Whippersnappers of a half century or less need not apply. Joe & his magic bean

[Ned Flanders]

1 hour ago, chris heff said:

Leroy Keyes was a running back.

Played safety after his first couple of years at RB. 

[PBLESS]

9 hours ago, CSBill said:

Awesome! Namath was incredibly talented. He was the first big personality of the NFL—incredibly talented, and known way beyond the football field. Love the clip of Johnny Unitas (also from the Pittsburg area). He was much better than shown on this clip. And Orson Wells, wow!

 

The big  question is, who was higher that evening, Broadway Joe, or Dean Martin? 

 

 

Namath came to the AFL with a knee that was already screwed up. Had it not been for that injury his legend would have been much greater

[ticketssince61]

10 hours ago, HOUSE said:

I am sad to say I remember that 68 season well. The Bills lost to The Oakland Raider 48-6 in the Rockpile and as we were leaving the stadium the Goodbye Collier chants started.

See, even though the Bills got destroyed WE STILL DIDN'T LEAVE EARLY. 😝

 

 I remember listening to that game on the radio while in chestnut ridge park

[Shaw66]

6 hours ago, Cash said:

 

Very cool - I've never heard of Keyes before.  What position did he play on defense?

Defensive back. He was a big deal in college, like Tory Hunter.  Projected as a star at two positions, starred at neither. 

 

It's a testament to how hard it is to draft. One guy is a first round HOF player, one guy has a mediocre career, and yet during the draft it was an actual debate over who should go first. 

[Augie]

12 hours ago, HOUSE said:

I am sad to say I remember that 68 season well. The Bills lost to The Oakland Raider 48-6 in the Rockpile and as we were leaving the stadium the Goodbye Collier chants started.

See, even though the Bills got destroyed WE STILL DIDN'T LEAVE EARLY. 😝

 

Oh, this brings back a memory of sitting around the dining table in Hamburg when the season tickets arrived. I was the youngest of three, and my older sister by 8 years insisted on going to the Raiders game. They were the hot ticket, and I got shouted down. 

 

I may wait until 2am to call and say hello, how are things, and do you remember that game? 

[Zona]

By far, joe and the magic bean was my favorite nfl film. 

 

Thank you for this. 

[SoMAn]

23 hours ago, HOUSE said:

I am sad to say I remember that 68 season well. The Bills lost to The Oakland Raider 48-6 in the Rockpile and as we were leaving the stadium the Goodbye Collier chants started.

See, even though the Bills got destroyed WE STILL DIDN'T LEAVE EARLY. 😝

I was there as well. 4th row behind visitors bench.
It was in fact, Collier’s last game as their head coach. 

[HOUSE]

2 minutes ago, SoMAn said:

I was there as well. 4th row behind visitors bench.
It was in fact, Collier’s last game as their head coach. 

I had 40 yard line season tickets, cost me $55. 🤐

[Cash]

15 hours ago, Shaw66 said:

Defensive back. He was a big deal in college, like Tory Hunter.  Projected as a star at two positions, starred at neither. 

 

It's a testament to how hard it is to draft. One guy is a first round HOF player, one guy has a mediocre career, and yet during the draft it was an actual debate over who should go first. 

Reminds me of Peyton Manning vs Ryan Leaf. 

[Shaw66]

5 hours ago, Cash said:

Reminds me of Peyton Manning vs Ryan Leaf. 

Leaf was a bigger bust, but it's a good comparison.

[PonyBoy]

9 hours ago, HOUSE said:

I had 40 yard line season tickets, cost me $55. 🤐

 

So ...... You did own a wallet at one time 😏