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OAITW r.2.0

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8. Cool story!

Reply to FalloutShelter (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 17, 2022, 09:24 PM

Jan 2022

I went with my Dad to a Boston Patriots game at Harvard Stadium. Saw Joe Kapp suck and get bombarded with snowballs by Pats fans after he turned and gave them the Double Flying Eagle. Pete Sellars was a great receiver, IMHO.

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Does anyone here remember Roman Gabriel? [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2022 OP

played in LA with that movie star type of name rurallib Jan 2022 #1

He was one of the first players I remember following. calguy Jan 2022 #12

Of course!! I also remember BootinUp Jan 2022 #2

Rosavelt Grier? OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2022 #4

Yesssss. He was awesome. BootinUp Jan 2022 #7

Deacon Jones. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2022 #13

you did that on purpose, lol. BootinUp Jan 2022 #16

It was Jones, wasn't it? OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2022 #22

Deacon Jones was the defensive end and my memory is piss poor BootinUp Jan 2022 #25

Roosevelt Grier helped wrestle the gun away from Sirhan Sirhan. Tomconroy Jan 2022 #26

Thanks...for correcting his name and adding that weird datapoint in my reality. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2022 #27

Remember him well, moved to LA in 1970, used to watch the Rams a lot Walleye Jan 2022 #3

I'm thinking it was 63-68.... OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2022 #6

I have his autograph on the same card as FalloutShelter Jan 2022 #5

Cool story! OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2022 #8

Hahah sounds like something Eagles FalloutShelter Jan 2022 #10

I'm so old I remember the AFL games coming on after NFL games. dem4decades Jan 2022 #9

Nah. Otto Graham was the first. blm Jan 2022 #11

You have pissed me off. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2022 #15

He was my first favorite player.. luvs2sing Jan 2022 #14

That dude deserves his own bi-opic. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2022 #17

Yeah..but it wouldn't have a happy ending. luvs2sing Jan 2022 #20

Was in "The Undefeated" CanyaDigIt Jan 2022 #18

Awesome Post! OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2022 #21

They dominated during the seasons, but never went to a SB.... OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2022 #19

Do you remember Norm Van Brocklin? El Supremo Jan 2022 #23

Honestly, I don't. OAITW r.2.0 Jan 2022 #24

I don't remember him playing. I remember him as the first coach rsdsharp Jan 2022 #28

aka "the Dutchman" gladium et scutum Jan 2022 #29