Old football game (watch before youtube yanks it)

[Rastak]

Since it's a Viking game I get you might not want to watch it but check out the halftime show around 1:40:00 - they have some Packer highlights during halftime and those old commercials I actually remember watching. Best watched by the resident old guys here.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fztt8yJ42W4&list=WL&index=16



Rookie James Lofton is mentioned.

During the game the great Woody Peoples got a mention. Best name ever.

[pbmax]

Don Criqui on CBS. That is old school.

[Rastak]

Don Criqui on CBS. That is old school.


Yea, bunch of familiar stuff like Jimmy the Greek. Young Irv Cross.


edit:

LOL, straight ahead kicker Rick Danmirt - who was the last straight ahead kicker?


Rashad beats CB Herm Edwards.....

[Cheesehead Craig]

Loved the commercials as well.

[Brandon494]

Thanks for making me feel young...I needed that.

[mraynrand]

Ya think Criqui gave that pelt on his head to Capers?

[Guiness]

Since it's a Viking game I get you might not want to watch it but check out the halftime show around 1:40:00 - they have some Packer highlights during halftime and those old commercials I actually remember watching. Best watched by the resident old guys here.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fztt8yJ42W4&list=WL&index=16



Rookie James Lofton is mentioned.

During the game the great Woody Peoples got a mention. Best name ever.

Pinto commercials? "We're a four Pinto family" lol

Didn't bother to look back at how bad the Giants were that year, but it must've been something, they had fans burning their tickets outside the stadium!

See the field for the Cincinnati/Atlanta game? Standing water on the field, I bet that was one of those terrible first generation astro-turf jobs. (edit: checked - yup, astro-turf as Riverfront Stadium)

Check out 1:48:20 for a textbook helmet to helmet tackle. Ragsdale ends up flat on his back after scoring a TD.

[woodbuck27]

That's very cool Rastak...Thanks a bunch.

Doesn't time fly by so very very fast. I was "only" 32 then.

I always enjoyed watching Fran Tarkenton scramble. Jaws and Herman Edwards are playing in this game and Chuck Foreman, Carl Eller and many other blasts from some of our pasts. Time...... :whaa:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran_Tarkenton

Fran Tarkenton.

[Brandon494]

Doesn't time fly by so very very fast. I was "only" 32 then.

Damn and I was feeling old after just turning 28.

[smuggler]

Brandon and I are the young turks here on this board and it's pathetic. Heh.

[Rastak]

Pinto commercials? "We're a four Pinto family" lol

Didn't bother to look back at how bad the Giants were that year, but it must've been something, they had fans burning their tickets outside the stadium!

See the field for the Cincinnati/Atlanta game? Standing water on the field, I bet that was one of those terrible first generation astro-turf jobs. (edit: checked - yup, astro-turf as Riverfront Stadium)

Check out 1:48:20 for a textbook helmet to helmet tackle. Ragsdale ends up flat on his back after scoring a TD.

Yea, I saw that too! Scores then bam, helmet to helmet.

[mraynrand]

Pinto commercials? "We're a four Pinto family" lol

http://floridamemory.com/fpc/tfd/TFD0742.jpghttp://floridamemory.com/fpc/tfd/TFD0742.jpg
http://floridamemory.com/fpc/tfd/TFD0742.jpghttp://floridamemory.com/fpc/tfd/TFD0742.jpg

[mraynrand]

Mraynrand rode in a Ford Pinto way way back in 1972. Totally unaware of the imminent danger...

http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eMeTeXB6EmKLRIb17nWxDA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NQ--/http://mit.zenfs.com/852/2012/09/fordpinto.jpg

[Fritz]

Don Criqui on CBS. That is old school.

I love how straightforward the announcing was - they really did do play-by-play. Not all this modern-day soap opera narrative storylines that get constructed, and not all this ex-jock horsing around and pretending they're funny. Sure, ol' Sonny is an ex-jock, but he did try to provide some support for Criqui and kept his comments down a little bit. Not as much critique and judging as today - just a presentation of the game, with some straightforward commentary ("The Viking offensive line has had some problems this year").

