me too, but today there are taking a violent game and trying to make it safe. I am not sure you can successfully do that. If you are not willing to take a beating, don't play.
Yep! 100% with you there. I hope someday something changes the whole game of football around basically any professional sport at that matter there are players who are just as good or darn close to make it to the NFL that would be more than happy for a $ 5 million check per year & If He was hurt with a career end extra million if you took it out of here. This is just briefly before the NFL turns into flag football. This was very fun to watch thanks again !
Ah yes, great year ! Jack Lambert's rookie year out of Kent State, and the beginning of the Steel Curtain Dynasty with an admittedly boring 16-6 Super Bowl IX victory over the Vikings. A game that saw my Steelers with a commanding 2-0 lead at halftime. 😂
When the NFL had a sport called football. It was a real game, played by real football players. Now it's run with a puppet commissioner with a woke agenda and played by overpaid prima Donna's
@@markgardner9460 Yes Those tough ,hard hitting guys made the NFL the most watched of pro sports Those guys played through hits ,probably multi concussions , bloodied noses , broken bones ,knocked out teeth , They played in open stadiums ,with real turf ,exposure to the elements .Their uniforms got muddied ,dirty . You could actually tackle the QB !!! From this Video at least poor Ken Anderson was the featured victim of getting clobbered Tough QB Today !!! It's all about the Divas , The celebrating on every tackle , catch ,first down ,etc Just hand the ball to the ref and play !!! AND the TD dances !! They probably practice that " play " more than any other in the playbook !! Soon the teams will add an assistant coach as a dance instructor !! It's nice to see clips like these .as reminder of the way how the game has evolved .As it is , the average NFL career is probably less than 4 years . FOR non QBs or K The rules have changed to make the game " safer" I understand ,and agree with the measures the game has taken to protect the players the best they can .Players are also bigger ,faster , stronger..It will be interesting to see how the game evolved from here . It's still a good reminder on how those guys had a zest , love of the game
We should be thankful we grew up when we did and can cherish the memories, a time never to be duplicated, and thanks to the Sabol family always for documenting it all.
@@brotzmannsax I think about that a lot. Kids today probably think today's NFL is great, but they haven't lived long enough in order to compare the earlier decades of play. '50's, '60's and '70's is where it's at.
Yeah when the players weren't a bunch of overpaid pussies like today. Can you imagine playing for the mid 70's Steelers, Cowboys, Raiders and complaining of turf toe?
I met Csdrick Hardmen in Sacramento. Got a picture of him fixing to lay Roger Staubach out. Very cool, dude. He was in a wheelchair and his hands were all gnarled up, but he still gave me his autograph. All those years of beating and getting beat up took a toll. The NFL needs to take better care of the old timers. They can afford it.
Thank you. I also noticed how many defensive players would join in tackling - over half of the Colts defense was involved on that one bruising Larry Csonka run.
@@josephnicolino8529 Hard to believe the Cardinals gave up on him trading him to the Packers to create that monster backfield. Thankfully, they also traded O.J. Anderson to my Giants who won us a ring. The Cardinals still have not won anything ever.
I'm amazed that QB's from that era lasted as long as they did and played so well for as long as they did, too. It took a lot of guts to stand in there knowing that you were gonna get blasted a second or two after you threw the ball.
** Ok.correction. Slowed it down and zoomed in. Bolton neither slapped, tripped or even touched Fran. As you say, maybe Fran thought it was Bolton who tripped him or something was said.
Wow, fran tarkenton mixing it up..probably his best throw of the game..70s football the best..just beginning my teenage years..great stuff,keep them coming..
Yes the Cowboys/ Redskins games were extremely fierce and a lot of animosity between them! It was must see viewing if you were a football fan! Much like the Raiders and Steelers from the same era.
Raiders/Steelers was one tough rivalry for sure! Giants/Eagles, Vikings/Packers (heck, pair any 2 teams from the NFC North - The Black & Blue Division - and there's a good rivalry....at least there used to be)
I like the way C Mick Tinglehoff (53) came in to back up his QB there in the end zone. With no hesitation. Ron Bolton (27) would become a mainstay in Cleveland’s secondary ‘75-‘82.
Yes Tinglehoff jumped right in! I think that Ron Bolton did make a little contact with Fran Tarkenton and I believe that Fran thought it was a late hit, and reacted to it! It probably didn't help that Bolton picked off 2 passes earlier!Ed Marinaro jumped in as well!
A Joe Gilliam sighting! Hard to believe that the Steelers had such a quarterback controversy! ( Bradshaw, Hanratty and Gilliam!) Atkinson's shot to Lynn Swann would get him a long suspension now,as would Glen Edwards hit on Ken Anderson!
The only reason that Bradshaw got his job back was that Gilliam and Hanratty were injured, then he did just enough to keep his starting job. He started getting it together in '75. This was the era when it took QB's 4-5 years before they started paying dividends. Today, the college QB's are ready to step in like a 5 year veteran.
Some of those hits would not only draw a flag today, but probably an arrest warrant. 1974 was the year the goalposts were pushed to the back of the endzone where they remain today 1974 was the debut of one of my 1st favorite players. #72 Ed Too Tall Jones. The Cowboys Number 1 draft pick. As shown Big Ed started at right DE. Then Landry would flip Jones and Martin the next year. Interesting note. As the stalwarts of the original Doomsday Defense were aging and retiring. In came the pieces of a new Doomsday. 1973-Harvey Martin, 1974-Ed Jones, 1975-Randy White. The rest is America's Team History. One correction. 1974 was Dan Fouts second season.
Thanks for the correction - I knew that '73 was Fouts rookie year, but I guess I had his Topps rookie card of '75 in my mind (meaning that '74 would be his rookie year, which it wasn't) Cowboys not only did a number on the rest of the NFL teams by getting Too Tall 1st overall, they did it again in '77 when they landed Dorsett #2 overall. They were heads and shoulders above the other teams in scouting and strategy when it came to drafting!
I like big hits and edgy players but I agree with most of the rule changes implemented in the last twenty odd years. The Lyle Alzado rule: you can't swing your helmet. Tombstone Jackson was said to be able to fracture a helmet with the head slap, O Lineman I'm sure appreciate "no head slapping". I enjoy the "Mad Dog" Curtis clotheslining the idiot fan who ran on the field and grabbed the ball. I noticed a Card's player putting his helmet on when the fracas started, smart guy. QB's of the 60s-80s were a "tuff" breed man. Thanks & you're appreciated. bd.
