Joe Theismann Unfiltered: From the CFL to Super Bowl | Undeniable with Joe Buck
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- In a world where legends are born on the field, Joe Theismann's journey from rejection to NFL MVP stands as a testament to unwavering determination and unparalleled skill. From the humble beginnings in South River, New Jersey, to the dazzling heights of Super Bowl 17 glory with the Washington Redskins, Theismann's storied career is a saga of defiance against the odds.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Intro
5:09 - Joe Theismann's Inspiration: His Father
9:38 - Beating the Odds at Notre Dame
12:09 - First Game as Starting QB: Theismann's Debut
14:31 - Name Change for Heisman Trophy
16:33 - Theismann in 1971 NFL Draft
18:52 - Joe Theismann's Life Motivation Quote
20:06 - Joe Theismann's Greatest Regret
24:29 - Theismann's Leg Injury in CFL
25:53 - NFL Comeback: Joe Theismann Returns
27:48 - Joe Theismann's Persistence with Redskins
29:43 - Meeting Joe Gibbs: A Turning Point
34:20 - NFC Championship Game Highlights
36:00 - Super Bowl XVII: Theismann's Triumph
41:40 - Super Bowl XVIII Analysis
42:17 - The Career-Altering Injury
46:06 - Life After Football: Joe Theismann's Journey
49:24 - Joe Theismann: What’s Next - Sport
Joe was the last NFL QB who wore a single crossbar on his helmet --- I loved that old school toughness as a kid
And he lost 2 front teeth because of it.
He should be in the Hall of Fame anybody wearing one bar in the late 70s and early 80s gotta get in cause that's tough
@@capcitymediagroup831 Great logic
@@r3tr0actiongamer24 it was actually a joke but if you really want me to break down. Why he should be in the Hall of Fame I can he took his team to back to back superbowls won one of them won MVP of the league put together consistent years of 3000 year seasons anybody tough enough in the 80s to wear on bar facemask going against LT Reggie White and Randy a white every Sunday should be in
@@capcitymediagroup831thinks he was proving, he's Damn sure tough enough!
Joe came to my father's funeral in 1986 the same week he resigned from the Redskins due to his disastrous injury. He even graciously invited my extended family to his beautiful home in the VA countryside the evening after the funeral. He didn't have to do any of that; it was just how he was (& is). A really nice, thoughtful guy.
Should be in the hall of fame period
This 74-year-old former quarterback is the most entertaining individual I have seen on this program! I love Joe Theismann… What a guy…
What? You need help 😮😂😂😂
Michaelnelson1127 Are you really that ignorant and stupid,It must be handed down from your stupid ass parents 😆🤣🤣😆
@@michaelnelson1128 Wow, it sounds like someone is BUTTHURT. Signing off, Mr HTTR for life!
He had a hair transplant, which helps but being bald he'd still look young
@@jerryparker5137 True! I've lived in Phoenix the last few decades but who is it but the 1983 NFL MVP on the Hair Club for Men infomercial at 3am. Someone else recently wrote elsewhere online that Joe Montana was great, yet Theismann was better than the 49er's Joe at slinging the ball to the right place at the right time with zip
Joe Buck has a great show with great guess. 👍
Your guess is as good as mine.
Coming from a Giants fan. Joe you always had my utmost respect. Thanks for being a part of my childhood and a great part of a great rivalry. God Bless.
Beer toast from me too with excellent quarterbacks such as Phil Simms and Eli Manning on YOUR TEAM as well! - Redskins FOR LIFE guy
I had tremendous respect for the Giants as well (even being a Redskins fan). You guys were always very tough competitors.
He looks awfully good for 74! He could pass for 55-60 years young!
@@josiahscott593thanks! I was just trying to look up the date to see how old Joe was during this interview.
@@josiahscott593 And a handsomer man of 67 you will not find. Well Done, Joe !
That's what I was thinking I was like man this guy doesn't age at all. He still look like he in his 40s.
No drugs & alcohol
I am , and always have been, a die hard cowboys fan. As a youth, I hated #7 (and #44). Truth be told, that hate was due to his greatness. I hated to see his injury and have grown to admire #7 (and #44).
This interview Elevated my admiration, even more. Standing salute to you, #7, you're a class act. This comes from a cowboys fan in Texas!
Thank you for Love Joe Appreciated it he deserved it all hell the Hell we.went Thur and our road usually ended in Dallas and it's like.Good and ba Dallas and Washington go together...We want Dallas
Life long Skins fan and season ticket holder. I equally hated Roger the Dodger, Drew, Randy, etc., and always respected the hell out of those teams. Those were the heydays of the NFC east. What battles!
