess Pittsburgh I was on a role . And I got to experience the "We are Family Pirates" Willie Stargell and his great personality. Then NBA and The Lakers. I was spoiled starting off. Played at a high level all X3 Sports. Free agent tryouts Pirates and Indians around 1988. But I was a mess in life around Highschool and after a few years. Played with Marty Cordova Little League and Pop Warner. He went on to Pro Ball MLB and Rookie of the year. Nowadays I'm just a Humble You Tube Legend Lol . Be Blessed Buddy
I was just a kid in ‘73. As an 11 year old who turned 12 in November I remember the game being pretty brutal. It was tough being a QB back in the 70’s that’s for sure! I really enjoyed this video! Thanks so much! Awesome!
QB's had to be so tough back then. It's amazing that a lot of them didn't throw in the towel. Take a look at the number of hard hits from Part 1 and 2 that Staubach, Pastorini and Phipps took. Hard to believe that they'd want to play another season
Wow, great film clips. Thank you. Lawrence McCutcheon, Lee Roy Kelley, Emerson Boozer, Walt Garrison, Riggins ... and Staubach could take a licking. Now, if only Terry Hanratty was the starting steeeler QB for ALL of the 1970s.
YES! This was the FOOTBALL I grew up watching on Television. Mostly in B&W too. We could not afford a Color TV back then. LOL Still it was Fun to watch. Even with only 'Rabbit Ears' for an Antenna to watch it with. We could tell the difference which team was playing. Oh and on a 12" TV. When we were 'Feeling LUCKY' we would get a 17" TV Screen to watch on. Thank You for putting up and Editing these videos for all of us to view.
I can relate to you watching football on a B & W, small tv. In bad weather games, it was impossible to discern the teams....but I LOVED it. Thanks for watching and commenting - much appreciated!
I really enjoy watching football in this era - QB's didn't run towards the sideline after throwing an interception like they've been doing the past few decades.
I think there was a sort of drainage moat that rimmed the field in Chicago - it was set back by the benches - sometimes players would end up sliding down into them. The moat was about a foot or two deep.
that particular year up to '78 is the most brutal time to play in the nfl. reason: the rules were still basically the same as they were in the no holes barred '50's. meaning you could essentially spear, go for the head, swing foreamrs etc.... the difference though was by this point the players were starting to really get into weight lifting & also the speed had picked up. you had more athletic & bigger, stronger athletes playing w/ major violence allowed lattitude rules wise. plus also the equipt, esp helmets were still very lacking absorption wise. & artificial turf fields were concrete & far less absorbent then now... its why so many players from that era got some messed up post 50 years old.
agreed....plus there was a lot of chop blocking going on - one guy keeps a defender busy, then the next guy takes out his knees - a real sweetheart of a move. Kickers used to be fair game on kickoffs, too.....they'd try to mess 'em up, so they couldn't kick as effectively later on. Now they call that "targeting" and it's illegal.
Pretty amazing stuff sir I enjoy it. I was born in the summer of 96, And they sure don't do that stuff today. Keep up the great work, enjoy your videos, sir!
The 1973 season was fascinating in a lot of ways... the OJ chase for 2000... Miami following up their perfect season... Minnesota returning to the top of the NFC... Atlanta's playoff run falling short (there's an entire book about the 1973-1974 Falcons waiting to be written; had the Falcons gone 6-7-1 or 7-7, which was about right for that team, they might have addressed some of their offensive issues and avoided the three-year maelstrom they entered in 1974, when they were the worst offensive team of the 1970s that wasn't in Tampa Bay). It was the last season before sudden death and the goalposts moving back, the last year of Chargers' powder blue and the Eagles' white helmets, and the tag end of the dynasties in Cleveland and Kansas City. And the Oilers still stunk.
Thank you - I appreciate it very much. I'm going to be working on a couple of NFL player profile videos in the near future. I have so many things that I want to do, but only so much time. Thanks for watching and commenting!
That's one of my favorites. The verticle stripped socks were detested by the players. I read where the players tossed all of those socks into a pile and burned them. That got the message across, as they were never used again.
In 1976 I was in 4th grade and played my first year of pop warner football and became an avid fan and student of the game. I had the 1976 NFL Handbook which included rosters and player profiles of every team and I pretty much memorized it and wore it ragged. I remember early Saturday and Sunday mornings and catching old school NFL films with John Facenda narrating. That voice and narration was awesome. Love the videos and channel! Who was the big 250 lb Charger running back near the end?
