HOF Exclusive: A longer look at Dick Vermeil's "Knock" he received from Hall of Famer Kurt Warner to learn that he had been elected to the Class of 2022.
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Well-deserved. Not only a great coach, but a great manager of people. He understood the human element. You get these coaches who are about plays and stats, etc. In the end, it's what you have inside. Intelligence, heart, willing to sacrifice for something bigger than yourself. Dick Vermeil instilled that in his players.
I've been waiting for this for decades, and was SO excited because I expected the patented emotion and tears from Dick at his speech, but he acknowledged that he purposely avoided certain topics that would get him crying. So while his speech was pure class in basically just shouting everyone out and giving them the accolades, I was very bummed out not getting to see that part, though I of course understand and respect his choice. That said, this was great to see, as it showed that side of him that we all love so much.
FINALLY!. This should have happened years ago. Dick Vermeil is one of the greatest head coach. Such a great players coach. He really was their for his player. Nurturing them and trying his best. He coached and gave chances to alot of no names that would become HOF'ers themselves. This guy is not only a great coach but also one of the nicest people honestly. They don't make 'em like him anymore. This guy has more to say about his players and owners than himself. So humble. I hope they make a movie about him.
One of the greatest memories of my childhood was my Eagles smoking the cowboys in the 1980 NFC Championship game. We didn't win the Super Bowl but so be it, great coach and an even better human being. Much deserved, glad to see Dick Ferrell get his flowers while he's still here to smell them!!
As a life long Eagles fan this man will always have a special place in my heart! An incredible coach and an even better man! Thank you for never changing!
My favorite coach ever.From a 15 year old kid who believed the Eagles would beat Dallas in the 1980 NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TO NOW A HOF COACH N PERSON .Love ya Coach. God bless you.Phily will never forget you
The best part about being at the pinnacle of success is being able to turn around from that singular moment and seeing all those players, coaches, and family spread across a vast expanse and feeling that love for them returned in an incalculable measure that is not able to be put into words. Whew! Way to go coach Vermeil. HOF'er.
Like they said in his episode on A Football Life, "He was as demanding as you could be as a head coach, but also as compassionate as you could be as a human being." Once again, his hard work finally paid off
Yes! Dick was one of the best coaches in the NFL. He really showed true compasion. Even now he was so humble to thank Warner for everything. They know it. Player and Coach. He coached a lot of good ones. Green, Holt, Warner, Faulk, etc.
I was born in Vietnam. Came over in 75 and lived in MN. My first love was for the MN Vikings. My second love was for the Eagles. Why? I saw a game on TV (can't recall who they played against). I saw an interview with Coach Vermeil. Right away, I was a fan. Can't explain what I saw. Can't explain why. It was his emotions. It was his demeanor. It was something about him that made me a fan. I became a fan of the Eagles. Vermeil...Too Tall Charmichael, Wilbur Montgomery, Ron Jaworsky, Bill Bergey, etc. I rooted for those guys. I witnessed the Vikings lose the SB was heartbreaking. But had so much joy when the Eagles made it in 1980, only to lose...AGAIN..to the Raiders. He's a great man. I am glad he got this chance.
I love Vermeil's house! He had enough money to buy a McMansion in the suburbs, but he'd rather live out his golden years deep in nature with 80 acres in a log cabin home. Good taste on how to live!
Dick Vermeil's house could be a museum of greatness of all the people whose life he touched that is so awesome and thats really what its about not the money or the glory.
Coach Dick was the only guy that saw the potential in Kurt, and his coaching helped to produce what is the greatest undrafted story in NFL history. This one has been long overdue if you ask me. Now let's get Torry Holt into the Hall, so everyone from the Greatest Show can have their legacies remembered forever in Canton 🙏
You are right. Literally every single NFL executive passed on him or cut him and Vermeil was the ONLY one, even in the Rams org, that saw something special.
2032, Tom Brady approaches a lakeside mansion in the heart of North Carolina's lacrosse country. He knocks, the door opens, he looks in the eyes of a man wearing a cashmere turtleneck sweater with the sleeves cut off and cries out "Coach!". Bill Belicheck takes a step back, draws his breath, and answers "Who the hell are you?" Then he notices the cameras and realizes what must be happening, his entire demeanor changes and he says "we're on to Cincinnati".
Dick Vermeil reminds me of Pete Carroll. Both from Northern California, both coached in the PAC 10/12 with UCLA and USC respectively, and both took two downtrodden organizations in the NFL to a much needed Super Bowl Championship. Thus, I believe Pete Carroll will be in the NFL HOF also lol.
He also reverted fortunes for the Eagles, despite no Super Bowl. He came to a team that won 2 or three times the season before his signing and had no first, second or third round picks in the ensuing draft
It's part of his journey, no doubt. The Book says that God write things right through crooked lines. Kurt is one of the best examples. No better history in the league