I grew up watching the Redskins in their glory days. I often thought Joe Theismann was too cocky for his own good. It's refreshing to hear that he knew he was arrogant, and spent the latter part of his life trying to change his outlook on life. He seems to be on the right path. Good to hear him give credit to his wife. And Joe Buck, you show you skill as an interviewer with every single guest.
Joe Theismann was my favorite QB growing up
Jamie, mine was Len Dawson. Second was Joe Theisman. Two guys who were unflappable.
Being a to the bone Skins fan. Seeing Joe is a treat. I was a kid, into teen, into early adult through the 3 super bowls. We don't have 1 good qb. We had 3. The Redskins epitomized the "team" concept. It was beautiful! And the great Joe Gibbs was orchestra leader. To have those times back.
I still remember seeing the play live where he had that horrible injury on MNF against the Giants. It made me queasy then and still makes me queasy all these years later.
What a great Redskin! Class act Joe. I remember the days with you returning punts--anything to prove your worth to the team. Great talent assessment by another great--George Allen
LT almost killed him and ended his career
Pat yourself on the back.
I always had the utmost respect for the toughness of Joe Theisman.
Joe made one of the most least talked about individual plays of any Super Bowl. He prevented Kim Bokamper of the Dolphins from intercepting his pass and scoring a td in Super Bowl 17.
...and Joe 3 years in CANADA were not lost years. Yours truly 🇨🇦
Not to any CFL fan, they weren't. He was a great running QB with the Argonauts, and was the Eastern All-Star quarterback in 1971 and '73.
By his own admission, if he would have gotten along with Argos GM at the time , he would have stayed in Toronto a lot longer
@@karlpolsterer7687 John Barrow was the general manager, and head coach Leo Cahill didn't get along with him, either. Cahill had a whole chapter on Barrow in his book "Goodbye Argos."
What an inspiring character! We are the same age. I grew up in Washington as a Redskin fan and graduated from Stanford the year Plunkett won the Heisman. This interview was a real pleasure to watch. Thank you.
And if I'm not mistaken, Theismann and Plunkett were in the same Heisman balloting. They were both finalist in the same year for the Heisman. Joe lost out to Plunkett. And it disgusted me that the Super Bowl where they faced the Raiders, they lost. Not only that, the record for the longest TD run from scrimmage that Riggins set against the Dolphins was supplanted by Marcus Allen in the following year's Super Bowl. I grew up in Northern Virginia and Joe wound up being my next door neighbor up the county road. I was emotionally invested in the Redskins. That loss killed me.
Great interview!!!Used to hate him when he played at Washington Redskins, been a cowboy fan lol.....but started liking him on espn Sunday night football, and this interview brought it over the top,BLESSINGS JOE!!!❤❤
i never forgot him snubbing Pat Summerall on ESPN Sunday night football when Pat filled in one night. i never liked him after that.
I saw Joe play for the Toronto Argonauts when they came to Vancouver BC to play the lions in the early 1970s. I remember that day fondly.
Did he play well that day. did he win.
Great interview as they all are... I was a little girl when his injury happened... I can remember crying... Riggins #44, was my dude and I wore his number for years whenI played soccer.I loved this team so much and YES I remember that hit...
I played soccer but we didn’t have numbers over 20. I wanted to pick a favorite Redskins number and alls I had to choose from were kickers and punters. Redskins had a kicker issue my freshman year so I was down to 17 Williams (taken) 10 Schroeder (taken) 12 Cox (Taken). And 11 Rypien (available) so I got the third string QB who at the time never took a snap outside of preseason but played better than 17 and 10 in the preseason. So there I was with #11 and the same year #11 won a Super Bowl I was #11 on a NY State Championship team. I wasn’t MVP material I was just a big fast kid who could kick well but not a skill player. I probably could kick better than lohmiller or Mosley but no football team so I played outside back (cornerback to comepare to football). Or at times sweeper (free saftey). Jersey numbers matter and if you are superstitious they affect the game.
Watched him growing up, remember his injury, don't think i've ever seen him in a scenario like this. What a genuine nice guy. Humble, respectful, just down to earth good guy.
ABSOLUTELY!
I taught myself how to play Quarterback from his Quarterbacking by Joe Theismann 1973 book. That book and Joe's information made a huge impact in my life.