The camera work is a lot sketchier than I'd remembered. That's one area that is much better today.

Ah, ol' Chuck Foreman, and Ron Yary. Soem old-school names. Who was that Vikings RB, I think, who wore glasses and had a couple really good seasons? Chuck Muncie? Didn't he play for them at some point?

[Smidgeon]

Brandon and I are the young turks here on this board and it's pathetic. Heh.

Five years before I was born, but man, I love those old games.

[Guiness]

totally other subject, but were the Pintos that much of a death trap in comparison to other cars of the day? I remember reading something about Nader turning a molehill in to a mountain.

[MadScientist]

totally other subject, but were the Pintos that much of a death trap in comparison to other cars of the day? I remember reading something about Nader turning a molehill in to a mountain.

It was hyped up quite a bit at the time. Not sure if it was Nader or just running with a story for ratings. I do vaguely recall that there were some tests done later that showed it was not any where near the problem it was hyped up to be. It did make for a good scene in Top Secret.

[Rastak]

I love how straightforward the announcing was - they really did do play-by-play. Not all this modern-day soap opera narrative storylines that get constructed, and not all this ex-jock horsing around and pretending they're funny. Sure, ol' Sonny is an ex-jock, but he did try to provide some support for Criqui and kept his comments down a little bit. Not as much critique and judging as today - just a presentation of the game, with some straightforward commentary ("The Viking offensive line has had some problems this year").

The camera work is a lot sketchier than I'd remembered. That's one area that is much better today.

Ah, ol' Chuck Foreman, and Ron Yary. Soem old-school names. Who was that Vikings RB, I think, who wore glasses and had a couple really good seasons? Chuck Muncie? Didn't he play for them at some point?

Yea, Chuck Muncie played for them for a year or two. He couldn't kick a coke habit.


The presentation of the game was so simple back then too. No fist down superimposed, not even a clock in the corner.

[mraynrand]

no robot linebackers either

[mraynrand]

totally other subject, but were the Pintos that much of a death trap in comparison to other cars of the day? I remember reading something about Nader turning a molehill in to a mountain.

ya, it was hyped up a bit, but still dangerous. Worse was that they seemed to be made from pre-rusted metal

[pbmax]

Also had a Pinto. No explosions. However, if your Mother had rolled all the windows up in the car and you and a sibling were screwing around forgetting to close the garage door and couldn't hear her repeated exhortations to close the door so we could get going, then you might try to bang on the windshield to get the attention of two very distracted kids.

You would then find out the windshield wasn't as great a protective barrier as you thought when Mother punches a crack into the glass. Either that, or Mother was exposed to Gamma Rays during atmospheric nuclear tests.

[Guiness]

ya, it was hyped up a bit, but still dangerous. Worse was that they seemed to be made from pre-rusted metal

To be fair, they were hardly unique in the second matter!

http://moparblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Rusty-Dodge-Challenger.jpg

No damn reason for that car to rust where it did!

[Guiness]

Also had a Pinto. No explosions. However, if your Mother had rolled all the windows up in the car and you and a sibling were screwing around forgetting to close the garage door and couldn't hear her repeated exhortations to close the door so we could get going, then you might try to bang on the windshield to get the attention of two very distracted kids.

You would then find out the windshield wasn't as great a protective barrier as you thought when Mother punches a crack into the glass. Either that, or Mother was exposed to Gamma Rays during atmospheric nuclear tests.

Or she was half sea cucumber

[Freak Out]

The late 70s were fucking GOLDEN! Maybe not for the Packers....but I was having the time of my life. I would never have been caught dead driving a Pinto....not when I owned a 65 Galaxy 500.

[Rastak]

The late 70s were fucking GOLDEN! Maybe not for the Packers....but I was having the time of my life. I would never have been caught dead driving a Pinto....not when I owned a 65 Galaxy 500.


Gotta admit they were Golden, although I didn't get my license that year despite the fact I could.....was too worried about my garage band and beers and a couple of other things I won't mention.

