Posts from the Pro Football in the 1970s podcast.
For every great and historic game in NFL history, there are undoubtedly hundreds of other games that were probably just as exciting. They just did not possess the ramifications that many of those historic games did. For the next several Pigskin Past programs, I will try to talk about and re-explore some of those thrilling … Read more
Perhaps no other team throughout the entire decade of the 1970s in the NFL was as hard to figure out as the 1979 Los Angeles Rams. They had suffered throughout the year with injuries to many of their key players. In fact, a total of 19 of their players had injuries during that year, many … Read more
It was called Broncomania. It was a feverous and inspiring uprising among seemingly all of the people in the state of Colorado, and in particular, the city of Denver. It was a year that will never be forgotten in the environs of the Rocky Mountains. It was 1977, and it was the first year that … Read more
When I think back to the 1972 NFL football season, I, like most old-school fans, think about the undefeated Miami Dolphins. It’s only natural. After all, they are the only unbeaten team in NFL history. But what about the team they defeated in the Super Bowl? You won’t hear many people mention the 1972 Washington … Read more
There are few occurrences more unique than watching a pro football game where the field gets hit with snow flurries, then driving snow, then a full-scale blizzard. Such a snowy game was held on November 27, 1977, when the Minnesota Vikings visited the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Below you can listen to the … Read more