That's awesome that you wore out that Handbook - I have purchased a bunch of NFL reference materials and books - they come in very handy. Saturday afternoon at 5:00 is when John Facenda did his thing in my tv market. I was glued to the tv.....LOVED the slow motion plays of the football in the air! Thank you so much for watching and commenting! Robert "The Tank" Holmes was the rather large Charger running back.
Thank you! I could immediately tell he was a massive back and then you said 250 which was even more massive than I expected especially at that time. I was unfamiliar with him.
No unnecessary roughness back in the 70s. The cheap shot I remember from back then was 32 Jack Tatum of the Raiders clothesline 88 Lynn Swann of the Steelers .
"This was the tackling technique that was prominent back in the day. They don't do it anymore." Exactly. Today's NFL is basically amped up touch football.
They show the players what they don't want and what they do want - then they tell 'em about the fines schedule and possible suspensions and you get what we have today...a bunch of garbage yardage statistics because they're not allowed to tackle in the most efficient manner.
@@markgardner9460 Bought my season tickets (4) in 1980, 3rd row, 30 yrd line, maybe missed 10 games. Gave em up 36 yrs later. Barely watched any pro football since.
It seems like everybody knew the risks and just accepted the rough stuff. The league's treasure chest would be filled with fine money if this stuff happened today.
Lions' linebacker, Charlie Weaver, #59, really waylayed Vikes' fullback, Bill Brown, early in the clip. Not sure I've ever seen a one-on-one, whereby Brown got the worst of it like that. He liked collisions. Looks like that, even though Dolphins' safety, Jake Scott, #13, hit Drew Pearson after he was on the ground, Scott pulled up. Teams like the Dolphins, Browns, Packers, and Chiefs weren't known as teams that took lots of questionable shots at opponents. They were efficient and merely shut down offenses with not a lot of rabble rousing. That is my take on them.
@@markgardner9460 Wow, I didn't know that he took that much of a beating, him and Dave Osborne were one of the best one two punches when teams used two back sets.
@@markgardner9460 Brown had a weird little hop when he was about to get tackled, I guess on the theory than he couldn't get a leg injury if his feet were off the ground. Appears to have been in error.
On the Where did Jack Snow go clip, how about that"pit" in front of the Bears bench that several players got pushed into thru the years when the Bears moved to Soldier Field.
4 straight Pro Bowl years, gets injured and missed the entire '76 season. Played in '77, but didn't do much and retired. Too bad he got injured or his career numbers would have been even more eye-popping than what they already are.
I notice in all your footage so far no QB's slid, they all took on the defenders which makes me wonder when did the QB's start sliding? Who might have started the trend? I see Dan Pastorini took another beating and head pounding on the concrete turf, I had to Google him to see if he survived and still alive, ha.
The QB slide rule started in '85 season. I suppose there were QB's who slid earlier - defenders could still tackle them and not draw a flag as long as they didn't hit the QB's helmet. I don't know who would have been among the first QB's, however. Anyone have any ideas?
It was like going down memory. I have to look at the other video to see if you captured Staubach getting gutted by Redskin linebacker Harold McLinton. George Atkinson and Jack Tatum were the ones when it came to hard hits and cheap shots. lol
@@markgardner9460 I think that you are right. Unfortunately, I'm old enough to have watched the game and I wasn't a little kid when I did. Ha, ha, ha.
@@damilitantone if it's the play at the goal line where Harold slams his helmet into the artificial turf, then it's the '74 game at Dallas. As time goes on, years bleed into one another is what I've experienced. Loved watching those teams battle it out
Here's a good one of Cliff Harris knocking Rick Upchurch (the Broncos' biggest playmaker that day) unconscious in Super Bowl XII. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2ES28KSI0Cs.html The announcers initially misidentify it but the replay clearly shows Harris delivering a one on one hit. Upchurch is on the ground for several minutes, his leg sort of twitching.
Those artificial turf fibers would get worn down, so there was absolutely no cushion (not that there was much to begin with) - it was like playing on an asphalt track after awhile.
It's amazing the way they used to play football back in that time count nobody ended up killing themselves my God these guys play football like Neanderthals 🤕
It's one thing to be able to take the hard hit from the defender, but then it's double the pain because you're landing on a half inch of carpet that covers concrete.
I read up on Phipps and he was involved in two trades that involved two eventual Hall of Fame receivers: Paul Warfield and Ozzie Newsome. He also turned down a Rhodes Scholarship to play in the NFL!
I monetized after 2 months. Feel free to check out my other videos, as there are lots of stats, graphics, etc that add to the overall entertainment vibe. Thank you for watching and commenting; I appreciate it!