[Carolina_Packer]

Great post, and video. This was one of the first years I started following football as a kid. I lived in Iowa, and games were regionally televised much like they still are, but in Iowa where there is no predominant team, we always saw the dominant team of Central division at the time...the Vikings. The only time I got to see Packer games on TV back then were if they were playing the Vikings or the Bears. In the 80's and early 90's that regional coverage in Iowa predominantly switched to the Bears, given the build up to the '85 season and they were good for a few years after that. When Ron, Mike and Brett showed up, I saw a lot more Packer games on regional game of the week.

On Sundays in the early 80's, my brother and I would tune the car radio to a very static-filled WTMJ broadcast of Jim and Max, carried by an affiliate station in Platteville, WI I believe, which was about 80 miles from where we lived in Iowa. The broadcasts would go in and out frequently, but we were listening to our beloved Packers, and playing catch in the yard. I'm surprised we didn't ever drain the battery in our old station wagon.

As for the broadcast of this game, and the Packers that year, the '78 season was like an oasis in the desert for Packer fans. Then 1979 came and things were back to normal. Check out the stats from the games during the particular week this game was broadcast, and look at some of the great names:

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1978/week_14.htm

[Jimx29]

Professor Irwin Corey makes it all worth while watching the halftime show

[woodbuck27]

Damn and I was feeling old after just turning 28.

Your 30th will kill you then. :whaa:

[woodbuck27]

http://floridamemory.com/fpc/tfd/TFD0742.jpghttp://floridamemory.com/fpc/tfd/TFD0742.jpg
http://floridamemory.com/fpc/tfd/TFD0742.jpghttp://floridamemory.com/fpc/tfd/TFD0742.jpg

Nice ride.

[woodbuck27]

Also had a Pinto. No explosions. However, if your Mother had rolled all the windows up in the car and you and a sibling were screwing around forgetting to close the garage door and couldn't hear her repeated exhortations to close the door so we could get going, then you might try to bang on the windshield to get the attention of two very distracted kids.

You would then find out the windshield wasn't as great a protective barrier as you thought when Mother punches a crack into the glass. Either that, or Mother was exposed to Gamma Rays during atmospheric nuclear tests.

Sounds like the "X" Factor.

I'm glad your not a TV script writer.

[woodbuck27]

Or she was half sea cucumber

Now you've started something. :cry:

[woodbuck27]

To be fair, they were hardly unique in the second matter!

http://moparblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Rusty-Dodge-Challenger.jpg

No damn reason for that car to rust where it did!

WOW ! Metal sucking on dirty water.

I just soaped and washed shammied the Caddy yesterday and it looks a long ways more showroom than that.

[Rastak]

Great post, and video. This was one of the first years I started following football as a kid. I lived in Iowa, and games were regionally televised much like they still are, but in Iowa where there is no predominant team, we always saw the dominant team of Central division at the time...the Vikings. The only time I got to see Packer games on TV back then were if they were playing the Vikings or the Bears. In the 80's and early 90's that regional coverage in Iowa predominantly switched to the Bears, given the build up to the '85 season and they were good for a few years after that. When Ron, Mike and Brett showed up, I saw a lot more Packer games on regional game of the week.

On Sundays in the early 80's, my brother and I would tune the car radio to a very static-filled WTMJ broadcast of Jim and Max, carried by an affiliate station in Platteville, WI I believe, which was about 80 miles from where we lived in Iowa. The broadcasts would go in and out frequently, but we were listening to our beloved Packers, and playing catch in the yard. I'm surprised we didn't ever drain the battery in our old station wagon.

As for the broadcast of this game, and the Packers that year, the '78 season was like an oasis in the desert for Packer fans. Then 1979 came and things were back to normal. Check out the stats from the games during the particular week this game was broadcast, and look at some of the great names:

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1978/week_14.htm



Nice idea on the pro-football reference link. That was when Air Coryell was going full force.

