Posts with players, coaches, and other topics from the New York Giants for The Football History Dude podcast, covering the history of the NFL.
The 1970s ushered in a new birth of competition in pro football. As with many new things, a new idea sparked the entire pro football landscape at the very beginning of the decade. A new television contract was obtained by all three major television networks to televise the newly formed league of 26 teams. One … Read more
Prior to 1978, pro football was regarded as primarily a running game. The objective of the forward pass was still not as refined and as perfected as it would become in the years after 1978. In 1972, with the advent of the hash marks moving closer to the middle of the field, the largest number … Read more
During the 1974 NFL season, pro football fans in New York suffered. I mean they really suffered. Both the Jets and the Giants were having horrible seasons as they entered week nine. Both teams were being dealt with more than their fair share of problems, injuries, and ineptness. The Giants could claim only two wins … Read more
Today, we’re going to talk about a blown opportunity for a game of the ages. On Monday night, December 3, 1990, the 10-1 San Francisco 49ers hosted the 10-1 New York Giants. They had each suffered unlikely losses the week before, thereby robbing us of what could have been an 11-0 versus 11-0 matchup. This … Read more
If you have the chance to talk to some NFL legends such as Jerry Rice, Joe Montana, Steve Young, Joe Gibbs, and so many more, what would you ask them? Better yet, wouldn’t it be cool to write a book about the stories you learned from the interviews to share with the masses? That’s precisely … Read more