Back in the day when the Referees ALLOWED the players to PLAY FOOTBALL the way the game was meant to be played.....HARD!! Of course there's some discretion within reason.... However, keep in mind Football is a CONTACT sport and the buyer must be AWARE........
I like Jack Lambert's quote from long ago: If you don't want them to get hit, then put dresses on them! Thanks for watching and thanks for your comments, Eddie!
Can you imagine telling these players that they have to play 3 more games after playing 14 brutal ones? I don't know how those guys got through a season back then.
@SportsStatsNGab it certainly was not for the money. It was pure competitive pride. I remember when we played ball for the coach, school, or town, and the only stat of importance was the W.
Ha ha ha! Excellent stuff my friend! Please post more of the Cowboys getting speared, clothes-lined and late hits. Throw in some Danny White lol! Great post again!
Thank you! '73 Part 1 has plenty of hard hits on Roger Staubach, so feel free to check out that video if you haven't already. Also, "NFL Teams Fight In First Meeting(1967 Week 4 Highlights)" has Dandy Don Meredith getting swatted left and right.
@@markgardner9460 That makes total sense. You have the right attitude and presentation for your videos. Hard to explain but you dont fool around: a 10 minute video of yours has 10 minutes of entertainment. Too many other RU-vid channels have about 4-5 minutes out of 10 that are on point. I guess what I saying is is that you dont waste my time. Thank you!
Roger the Dodger was as tough as they come. He was basically forced into retirement due to sustaining too many concussions. He made the Pro Bowl each of his last 5 years in the league AND lead the league in passer rating each of his last two years. I agree with you - QB's should be treated like anyone else once they run. Thank you for watching and commenting!
The one of dirtiest , Giants #44 Richmond Flowers.. Although he did'nt do it here @ 6:02 , he had a habit of spearing players with his knees. There are p;enty of examples here on RU-vid,,,,,,,,,,,watch Larry Brown highlights.
I didn't know that about Flowers. I've seen footage of Bob Lilly kneeing runners in the helmet when downed. I'll have to check that out - thanks for the heads up!
@@markgardner9460 Hello. I have an extensive dvd collection of old games an highlights ( many are here on RU-vid also ) Even played a little football, but really cant believe the callousness of this guy.He shamelessly spears them in the lower back where theres no protectection. Again, pull up any of the Giants games starting in 1971. He was with them only a few years after the Cpwboys traded him after the 70 season. But man was he dirty.
@@6400az how far back does your dvd collection go? AFL, too, I presume? Any WFL? I'd love to do highlight videos from the '60's. Did you play college football?
@@markgardner9460 Nah, nothing like that . A little in high school but mostly around the neighborhood. Marathon games lol. Most of the collection are 70's Vikings games as I followed the team. The farthest back would be the 1961 NFL Champ Game, Packers vs Giants also have SB V and III, alsp This Week In Pro Football , 1969 edition. Dont think I have anything all too rare. ** In your video you mention Lion lb Paul Naumoff. By chance have you seen him spear Joe Namath in the knee ? As low life a hit as I.ve seen. I m sure you can find it here on RU-vid.
It’s sad. All the way up through the mid 90s teams and players got better and better each year. By better I mean they got bigger and faster and mixed with the perfection of the good teams it was great football. Now it’s just sloppy and the team mentality is gone. A bunch of pre Madonnas. I don’t really watch much anymore.
Those can cause sone of the most painful injuries since the neck is involved. Prior to '62 facemasking the ballcarrier was legal, but illegal for anyone else.
This is before the game was pussyfied , these days you look at another player crosseyed you'll get flagged , before you wore gloves and had heaters and misters on the sidelines, you may as well give them dresses and paint their nails these days
Mannnnn, these men played for keeps, sacrificed their bodies, they went all out, looking like real gladiators with them face masks looking like cages also the ones with the hooks standing there looking at you. It was muddy, cold, dirty, hardcore ball. Goodell cked football up with his New England Patriots loving as, especially Shady Brady🤬🖕🏾The days of ages 8, 9, 10. The real rivalry was when those slime ball Raiders came to The Steel City. I hated them dirty muts, but I respected their gangsta play smh. Btw, Franco caught that ball and he never stepped out of bounds. The greatest catch in history. Rest In Peace #32, #52, #63, #68, #78 and others I forgot and RIP Mr. Rooney and Coach Noll...#MightyPitt4Life💪🏾💪🏻💪🏿 "Thanks Mean Joe" (shot in my backyard in New York when I was 11) 💯💯💯