Make no mistake about this.. Joe Theismann and the Washington Redskins where an elite team in the early to mid eighties during his tenure. I’m a diehard Dallas Cowboys fan who actually moved from New York City to DC during his time in Washington and I can tell you that the rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and the Washington Redskins was the fiercest in the NFL! I truly believe if LT didn’t end his career the Redskins probably would have been to 4 or 5 Super Bowls. As a Cowboys fan I feared Theismann, Art Monk, Charlie Brown, Dexter Manley and Joe Gibbs. Besides Joe Montana, I believe that Theismann was the best quarterback in the NFC during the 1980’s. Over my guy Danny White, Phil Simms and Ron Jaworski and Jim McMahon.
LOVED Joe
LOVED the redskins because my Cardinals were usually bad
I vividly remember the moment his leg was broken by LT horribly
Will NEVER forget it
Loved him playing, have loved him since
A Redskins fan signing off from their long ago DC-area in Phoenix nowadays sees "ROCK THE RED" as that teams ad out here. PS--regardless of what some say, Neil Lomax was a threat!
I was also a Big Red fan as a kid. Redskins owned us it seemed usually. 84 season finale was the first game I remember watching on TV
Confident prepared tough leader that got the most out of his God given gifts and Super Bowl WINNER! Always has something to say LOL!
Great interview!
Super interview love it! Thanks blessings
Class act all the way around.
Competitive edge, just show up. Add on: coming to terms with your own mortality. The great years of my life. When football was brutal but magnificent. JT thank you.
I have great respect for Joe. I remember that career ending injury, the thought of that injury is horrible. pràise God that God helped to do so much in his life after Football. Great interview.
He is a classy person.
I enjoyed this tremendously ❤
I remember that injury, it was hard to watch then and I did not watch it again on this video. If I remember it correctly it was on Monday night football. Just brutal. Good to see he healed up.
#7, #44, #81, #65, and #3 were my favorite players. It was so much fun rooting for the Redskins back then.
Thanks for calling them Redskins. I hate that Commanders name.
What a great guy & Joe was very good football player before becoming a outstanding Quarterback how many of them before that return punts???? Joe Theismann did.
Always a fan of Joe. Story: I am from South Bend. My entire extended family are huge Notre Dame fans. In 1971 I was 9 years old, my family went to the SB airport to greet the team, upon their return from the Cotton Bowl they won against the Texas Longhorns. They all had on cowboy hats. I have a photo of Joe and myself taken by my sister. Great memory, great moment in time.
As a Cowboys fan I can't tell you how much respect I have for Theismann. One of the toughest son of a guns to ever play the game. Staubach will always be my all-time favorite player, but I always liked the way Theismann threw the ball and competed. I still remember him getting his front teeth cracked (I forget the game) and goes back in like nothing happened at all.
That was 1982 vs The Giants at RFK. Joe also threw a great block for a Joe Washington touchdown and Moseley kicked the game winner as time ran out. Redskins won 15-14. Great game.
Lifelong Skins fan here and feel the exact same way about the Cowboys! Man what a rivalry it was back in those days! Roger the Dodger, Drew, Tony, Too Tall etc. I remember that 1979 game in Dallas at the end of the year - Riggo got the corner and sprinted about 50 yards down the sideline (faster than any ever gave him credit for) and I just knew the Skins were bound for the playoffs. Roger comes in and leads the team down for the game winning TD (right corner fade to Drew P) and it broke my heart. Staubach was a killer!
don't matter who your favorite team is, Joe Theisman gets respect. Excellent player and personality.
Joe is my QB period. Tough,smart and super talented. A warrior with a undying will to win. He made me a lifetime skins fan. He would have won at least a couple more Superbowls. A hall of famer and a true legend. The best,that's Joe Theisman.
Another great show!
Wow Joe Buck i love ur interviews! Each one was an art, precious!
I grew up watching the Redskins, with Kilmer then Theismann as QB. What wonderful memories of games sitting with my Dad and just enjoying Sunday afternoon games. Went to games at RFK, and it rocked. Thanks for doing this segment. And thanks for all the memories Joe!
I remember Joe in the CFL. Great player alright!
Great interview and guest, I really appreciated this. When my brother graduated high school in the 1980s, Joe was the honorary speaker. I was very young but remember how large the audience was, thousands of people, and also how poised Joe was. He spoke as eloquently and convincingly about life and purpose as I have ever seen by anyone. I honestly thought he could be president after that speech. I also remember countless numbers of girls in the graduating class veering away from the diploma line to kiss his cheek. He had Kennedy like charisma.
He looks great for his age.
As a Cowboys fan, I despised the Redskins and their quarterback.
As a fan of great football, I always respected Joe T as one tough quarterback.
I met him several years ago at the airport. He looked like he could still play.