Yeah, they really needed to clean up the rough stuff...clotheslines and all that, but I think they've gobe too far. Now you have to be side by sude if you tackle a QB. I mean, come on now. That's amazibg about Tomedtobe Jackson! Carl Eller and Deacon Jones were other notable headslappers among a large group. Thanks again for the comments, Jammin' B.D.
without a doubt the coolest youtube channel.So entertaining,brutal,and sometimes pretty dang funny.Thanks so much for these vids.I look forward to watching all your new ones.That forearm to Ken Anderson by the Steelers guy was brutal!Some of these guys were absolute animals.
Thank you very much; I really appreciate your comments! It's amazing that this rough stuff was so commonplace in 1974...not very often was a penalty flag thrown either
@@markgardner9460 I watched it a few times and can't tell if that was the Bengals sideline, one Bengal comes up to him but he should have been swarmed if that was on the Cincinnati sideline considering who and how he was hit.
I hear ya! Now it's pretty much touch football....receivers fall down on their own to avoid being hit, then flex their biceps while walking back to the huddle.
What the younger viewers here have to understand is that these hits were all LEGAL. QB's in particular were not protected the way they are today. It's one reason why QB's didn't run as much back then and why a lot of these guys today (Lamar, Fields etc.) wouldn't have lasted very long under those rules.
There were no rules for quarterbacks and they would have lasted cause there wouldn't have been a single player in the entire league back then that could have tackled them, those guys were way way too slow, they were bums!
These players were from back in my high school days. Oh the memories and hits, ouch! Hard hits were plenty and dirty hits will get you ejected and kicked out theses days.
I'm glad that you checked out this video - I appreciate your comments. Yes, a lot, if not most, of these plays would cost the perpetrator a lot of money in fines.
I grew up watching so many of these guys. Good to see lesser-known players remembered. The game was so much more violent than the soft game played today.
...and that O-Line was put together with a bunch of castoffs and underachievers. Have to really tip yer hat to the great Don Shula for making that line one for the ages.
@@markgardner9460 Larry Little, Jim Langer, Bob Kuechenberg, Norm Evans, Wayne Moore, Kindig, Crusan, were all so large and talented, a no name offense to go with their no name defense, under great coaching.
Great clips I grew up in the 1970s that was football pride an loyalty to your team no cut aways every five seconds towards a celebrity for merchandise BS.
As a long time Steelers fan I can remember some of the dirty play going on around the league in the ‘70s, mainly the Oakland Raiders. And yes I do recall that deliberate elbow hit on Lynn Swann. But that clip of Fran Tarkenton was 😆. I don’t remember him having such a temper. Oh and I love the jersey. Jack Lambert might have been a mean, tough player, but I never really thought he was dirty. He was just one of the best ever at his position.
And Jack played at around the same weight as Jack Tatum did......around 210-215 pounds. It's amazing that he was able to be such a force at MLB with that gangly frame. Thanks for commenting, Steve!!
@markgardner9460 Thanks for your response. But mentioning Tatum reminds me of a comment Chuck Noll once said in regards to the malicious hit that Jack Tatum made on Daryll Stingly, paralyzing him for life. " He is of the criminal element " Noll quoted. Does Vontaze Burfict come to mind ?
Tatum lost his right leg to diabetes and I think all of the toes on his left foot, too. He, Dave Casper and Ken Stabler all went on to play for the Oilers after the Raiders - kinda weird
Tark was scrappy, some of his scrambles you can tell he is mad and just doesn't want to give up the play. Funny thing about the one they showed, you can tell he is still legging it out even after he scored...he knew that guy was going to hit him if he caught him. LOL
@@marksmith4346 I am glad you brought that up because it was standard fare to hammer a guy even if he had already scored and was out of the field of play considerably!
I watched that game where Glen Edwards swung at, and connected with Ken Anderson @3:00..... I was at Bel Air Lanes in Akron, Ohio, watching at the concessions counter TV. The Steelers were frustrated that Anderson was setting a record that day, completing 20 of 22 passes. Bengals won 17-10, despite 3 lost fumbles. Great game for an 8 year old to watch!
I wonder if this was the game that he completed either 14, 15, or 16 passes in a row. I watched that game, but don't recall who the Bengals were playing. Thank you for your comments - appreciate it.
I was playing in college back in '74 and all this stuff was very standard even at that level. We saw the pros do it on Sunday, the coaches actually taught it, we didn't know any better. Lot of guys got hurt who didn't have to.
Oh yeah, I once read a book by Oregon State's head coach which he wrote around 1970 in which he stressed that he and his staff taught their players to spear their opponents. And I'm sure he was far from the only one in those days.
Thanks for the upload of this Video. I always enjoyed watching these games and Thankfully i did not have the guts to play as a kid. Great Memories for this Old Man.
@@oscarl.ramirez7355 Yes, there were great games in that duvision in the '70's: Browns/Bengals and of course at the end of the decade, the Oilers and Steelers
@@oscarl.ramirez7355 I also was too scared (and too nonathletic) to ever play football, though I've always somehow been brave enough to watch it. And I also miss the Houston Oilers and the old AFC Central.
I liked the simple, classy uniforms of the day. No color rush or alternate this or that. Every team had two jerseys, one helmet and that was it. Yes, Im old.
People today try saying that the players are SO much better now, but these people don't keep in mind how yesterday's players also had to Contend with all of these LEGAL HITS.
This was put together great. Ha , I loved it when Tarkenton fired that ball at the defensive back. I know exactly how he was feeling, I would’ve done the same. 🤣
Dolphin star HB #22 Mercury Morris gets body slammed, collapses, and later rakes a brutal lower body shot after a sideline catch …..no wonder he was unavailable to play for Miami during the classic playoff game vs. Raiders in December 1974. Rookie Benny Malone #32 took Merc’s HB spot that day.
Great point! Malone played very well in that game and was a terrific running back, too. I'll never forget watching that game on our little black and white tv. It's still my favorite NFL game of all-time.
@@markgardner9460 agreed. Great game. malone’s only mistake was not falling down on the 1 yd line on his dramatic 20 yd TD run late in Q4 to burn the clock out and allow a couple of Csonka plunges to win the game -and leave Snake Stabler with no time on the clock.