[Pugger]

Great post, and video. This was one of the first years I started following football as a kid. I lived in Iowa, and games were regionally televised much like they still are, but in Iowa where there is no predominant team, we always saw the dominant team of Central division at the time...the Vikings. The only time I got to see Packer games on TV back then were if they were playing the Vikings or the Bears. In the 80's and early 90's that regional coverage in Iowa predominantly switched to the Bears, given the build up to the '85 season and they were good for a few years after that. When Ron, Mike and Brett showed up, I saw a lot more Packer games on regional game of the week.

On Sundays in the early 80's, my brother and I would tune the car radio to a very static-filled WTMJ broadcast of Jim and Max, carried by an affiliate station in Platteville, WI I believe, which was about 80 miles from where we lived in Iowa. The broadcasts would go in and out frequently, but we were listening to our beloved Packers, and playing catch in the yard. I'm surprised we didn't ever drain the battery in our old station wagon.

As for the broadcast of this game, and the Packers that year, the '78 season was like an oasis in the desert for Packer fans. Then 1979 came and things were back to normal. Check out the stats from the games during the particular week this game was broadcast, and look at some of the great names:

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1978/week_14.htm

I too started to watch football in the 70s. This was when I went to my first game at Lambeau with my dad - who is still around and turned 90 last fall.

[Carolina_Packer]

I found someone else's game on YouTube as well. Our own TT vs. Joe Montana back in 1981.

http://oi62.tinypic.com/b81lz6.jpg

Here is the game link if you want to watch. There's one play early on in the game where he totally shoots his gap and looks like he has the ball carrier dead to rights, but then gets shaken off because he tackles him too high. I wonder how TT the GM would have graded TT the linebacker?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3at_62obcVg

[Rastak]

I found someone else's game on YouTube as well. Our own TT vs. Joe Montana back in 1981.

http://oi62.tinypic.com/b81lz6.jpg

Here is the game link if you want to watch. There's one play early on in the game where he totally shoots his gap and looks like he has the ball carrier dead to rights, but then gets shaken off because he tackles him too high. I wonder how TT the GM would have graded TT the linebacker?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3at_62obcVg

Dwight Hicks and the hot licks, that's awesome.

[Rastak]

Youwant to see some defense?

1979 Steelers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByJcHBId9EM

[Rastak]

Monday night football 1974.....who do they interview at halftime - "The Greatest"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBE-7p8K6Ko

[pbmax]

The late 70s were fucking GOLDEN! Maybe not for the Packers....but I was having the time of my life. I would never have been caught dead driving a Pinto....not when I owned a 65 Galaxy 500.

Were you owning cars when you were 10 years old or are you Woodbuck's age?

[pbmax]

Or she was half sea cucumber

I would take offense if I understood this remark.

[pbmax]

Youwant to see some defense?

1979 Steelers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByJcHBId9EM

I would rather have a hot poker shoved up my backside than watch ANY Steelers game from that era. *^&%$! 17 game winning streak vs. Browns, &%!@ One for the Thumb (which by the way jinxed the franchise for nearly a decade thank you Joe Greene), !@#!&%# steroids, !@#!&%# Terrible Towels, !@#!&%# Chuck Noll, !@#!&%# Art Rooney, !@#!&%# confluence, !@#!&%# arguing NFL Championships versus Super Bowls, !@#!&%# Lambert.

Good grief I hated that team.

[Pugger]

I found someone else's game on YouTube as well. Our own TT vs. Joe Montana back in 1981.

http://oi62.tinypic.com/b81lz6.jpg

Here is the game link if you want to watch. There's one play early on in the game where he totally shoots his gap and looks like he has the ball carrier dead to rights, but then gets shaken off because he tackles him too high. I wonder how TT the GM would have graded TT the linebacker?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3at_62obcVg

Who in the world was Houston's QB in this game???

[Guiness]

Who in the world was Houston's QB in this game???

Gifford Nielson...whoever that is!

During the introduction to this game, one of the announcers (who were they?) said the field at Candlestick is below sea level? Didn't know that.

[Just Jeff]

That game was played before there was a cap and still TT was the master at it.

[Guiness]

I would take offense if I understood this remark.

I was a follow on to the gamma radiation comment. In the 2003 re-imagining of the Hulk, some writer in his infinite wisdom decided add gene splicing with a sea cucumber to the Hulk's makeup. I kid you not.