I am thankful for the few minutes he allowed me to interrupt his day to say hello.
Thanks Joe buck . Good interview.
Joe Thiesman a great human being
Great story ‼️💯
Thanks for everything, Joe.
As a Notre Dame fan growing up I will always remember Theissman to Gatewood. I also remember Joe lending a hand along with Dick Vitale and coach K at the 1993 espys helping Jimmy Valvano get back to his seat. A extremely emotional teary eyed moment.
Was at the game that fateful night. Watched as they brought that inflatable cast out and knew he was done. That was before the Jumbotron tech that showed replays at games. Skins fan growing up - was a Jurgensen guy over Billy K, George Allen and the Over the Hill gang. Then Joe Gibbs took over (after Jack Pardee was fired) and Joe T becomes the man and everything changed. What a guy. Amazing competitor who believed in himself and his teammates. Great to see him thriving.
I always have liked Joe T. Never understood the hate for him. Haven't watched or listened to a game in 2 years. The geniuses said turn it off if you don't like it. I did. So did many friends, co workers, family.
Trumptards, no one misses you.
If anyone ever doubted how much respect football fans had for Joe take note of two things. The standing ovation he got from the studio audience and the comments listed below. Case closed!
Nice to see guys like Joe saying they loved the CFL. I loved it when Flutie shut down a guy bashing the cfl one time
Joe Theisman was a great QB to watch play even more so in the CFL with its wider field and wild style of play. It didnt hurt Joe and it didnt hurt Warren Moon to play in Canada for several years. Doug Flutie was a huge star here too. Those guys were great NFL QBs they sparkled even more up here.
I liked him as a football player but i love him as a good person! A true Gentleman! Thanks both Joe's!
I knew that I would like this interview and i watched the whole thing.
Diehard Eagles fan here. It was exciting to watch Joe Theismann play as a Redskin. Glad he's doing well, and he looks great for his age.
Two great Joes!
Great show, that was an awesome superbowl team
What a great attitude!
I love the comment about getting to the school a week early to give himself the competitive edge. I always did that and that is how I had the opportunity to land a role in whatever I did. And as Joe was a hero of mine growing up, I just want to say "good on ya mate!"
Shame on ESPN for letting Joe go. I guess talent doesn’t matter to the four-letter network
Joe was a great player I loved seeing him play
Great interview.
good ol joe i only met him a few times as a kid my late dad wss the head coach at ur 70s many redskins came to and fork union yes ol sonny randall camp same so joe also spoke to us kids all i can recall about him
As a freshman at Notre Dame, I remember playing basketball against Joe after finals in May. Joe was a senior and an exceptional athlete, so I had to foul him probably a little too much to keep us in the game. Joe's super competitive nature was obvious even in a pickup game.
Could you see back then that he was a special athlete.
Great interview
i liked his definition of what being a success is...
You've got to love Joe Theismann. I remember him leading that juggernaut Redskin team. That was a great team.
2/25/24, 9:12 p.m.
Theismann is a Legend , what a dynamic person !
Great man and my favorite team
I liked Joe. He was a truth teller and a great athlete. He was shafted by the woke political media.
What are you talking about? Lol!
My hero has always been my father
My man the best!!
Great job
Joe is and will always be the best.
I wish they would have spent some more time on Theismann's time in the CF; and with the Toronto Argonauts. I've heard him say in interviews that if the Argo's had offered him a little bit more money he would have stayed...
Talk whatever smack ya want, hate em, love em, don’t matter. Joe has 3 rings largely on his toughness, talent and a will to win. Every one of these cats has an ego, we all do. Mines not on display for the world, his was. I don’t think you get where he did by not believing in yourself. It’s the most popular sport in America by FAR. Nothings even close here. You have 105,000 fans showing up to watch college games, hell, in Texas it’s nothing for a highschool to have 10,000 fans show up for league play, playoffs even more. They’ve been told how great they are their whole life, they’re bound to start believing some of it and think it tranfers to all things in life (it don’t. Look at league arrest reports. They’re brought back down) but to do it and be thankful and a bit humble is not ordinary. He played thru all of it, found his groove and an amazing team in place let him win some rings.
Nicely put.
I liked Joe as an analyst with Mike Patrick on ESPN on the Sunday night games
As a lifetime Raider fan I thought Theisman a cocky jerk. Now I have big respect for the man and his character that he brings to the table. “Winning isn’t everything but wanting to is.” Vince Lombardi
I grew up in Toronto, My dad took me to Argonauts games at Exhibition stadium and saw Joe Play! He didn't loose that Grey Cup game, Leon McQuay's late fumble on a soggy field at the 1 yard line.