I don't even watch football anymore. But I am a fan of sports history, especially 19th and 20th. Though there are similar offshoots, what we know as football (both), baseball, basketball, tennis, and golf were all invented in the late 19th century.
No wonder rule changes were made in the NFL. Late hits, clothes-lined and hammered. Thrown down hard...and all of this while playing on AstroTurf!! CTI is real, and so are injuries that will never completely heal.
Vernon Biggs, he lived around the corner from me in mississippi.He would sit with my dad and friends on the porch often.He was a big man, standing real tall.l just look at him as his super bowl ring glisten in the sun he won playing for Jets when Joe Namath was the qb in the mid 60s.He played football for Jackson State University, same college that produced 4 NFL Hall of Famers! Walter Payton, Jackie Slater, Robert Brazille, and Lem Barney
That's great stuff! 6'4" 275 pounds and solid as a rock. He also played in the Super Bowl against the Dolphins in '73. Thanks for watching and commenting!
This is much better than finding single Ukrainian girls online! Love the non-flag calls which I thought was normal back in the day. Maybe some hard hits on the Dolphins in the 70s as they beat my 'Skins in the '72 Super Bowl. God bless you/yours sir ...
Check out Great 1972 Highlights Week 3 and you'll see a really hard hit on the Dolphins Csonka. Yes, non-flag calls were commonplace back in the day where now their would be calls for suspensions and huge fines.
Thats how you play ! I KNOW, I BROKE MY KNECK IN TWO PLACES AND FINISHED THE GAME , THEN PRACTICE THE NEXT WEEK UNTILL THEY MADE ME STOP !AS A LEGALLY BLIND MAN IN 1980, i am a original beast mode player !😊
My father played for Florida, back in 42', fullback, his nose got broken, he mentioned that the coach, put on a band aid, and he went back in to play..
American football is the best sport ever. Pickup games are fun to play and watch also. Our house had a lot next to it. All the kids liked coming there for games, touch mostly. There was a fight or two. Nothing serious. There was a small food, convenience store across the street. Perfect for a soda and munchies after the games.
In the late fall we'd play in the hockey rinks before they'd flood them. Great fun, although getting tackled into the boards wasn't all that great. Thank you for watching and commenting
thanks bro for posting brings back such great memories of the real football nfl. and when i was growing up watching these players. great stuff. bro. love it
13:02 the original 88 Drew Pearson. A little bit before my time, but catching up on them 70’s Cowboys was pretty awesome. I like how he just threw the ball back to the ref on that play like he expected that tackle. Also realizing how much of a hard hitter that Cliff Harris was!
Cliff Harris was as hard a hitter as there has ever been at the Safety position. There have been quite a few in the '70's, but I don't think that anyone hit harder. He wasn't really all that big either.
Holey moley that was freakin brutal!!! I still remember that game when Sir Francis scored that TD then threw the ball at that dude and they both started fighting!! I had barely gotten back home from Quail hunting with my pop to see the last quarter of that game. My Vikes ended up losing that one to the Patriots but i still remember that fight. hahha
I wonder what Ron Bolton said to him cuz he didn't touch him leading up to Fran throwing the ball at him. I watched the game live and couldn't believe the Vikes lost it at the end!
@@markgardner9460 - 74 was a weird season for the Vikes, they just kind of slept walked thru the season then beat the Cards i think then the rams in the playoffs, then choked again in the SB.
@@markgardner9460 - That goal line stand cost the Rams not only that game but the one in 76 too, that spooked Knox so bad he went for the field goal early in 76 instead of a TD or pinning the Vikes the deep, Nate Wright blocked the field goal and Bryant ran it back for a TD.
This presentation..was loaded with chills..and spills..and flagrant protocol violations..the league had to tone down this behavior.." rightfully so.." but I digress.." however..I do love the Gladiator Style..(more. more)"!!
Love the channel ! I've seen your video on field conditions, goalposts, cars on the field. Also, being from Pittsburgh, I dig that you're sporting the retro Jack Lambert jersey ! I have one as well parked next to my retro 1960 Roberto Clemente jersey in the Man-Cave 👍
Thank you - I'm glad that you enjoy the channel. My Lambert jersey was the first one I bought. The second was a 1971 Clemente jersey. There has never been another player close to Clemente in terms of style and perfection in playing right field.....and then of course there's his hitting and baserunning. Love Clemente!
@@markgardner9460 My older brother and I used to listen to the games on a transistor radio in like 1969-until Forbes Field closed. We'd stand outside the right field bleachers, there was a separate, discount entrance, as the right field section only had bleachers, the rest of the park had seats. My friends dad was the usher for that entrance and used to let us in after the 7th inning stretch if it wasn't sold out. We'd go in and yell stuff to Roberto, who would wave and throw warm up balls to us. Interestingly, I played for Oakland Youth League, the Pgh neighborhood where the field was located in 1972 against Dan Marino. I also Attended Central Catholic High with Dan in 1977. I was 9 in 72' and hated digging into the batters box against him, he was 11 and could bring it ! LOL I was also fortunate enough to play a few of our little league games on Forbes Field. The Pirates had just moved to Three Rivers Stadium and the guy who ran our league was given keys to the boarded up entrance. We only had 60 foot bases, but I played 1st base. It was cool knowing I was playing on the same dirt as Ruth, Cobb, Clemente, Mazeroski, etc... Good times. Looking forward to your next notification !
I understand - video needs to be available for this particular year and if it's not, then obviously I can not include it in a video. Also, copyright considerations are another factor. I have footage of Tatum and Atkinson featured in some of my other published videos and I'm sure that they will pop up in future ones as well. It's just that there wasn't anything available for just 1974. Thank you for watching and commenting.
This was the football I was raised on!!
Yep - me too. Can't enough of the good ole days when it was pure football
Then you’d remember Butch and Sundance.
me too, but today there are taking a violent game and trying to make it safe. I am not sure you can successfully do that. If you are not willing to take a beating, don't play.
Yep! 100% with you there. I hope someday something changes the whole game of football around basically any professional sport at that matter there are players who are just as good or darn close to make it to the NFL that would be more than happy for a $ 5 million check per year & If He was
hurt with a career end extra million if you took it out of here. This is just briefly before the NFL turns into flag football. This was very fun to watch thanks again !
@@markgardner9460 Yeah, it's all fun and games till someone gets hurt!
1974!! I remember totally!! When football was FOOTBALL!!
Either '73 or '74 is my favorite NFL year - great memories of games from those years
Ah yes, great year ! Jack Lambert's rookie year out of Kent State, and the beginning of the Steel Curtain Dynasty with an admittedly boring 16-6 Super Bowl IX victory over the Vikings. A game that saw my Steelers with a commanding 2-0 lead at halftime. 😂
This is how football was those players back then? We’re very tough.
When the NFL had a sport called football. It was a real game, played by real football players. Now it's run with a puppet commissioner with a woke agenda and played by overpaid prima Donna's
These videos sure bring back memories of watching football with my dad and grandfather, when football was played by those who loved the game.
Watching football with family was the best as a kid. You're right, these guys played for the love of the game and were super competitive.
@@markgardner9460 Yes Those tough ,hard hitting guys made the NFL the most watched of pro sports Those guys played through hits ,probably multi concussions , bloodied noses , broken bones ,knocked out teeth , They played in open stadiums ,with real turf ,exposure to the elements .Their uniforms got muddied ,dirty . You could actually tackle the QB !!! From this Video at least poor Ken Anderson was the featured victim of getting clobbered Tough QB
Today !!! It's all about the Divas , The celebrating on every tackle , catch ,first down ,etc Just hand the ball to the ref and play !!! AND the TD dances !! They probably practice that " play " more than any other in the playbook !!
Soon the teams will add an assistant coach as a dance instructor !!
It's nice to see clips like these .as reminder of the way how the game has evolved .As it is , the average NFL career is probably less than 4 years . FOR non QBs or K The rules have changed to make the game " safer"
I understand ,and agree with the measures the game has taken to protect the players the best they can .Players are also bigger ,faster , stronger..It will be interesting to see how the game evolved from here .
It's still a good reminder on how those guys had a zest , love of the game
We should be thankful we grew up when we did and can cherish the memories, a time never to be duplicated, and thanks to the Sabol family always for documenting it all.
@@brotzmannsax I think about that a lot. Kids today probably think today's NFL is great, but they haven't lived long enough in order to compare the earlier decades of play. '50's, '60's and '70's is where it's at.
Dreadful take on rules improvements demanded by players for their own safety.
What a great look back when football was played by real men! My how the game has changed. Love the music!
I'm glad that you liked the video - thanks for watching and commenting.
Yessir. You wanna know whey there’s a dearth of real men? They’re all concussed.
Definitely as a youngster growing up enjoyed these rather watch these than a present game at times 💯
Absolutely! I have a hard time watching today's product.
Great stuff,who else remembers these names by the numbers on their jersey?
I do. Some of the offensive linemen were difficult to remembrr but the rest were pretty easy.
All those names, definitely memories
I remember these players, their numbers and their attributes.
Those were the day's when football 🏈 was football.
Yeah when the players weren't a bunch of overpaid pussies like today. Can you imagine playing for the mid 70's Steelers, Cowboys, Raiders and complaining of turf toe?
You really enjoy seeing people suffer from injuries?
@@mattveteska8559 you're playing football which is a collision sport not ballroom dancing. If you're that much of a pussy then play soccer.
🤩💯%Agreed!!!
My 🗽Era70's-80's"NYG"👍🏿👍🏿
@subifyouareagainstantifaan3928 college football is gross because of the targeting
Wow what memories thank u today's NFL SUCKS NO HEART ANYMORE😢
I appreciate how the old timers, for the most part, went all out & gave it everything they had.
The NFL is over Leroy, now you have last centuries games and highlights galore to relive on youtube for your football fix.
Gotta go back in time - that's right! Back to last century!
Nowadays if they sprang a finger they're out for 2 or 3 weeks back then the stork on the raiders played with a broke leg
Reminds my of watching football with my dad. I remember close lines and spears. When it was a tough mans game
I watched with my dad, too. It's such a stark contrast to today's game. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Not only could you hit players (especially QBs) back then but that Astro Turf was like playing on concrete.
The worst of both worlds for QB's....they receive the initial hit, but the turf landing was often much worse.
I met Csdrick Hardmen in Sacramento. Got a picture of him fixing to lay Roger Staubach out. Very cool, dude. He was in a wheelchair and his hands were all gnarled up, but he still gave me his autograph. All those years of beating and getting beat up took a toll. The NFL needs to take better care of the old timers. They can afford it.
Cedrick was a terrific Defensive End. I really enjoyed his acting part in the movie Stir Crazy, too.
Thanks for sharing your story!
Keep bringing the best entertainment on the Web, of the ONLY era of Pro Football: 65-75..
I will do that - I love it!
Brockington and Lane were formidable. Love these old tapes. Thanks. Good hard hits, and some late ones, which the Raiders apparently did not invent.
Thank you. I also noticed how many defensive players would join in tackling - over half of the Colts defense was involved on that one bruising Larry Csonka run.
@@markgardner9460 If you didn't gang tackle those big backs they weren't going down one on one or without a fight.
Lane and Brockington were a very underrated backfield
@@josephnicolino8529 Hard to believe the Cardinals gave up on him trading him to the Packers to create that monster backfield. Thankfully, they also traded O.J. Anderson to my Giants who won us a ring. The Cardinals still have not won anything ever.
@@josephnicolino8529 Yes, they were a very solid backfield and Lane was adept at catching screen passes and taking off with them.
Grew up in the 72-80 nfl era. Keep up the great videos!
I will definately do that...thank you!!
This is back when football was really football, not this over ruled I need a safe place football we have today. Love this.
I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for commenting.
3:04 How Ken Anderson survived 16 years as an NFL Quarterback is beyond me! I saw him take hits like this a LOT.
I'm amazed that QB's from that era lasted as long as they did and played so well for as long as they did, too. It took a lot of guts to stand in there knowing that you were gonna get blasted a second or two after you threw the ball.
Great football back then.
Yes it was. Fast-paced games...no endless string of tv commercials ...no senseless instant replays that take forever (and they still get them wrong)
I bust out laughing over Tarkenton throwing the ball at the defender- after he had scored!
it was right on target ....and with authority. Dan Pastorini's toss at #71 of the Vikings was quite weak in comparison.