And if the game were played by today's rules, it wouldn't have been a fumble
Sad thing is that is all McQuay is remembered for.
Have always liked Theismann.
Reminds me of old actress on say the Merv Griffin or Mike Douglass who who desperately to stay relative... Ego and rings on his fingers enter the room before he does... Only man I've ever seen who can Strut while sitting in a chair... But he's always been that way and I can't help but like and respect him .. great play batting the ball down near his own end zone... Probably saved the day in the super bowl in 82
Have always like Theismann
Class......
Oh my God I was going to college when the Redskins were winning and went to the Super Bowls when they won and then lost. I remember being driven to class every Monday and Joe would be live on the radio talking about Sundays game and I'd say he doesn't sound tired. And by the way I'm from Dallas but at the time a student at a college in Arlington, Va
I always thought of Joe as a vain, self centered, self-important man. This interview has shown me a different side. Joe Buck is good.
I grew up in the DC suburbs. I became a diehard Redskins fan at 7 years old. I watched them on a black and white TV. In 1979 we finally got a color tv. The Redskins were 10-5. The final regular season game was against the hated Cowbows. If the Redskins won they clinch the eastern division. If they lose they miss the playoffs. The Redskins were up by 13 points in the fourth quarter. Roger Staubach, in his final season, engineers a comeback. The Redskins lose by one point. I went to my room and cried for a half hour. Mind you I was still a little kid. My dad came in and said what's the matter? He said there are disapointments in life. Imagine how the Redskin players are feeling. The next year they were 6-10. Coach Pardee was gone. Coach Gibbs came in. The Skins started 0-5. I was fortunate enough to know a kid whose Dad, a General, who had season tickets. I attended the San Francisco game, which was part of that 0-5 stretch. The 49ers stripped Terry Metcalf and Dwight Hicks ran for a touchdown. I can still envision the play as if I'm watching it from RFK Stadium. This was the low point. Will it ever happen for this team? Then, they turned it around. Apparently Theismann had a come to Jesus Moment, as he described in this interview. They did a 180. Fast forward to the NFC Championship against the Cowboys. A lot of kids at my school were rooting for the Cowboys. These were not kids from Texas. Dallas was "America's Team." To me these kids were casual fans just latched on to the C'owboys because they were winners. How could you be from the DC Area and not support the Redskins against the Cowboys? I understood why but it irked me. I had supported the Redskins through thick and thin for almost seven seasons. Mind you when you are young time goes by very slowly. Finally, the Reskins were in position to achieve glory. When Darryl Grant intercepted Gary Hogeboom and scored late in the game I was in heaven. To me the win over the Cowboys was almost as great as the Super Bowl Win over the Dolphins two weeks later. That was just the icing on the cake. Fast Forward 40 plus years and the Washington Commanders are stinking up the NFL trying to start over after many years of futility under the ownership of the egocentric Daniel Snyder. But there are those of us who remember a better time. A time filled with glory. A time where Joe Theismann led the team to glory. It can never be taken away from him, his teammates, or the thousands of die hard Redskins fans who stuck it out with them.
Great summary - feel the same. Grew up in PG County as a kid in the 70’s and was a die hard Skins fan. Still know the words HTTR by heart. Went with my dad (we had season tics) to RFK many games. Moved away from DC 25 years ago and can’t be a Commanders fan. Miss the old days for sure.
A class act too...
HECK OF A QB, LEADER, AND MAN!!!
Riveting interview. Grew up a Fan of #7 as a little boy on Long Island.
I remember his days in Canada. He was a hero up here, and went on to be a hero down there, much like another great 'small guy'...Doug Flutie, who played for Notre Dame as well, if memory serves. Love them both!
Doug Flutie played for Boston College.
Thank you for the correction. The old memory bank is getting dusty and rusty@@samhagler5532
Redskin fan since age 6, still cannot watch that play.
The name pronunciation story he tells is amazing! Stars at 15:51.
Wow what a win for gamecocks, thanks Robbie
I can't even watch Theismann's injury. I remember that night and that game
And people still come up to him and ask him if it hurt. Of course it hurt. You can bet the pain was unbearable. Probably the first thing they did was put a pain killer in him.
Jim Plunkett beat Joe Theismann twice. First for the Heisman and then in the Super Bowl.
Fantastic kicker, punt returner…if he wanted to, Joe T could be a great slot receiver, corner or safety.
Definitely not a Notre dame fan ! Or Redskins fan * But joe was always a class act < so guess im a theismann fan