@@markgardner9460 Think Bolton slapped Tarkenton's elbow as he ran by, whatIve always heard.
I don't know. Maybe Fran tripped over a sidelines communications wire and thought that Bolton tripped him?
@@markgardner9460 Tarkenton definitely didn't back down!
** Ok.correction. Slowed it down and zoomed in. Bolton neither slapped, tripped or even touched Fran. As you say, maybe Fran thought it was Bolton who tripped him or something was said.
Wow, fran tarkenton mixing it up..probably his best throw of the game..70s football the best..just beginning my teenage years..great stuff,keep them coming..
I agree - the '70's is the best for football. Thanks for watching - I'll keep trying to put out quality videos.
Fran Tarkington chucking that football at the back of that dudes head is priceless. SKOL💜
Another great video Mark. I was not a Cowboy or Redskin fan but I always looked forward to their rivalry game. Not so much anymore.
I'll never forget that 1974 Thanksgiving Day game - that was a heated rivalry, but not so much any more. Thank you for the kind comments!
Yes the Cowboys/ Redskins games were extremely fierce and a lot of animosity between them! It was must see viewing if you were a football fan! Much like the Raiders and Steelers from the same era.
Raiders/Steelers was one tough rivalry for sure! Giants/Eagles, Vikings/Packers (heck, pair any 2 teams from the NFC North - The Black & Blue Division - and there's a good rivalry....at least there used to be)
And the AFC Central was becoming a division where all of the rivalries were especially fierce, starting with Steelers-Browns.
I like the way C Mick Tinglehoff (53) came in to back up his QB there in the end zone. With no hesitation. Ron Bolton (27) would become a mainstay in Cleveland’s secondary ‘75-‘82.
Mick and Fran were tight - Fran helped Mick through his Hall of Fame speech.
Ron Bolton was one thin man - had a nice career.
Yes Tinglehoff jumped right in! I think that Ron Bolton did make a little contact with Fran Tarkenton and I believe that Fran thought it was a late hit, and reacted to it! It probably didn't help that Bolton picked off 2 passes earlier!Ed Marinaro jumped in as well!
A Joe Gilliam sighting! Hard to believe that the Steelers had such a quarterback controversy! ( Bradshaw, Hanratty and Gilliam!) Atkinson's shot to Lynn Swann would get him a long suspension now,as would Glen Edwards hit on Ken Anderson!
Ed was a weightlifter going back to his Cornell days (if not earlier), so it's good that a Patriot didn't tick him off
The only reason that Bradshaw got his job back was that Gilliam and Hanratty were injured, then he did just enough to keep his starting job. He started getting it together in '75. This was the era when it took QB's 4-5 years before they started paying dividends. Today, the college QB's are ready to step in like a 5 year veteran.
When you see the mid 70's Cardinals in a fight you can rest assured Conrad Dobler was either the instigator or in the middle of the mess.
1 of 7 kids in the family, he was voted the meanest.....no surprise there.
When Football was a man's sport not like today's everybody gets a trophy in society.
...and half the teams make the playoffs
Wow - 70s NFL football: The Clothesline tackle and spearing - truly a way of life. 😁
And all legal...and the players didn't beef about it
Some of those hits would not only draw a flag today, but probably an arrest warrant.
1974 was the year the goalposts were pushed to the back of the endzone where they remain today
1974 was the debut of one of my 1st favorite players. #72 Ed Too Tall Jones. The Cowboys Number 1 draft pick. As shown Big Ed started at right DE. Then Landry would flip Jones and Martin the next year. Interesting note. As the stalwarts of the original Doomsday Defense were aging and retiring. In came the pieces of a new Doomsday. 1973-Harvey Martin, 1974-Ed Jones, 1975-Randy White. The rest is America's Team History.
One correction. 1974 was Dan Fouts second season.
Thanks for the correction - I knew that '73 was Fouts rookie year, but I guess I had his Topps rookie card of '75 in my mind (meaning that '74 would be his rookie year, which it wasn't)
Cowboys not only did a number on the rest of the NFL teams by getting Too Tall 1st overall, they did it again in '77 when they landed Dorsett #2 overall. They were heads and shoulders above the other teams in scouting and strategy when it came to drafting!
@@markgardner9460 That's why Gil Brandt finally got his due getting into the Hall Of Fame recently.
So very well deserved. He provided a great contribution to the Cowboys extended success...unparalled at the time (about 20 years)
I don't like the Cowboys,but you're right,Gil Brandt deserves recognition...
Ive seen too many misdemeanors and felonies in this video to count, ha.
The great old days!!! When real men played!
Yep, 1974 was a big year for cheap shots. I vividly remember four I personally gave out.
I like big hits and edgy players but I agree with most of the rule changes implemented in the last twenty odd years. The Lyle Alzado rule: you can't swing your helmet. Tombstone Jackson was said to be able to fracture a helmet with the head slap, O Lineman I'm sure appreciate "no head slapping". I enjoy the "Mad Dog" Curtis clotheslining the idiot fan who ran on the field and grabbed the ball. I noticed a Card's player putting his helmet on when the fracas started, smart guy. QB's of the 60s-80s were a "tuff" breed man. Thanks & you're appreciated. bd.
Yeah, they really needed to clean up the rough stuff...clotheslines and all that, but I think they've gobe too far. Now you have to be side by sude if you tackle a QB. I mean, come on now.
That's amazibg about Tomedtobe Jackson! Carl Eller and Deacon Jones were other notable headslappers among a large group.
Thanks again for the comments, Jammin' B.D.
without a doubt the coolest youtube channel.So entertaining,brutal,and sometimes pretty dang funny.Thanks so much for these vids.I look forward to watching all your new ones.That forearm to Ken Anderson by the Steelers guy was brutal!Some of these guys were absolute animals.
Thank you very much; I really appreciate your comments! It's amazing that this rough stuff was so commonplace in 1974...not very often was a penalty flag thrown either
Hard to believe the Bengals didn't clear the bench to defend their great QB taking that outrageous late, cheap clothesline.
Glen Edwards got thumbed from the game, but I'm surprised that Anderson's teammates didn't stick up for him more, too!
@@markgardner9460 I watched it a few times and can't tell if that was the Bengals sideline, one Bengal comes up to him but he should have been swarmed if that was on the Cincinnati sideline considering who and how he was hit.
@@brotzmannsax it was so far down the sideline that it's hard to tell whose sideline it was...regardless, Edwards should have been thumped.
Some of my football heroes when I was a youngster! Hilarious commentary!!
I'm glad that you enjoyed watching!
Kansas City Chiefs, the Oakland raider used to have some knockdown drag outs
Indeed. Those were must-see games...every one of them!
The AFC west was THE conference back then
I’m not sure many of todays ‘players’ could handle the 70s or earlier nfl.
Probably not too many..
Let's see how they handled getting hammered
They wouldn't. Football was so much better in that era.
This is the way FOOTBALL is Played. At least the way I was taught. Pop Warner 1968. H.S. Graduate 1980. 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I hear ya! Now it's pretty much touch football....receivers fall down on their own to avoid being hit, then flex their biceps while walking back to the huddle.
I love your Jack Lambert jersey! Those were the days. These hits are illegal in today’s game. Here’s to yesterday.
Here's to yesterday!! Thank you for the compliment - I appreciate it!
I "ll drink to that.
Ahh those were the days
I'm so glad we have video of it in brilliant color and clarity
What the younger viewers here have to understand is that these hits were all LEGAL. QB's in particular were not protected the way they are today. It's one reason why QB's didn't run as much back then and why a lot of these guys today (Lamar, Fields etc.) wouldn't have lasted very long under those rules.
That's right. A couple of hard licks and todays running QB's would be scraping their running ways.
There were no rules for quarterbacks and they would have lasted cause there wouldn't have been a single player in the entire league back then that could have tackled them, those guys were way way too slow, they were bums!
@@stuntmanmike6406 They would have hit them late, piled on and gave them "the business" in the pile ups.
Kudo's never seen these clips before, great entertainment
Thank you, Malcom; I appreciate it!
These players were from back in my high school days. Oh the memories and hits, ouch! Hard hits were plenty and dirty hits will get you ejected and kicked out theses days.
I'm glad that you checked out this video - I appreciate your comments. Yes, a lot, if not most, of these plays would cost the perpetrator a lot of money in fines.
I grew up watching so many of these guys. Good to see lesser-known players remembered. The game was so much more violent than the soft game played today.
Thank you for watching and commenting - much appreciated!
Mercury Morris got body slammed….but did ya notice the sweet block by Larry Little just prior?
Yes, I did! He was terrific
The Dolphins had a serious offensive line and running game with those 3 backs!
...and that O-Line was put together with a bunch of castoffs and underachievers. Have to really tip yer hat to the great Don Shula for making that line one for the ages.
@@markgardner9460 Larry Little, Jim Langer, Bob Kuechenberg, Norm Evans, Wayne Moore, Kindig, Crusan, were all so large and talented, a no name offense to go with their no name defense, under great coaching.
Remember the old half-time highlights on Monday night football with Howard cosell that brings back memories 2
Yes, I have quite a few Monday Night Football videos that include those halftime highlights - they are in my Playlist under NFL Regular Season Games.
Great clips I grew up in the 1970s that was football pride an loyalty to your team no cut aways every five seconds towards a celebrity for merchandise BS.
Thank you for watching and providing comments - much appreciated!
As a long time Steelers fan I can remember some of the dirty play going on around the league in the ‘70s, mainly the Oakland Raiders. And yes I do recall that deliberate elbow hit on Lynn Swann. But that clip of Fran Tarkenton was 😆. I don’t remember him having such a temper. Oh and I love the jersey. Jack Lambert might have been a mean, tough player, but I never really thought he was dirty. He was just one of the best ever at his position.
And Jack played at around the same weight as Jack Tatum did......around 210-215 pounds. It's amazing that he was able to be such a force at MLB with that gangly frame.
Thanks for commenting, Steve!!
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Thanks for your response. But mentioning Tatum reminds me of a comment Chuck Noll once said in regards to the malicious hit that Jack Tatum made on Daryll Stingly,
paralyzing him for life. " He is of the criminal element " Noll quoted.
Does Vontaze Burfict come to mind ?
Tatum lost his right leg to diabetes and I think all of the toes on his left foot, too. He, Dave Casper and Ken Stabler all went on to play for the Oilers after the Raiders - kinda weird
Tark was scrappy, some of his scrambles you can tell he is mad and just doesn't want to give up the play. Funny thing about the one they showed, you can tell he is still legging it out even after he scored...he knew that guy was going to hit him if he caught him. LOL
@@marksmith4346 I am glad you brought that up because it was standard fare to hammer a guy even if he had already scored and was out of the field of play considerably!
When real men played the game.
That's right. You'd better have your head on a swivek cuz someone was coming to get ya from some place.
great job old school!
Thank you! This era is the best.
These guys were monsters, ripping heads off, drilling guys into the ground. Truly the hardest and roughest of gents playing a physical sport.
They knew what they were getting themselves into......and there was very little whining.
The 70s back when they actually let players play football
That's right - now defenders are so scared to do anything for fear of being penalized and/or fined that unnecessary bug plays result.
excellent work
Thank you! And thank you for watching!
Just a great comment " Giants lost a close one and wanted to keep playing" 😅😅😅😅😅 spot on, thank you
You're welcome - thank you for watching!
I watched that game where Glen Edwards swung at, and connected with Ken Anderson @3:00..... I was at Bel Air Lanes in Akron, Ohio, watching at the concessions counter TV. The Steelers were frustrated that Anderson was setting a record that day, completing 20 of 22 passes. Bengals won 17-10, despite 3 lost fumbles. Great game for an 8 year old to watch!
I wonder if this was the game that he completed either 14, 15, or 16 passes in a row. I watched that game, but don't recall who the Bengals were playing. Thank you for your comments - appreciate it.
I was playing in college back in '74 and all this stuff was very standard even at that level. We saw the pros do it on Sunday, the coaches actually taught it, we didn't know any better. Lot of guys got hurt who didn't have to.
Thank you for your comments - it's interesting that the coaches actually taught this stuff.
Oh yeah, I once read a book by Oregon State's head coach which he wrote around 1970 in which he stressed that he and his staff taught their players to spear their opponents. And I'm sure he was far from the only one in those days.
Thanks for the upload of this Video. I always enjoyed watching these games and Thankfully i did not have the guts to play as a kid. Great Memories for this Old Man.
Thank you, Oscar. This is by far my favorite NFL era - just love it
@@markgardner9460 I am a fan of the Houston Oilers and the AFC Central Division in the 70's were epic battles.
@@oscarl.ramirez7355 Yes, there were great games in that duvision in the '70's: Browns/Bengals and of course at the end of the decade, the Oilers and Steelers
@@oscarl.ramirez7355 I also was too scared (and too nonathletic) to ever play football, though I've always somehow been brave enough to watch it. And I also miss the Houston Oilers and the old AFC Central.
You can't have ANY dirty hits without mentioning the OAKLAND RAIDERS.
I remember them intentionally knocking someone out of the game, and just take the penalty in yards lol. They were the Hells Angels of football! 👍
I liked the simple, classy uniforms of the day. No color rush or alternate this or that. Every team had two jerseys, one helmet and that was it. Yes, Im old.
I'm with ya, Stephen. Minimal glitz and glam. I'm here to watch real football - not look at a fashion show.
Definitely agreed about the uniforms.
I'm sure I made a lot of memories on gridiron, son. If i could only still remember any of them.
The Eagles uniforms are classic!
I think so, too, but there have been viewers that didn't care for that thick gray stripe on the arm. I like the originality of it.
Awesome video. When football was still football.
Thank you - I really appreciate that. This is my favorite era by far.
My Cowboys were awesome back in the 70's. Roger the Dodger and Drew Pearson.
I'm so glad that Drew Pearson finally got into the Hall of Fame!
The cowgirls were owned by Pittsburgh
@@user-cs6up8eq7s never beat 'em in the '70's, I don't think
The raiders the Pittsburgh Steelers and the cowboys dominated the 70s
People today try saying that the players are SO much better now, but these people don't keep in mind how yesterday's players also had to Contend with all of these LEGAL HITS.
That's right. They don't contend with anything even near this stuff.
Great stuff. The headhunting shots would not be tolerated today.
Thank you! You're absolutely correct - guys would receive huge fines with suspensions if that happened today.
@@markgardner9460 Forgot to mention, this channel is rapidly becoming a favorite.
Thank you. That's great to hear!
Roman knocked down Gilligan, but still got hammered by the Skipper: 2:01 I'm sure most won't get the humor. Well, I'm old.
McDole was 265 pounds. Few QB's could shed him like that....perhaps only Gabe. Gabriel did act on a Gilligan's Island episode.
Ahhh the good ole days
When a QB could still get hit 1/8th of a second after throwing the ball and a penalty flag wouldn't be thrown.
This was put together great. Ha , I loved it when Tarkenton fired that ball at the defensive back. I know exactly how he was feeling, I would’ve done the same. 🤣
Ron Bolton evidently crossed the line in smack talk, in my opinion, and Fran blew a gasket.
Dolphin star HB #22 Mercury Morris gets body slammed, collapses, and later rakes a brutal lower body shot after a sideline catch …..no wonder he was unavailable to play for Miami during the classic playoff game vs. Raiders in December 1974. Rookie Benny Malone #32 took Merc’s HB spot that day.
Great point! Malone played very well in that game and was a terrific running back, too. I'll never forget watching that game on our little black and white tv. It's still my favorite NFL game of all-time.
@@markgardner9460 agreed. Great game. malone’s only mistake was not falling down on the 1 yd line on his dramatic 20 yd TD run late in Q4 to burn the clock out and allow a couple of Csonka plunges to win the game -and leave Snake Stabler with no time on the clock.
I don't even watch football anymore. But I am a fan of sports history, especially 19th and 20th. Though there are similar offshoots, what we know as football (both), baseball, basketball, tennis, and golf were all invented in the late 19th century.
I am much like you, in this regard. Thank you for watching and commenting!
THESE ARE THE BEST - NOW THAT WAS FOOTBALL
THANK U- great memories - i remember ALL these guys
Thank you - I appreciate that. Thanks for watching!
Thanks very good memories and chuckles
Thank you, Harry - I appreciate it!
It was open season all day on QBs! Most targeted guys on the field. Quite the 180 from the present.
If you put today’s NFL and played the players of that era, toady’s players would be crying home to their mama!
Just like Caleb Williams 😂
Back when America had Real football!!
It's been awhile, hasn't it?
No wonder rule changes were made in the NFL. Late hits, clothes-lined and hammered. Thrown down hard...and all of this while playing on AstroTurf!! CTI is real, and so are injuries that will never completely heal.
Thank you for your comments, John...and for watching!
Vernon Biggs, he lived around the corner from me in mississippi.He would sit with my dad and friends on the porch often.He was a big man, standing real tall.l just look at him as his super bowl ring glisten in the sun he won playing for Jets when Joe Namath was the qb in the mid 60s.He played football for Jackson State University, same college that produced 4 NFL Hall of Famers! Walter Payton, Jackie Slater, Robert Brazille, and Lem Barney
That's great stuff! 6'4" 275 pounds and solid as a rock. He also played in the Super Bowl against the Dolphins in '73. Thanks for watching and commenting!
This is much better than finding single Ukrainian girls online!
Love the non-flag calls which I thought was normal back in the day.
Maybe some hard hits on the Dolphins in the 70s as they beat my 'Skins in the '72 Super Bowl.
God bless you/yours sir ...
Check out Great 1972 Highlights Week 3 and you'll see a really hard hit on the Dolphins Csonka.
Yes, non-flag calls were commonplace back in the day where now their would be calls for suspensions and huge fines.
Great footage, thx.
Thank you. Per VH, Top Jimmy swings!
Love it!
Great job man. Brought back a lot of good memories.
Thank you - I appreciate that. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I miss the NFL
It's been a long time since they allowed the game to be played the way that it was intended.
Great video!
Thank you - I really appreciate that!
AWESOME!!😀
Thank you for watching and commenting, Patrick. I appreciate it!
Dude, Steelers Fan here from Texas. I like the bi- centennial Steelers jersey.
Right on! I remember watching that Super Bowl like it was yesterday! Thank you for watching and commenting.
One that's missing is the Saints/Falcons postgame brawl from I think Week 6 of that year.
Thank you for bringing that up - I'm not sure that I have any footage of that one, unfortunately.
I've seen almost all NFL/NHL fights but don't recall seeing any of that footage.
There was also a big fight in the Eagles at Cowboys game.
@@3243_ One of a dozen, ha.
Thats how you play ! I KNOW, I BROKE MY KNECK IN TWO PLACES AND FINISHED THE GAME , THEN PRACTICE THE NEXT WEEK UNTILL THEY MADE ME STOP !AS A LEGALLY BLIND MAN IN 1980, i am a original beast mode player !😊
Wow. That was hard core! Thank you for sharing.
Great upload. Love 70s football.
Thank you, John! I love it, too!
My father played for Florida, back in 42', fullback, his nose got broken, he mentioned that the coach, put on a band aid, and he went back in to play..
American football is the best sport ever. Pickup games are fun to play and watch also. Our house had a lot next to it. All the kids liked coming there for games, touch mostly. There was a fight or two. Nothing serious. There was a small food, convenience store across the street. Perfect for a soda and munchies after the games.
In the late fall we'd play in the hockey rinks before they'd flood them. Great fun, although getting tackled into the boards wasn't all that great.
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@@markgardner9460 Is that how the Arena Football League was invented?
Ha ha! We were way ahead of our time. We had the red lines to show where the first down markers were. It was a LOT of fun.
I miss this era 😢
It's my favorite by far!
thanks bro for posting brings back such great memories of the real football nfl. and when i was growing up watching these players. great stuff. bro. love it
Thank you - I appreciate it!
Thank you for watching and commenting.
13:02 the original 88 Drew Pearson. A little bit before my time, but catching up on them 70’s Cowboys was pretty awesome. I like how he just threw the ball back to the ref on that play like he expected that tackle.
Also realizing how much of a hard hitter that Cliff Harris was!
Cliff Harris was as hard a hitter as there has ever been at the Safety position. There have been quite a few in the '70's, but I don't think that anyone hit harder. He wasn't really all that big either.
Back when football was real football, take no prisoners.
3:14--the Giants and Cardinals also emptied both benches in St. Louis in 1970.
I'm going to check into that - thank you!!
Holey moley that was freakin brutal!!! I still remember that game when Sir Francis scored that TD then threw the ball at that dude and they both started fighting!! I had barely gotten back home from Quail hunting with my pop to see the last quarter of that game. My Vikes ended up losing that one to the Patriots but i still remember that fight. hahha
I wonder what Ron Bolton said to him cuz he didn't touch him leading up to Fran throwing the ball at him. I watched the game live and couldn't believe the Vikes lost it at the end!
@@markgardner9460 - 74 was a weird season for the Vikes, they just kind of slept walked thru the season then beat the Cards i think then the rams in the playoffs, then choked again in the SB.
@@hammer44head always dashed the Rams post-season hopes. Loved it. They stopped 'em on a 1st and goal on the 1 yard line
@@markgardner9460 - That goal line stand cost the Rams not only that game but the one in 76 too, that spooked Knox so bad he went for the field goal early in 76 instead of a TD or pinning the Vikes the deep, Nate Wright blocked the field goal and Bryant ran it back for a TD.
@@hammer44head a 90 yard td! Talk about taking the winds out of the Rams' sails early. It was a 10 point swing.
George Kunz was one of the better Falcons lineman back then…. Ex Baltimore Colt if I remember right.
Yes he was - a 7X Pro Bowl player. Strange that I never hear his name brought up in Hall of Fame conversation.
Real football,glad I was around to see it before circus football
Me too, Tony!!
This presentation..was loaded with chills..and spills..and flagrant protocol violations..the league had to tone down this behavior.." rightfully so.." but I digress.." however..I do love the Gladiator Style..(more. more)"!!
You are absolutely correct, Michael; the league did need to draw the line on a lot of this stuff and it's good that they did.
Love the channel ! I've seen your video on field conditions, goalposts, cars on the field. Also, being from Pittsburgh, I dig that you're sporting the retro Jack Lambert jersey ! I have one as well parked next to my retro 1960 Roberto Clemente jersey in the Man-Cave 👍
Thank you - I'm glad that you enjoy the channel. My Lambert jersey was the first one I bought. The second was a 1971 Clemente jersey. There has never been another player close to Clemente in terms of style and perfection in playing right field.....and then of course there's his hitting and baserunning. Love Clemente!
@@markgardner9460 My older brother and I used to listen to the games on a transistor radio in like 1969-until Forbes Field closed. We'd stand outside the right field bleachers, there was a separate, discount entrance, as the right field section only had bleachers, the rest of the park had seats. My friends dad was the usher for that entrance and used to let us in after the 7th inning stretch if it wasn't sold out. We'd go in and yell stuff to Roberto, who would wave and throw warm up balls to us. Interestingly, I played for Oakland Youth League, the Pgh neighborhood where the field was located in 1972 against Dan Marino. I also Attended Central Catholic High with Dan in 1977. I was 9 in 72' and hated digging into the batters box against him, he was 11 and could bring it ! LOL I was also fortunate enough to play a few of our little league games on Forbes Field. The Pirates had just moved to Three Rivers Stadium and the guy who ran our league was given keys to the boarded up entrance. We only had 60 foot bases, but I played 1st base. It was cool knowing I was playing on the same dirt as Ruth, Cobb, Clemente, Mazeroski, etc... Good times. Looking forward to your next notification !
Wow! Those are great memories - thank you for sharing! Forbes Field's configuration and outfield wall distances were very intriguing.
It’s almost a completely different game today in the NFL 😮
It's unrecognizable - I'll take the old version.
Mark - good one - ring the newly acquired Chuck Muncie for this one
Thanks, Doc! You know I want that Muncie jersey, don't cha? Might as well throw in a John Jefferson, Wes Chandler and Fred Dean while I'm at it!
I cannot believe that JACK TATUM was not mentioned in this video. Only George Atkinson a few times. This is shocking.
I understand - video needs to be available for this particular year and if it's not, then obviously I can not include it in a video. Also, copyright considerations are another factor. I have footage of Tatum and Atkinson featured in some of my other published videos and I'm sure that they will pop up in future ones as well. It's just that there wasn't anything available for just 1974. Thank you for watching and commenting.
These guys played because they liked the game and enjoyed it. Also, they were tougher than nails.
That's the truth! Thank you for watching and commenting.