[Guiness]

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1978/week_14.htm


That link shows how much the game has changed since then, and it's pretty crazy to look at it. Check out some of the offensive lines for the team leaders from the box scores. You don't realize how much the pendulum has swung towards the offense until you look at something like this.

Terry Bradshaw 11/24, 97 yds, 1 TD
Ken Anderson 7/17, 77 yds, 0 TD
Bob Avellini 2/12, 25 yds, 0 TD

Walter Payton 17 rush, 50 yds, 0 TD
Tony Dorsett 15 rush, 49 yds, 0 TD
John Riggins 11 rush, 43 yds, 0 TD
Terdell Middleton 12 rush, 30 yds, 0 TD

The Bronco ones were particularly interesting...because they won this game!!!
Craig Morton 6/11, 54 yds, 1 TD
Jack Dolbin 2 rec, 21 yds, 0 TD
Jon Keyworth 8 rush, 23 yds, 0 TD

Number of 300 yard passing games: 0
sub 200 yard passing games: 219(!!!)
Number of 100 yard rushers: 4

[Willard]

I would rather have a hot poker shoved up my backside than watch ANY Steelers game from that era. *^&%$! 17 game winning streak vs. Browns, &%!@ One for the Thumb (which by the way jinxed the franchise for nearly a decade thank you Joe Greene), !@#!&%# steroids, !@#!&%# Terrible Towels, !@#!&%# Chuck Noll, !@#!&%# Art Rooney, !@#!&%# confluence, !@#!&%# arguing NFL Championships versus Super Bowls, !@#!&%# Lambert.

Good grief I hated that team.Remember the Iron City Beer (?) cans that had the team picture on the can for each SB winning team? A must have in any kids beer can collection in the 70's.

[esoxx]

I would rather have a hot poker shoved up my backside than watch ANY Steelers game from that era. *^&%$! 17 game winning streak vs. Browns, &%!@ One for the Thumb (which by the way jinxed the franchise for nearly a decade thank you Joe Greene), !@#!&%# steroids, !@#!&%# Terrible Towels, !@#!&%# Chuck Noll, !@#!&%# Art Rooney, !@#!&%# confluence, !@#!&%# arguing NFL Championships versus Super Bowls, !@#!&%# Lambert.

Good grief I hated that team.

+1

Couldn't stand them. Especially Franco Harris.

[Carolina_Packer]

Sorry pbmax, yep, I have one of these in my collection

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/b1/ae/47/b1ae47cf22b6e4e7efc09a6fa121b0a0.jpg

PB, to take your mind off of the 70's Steelers, I present you with the '82 Packers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1JPUsXKUvI Good offense, challenged defense. Sounds familiar. They had a fun offense to watch. The defense had some talent, but was frustrating.

[Rastak]

Sorry pbmax, yep, I have one of these in my collection

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/b1/ae/47/b1ae47cf22b6e4e7efc09a6fa121b0a0.jpg

PB, to take your mind off of the 70's Steelers, I present you with the '82 Packers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1JPUsXKUvI Good offense, challenged defense. Sounds familiar. They had a fun offense to watch. The defense had some talent, but was frustrating.

I'm not shitting you but I have one too.

[Willard]

Sorry pbmax, yep, I have one of these in my collection

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/b1/ae/47/b1ae47cf22b6e4e7efc09a6fa121b0a0.jpg

PB, to take your mind off of the 70's Steelers, I present you with the '82 Packers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1JPUsXKUvI Good offense, challenged defense. Sounds familiar. They had a fun offense to watch. The defense had some talent, but was frustrating.Nice. You gotta love Rocky Bleier (from Appleton) in the middle of the bottom row.

[Rastak]

Nice. You gotta love Rocky Bleier (from Appleton) in the middle of the bottom row.

Didn't he take a hit in Vietnam?

[Willard]

Didn't he take a hit in Vietnam?
Indeed he did. You can read all about it in his thrilling autobiography, "Fighting Back".

[Rastak]

Indeed he did. You can read all about it in his thrilling autobiography, "Fighting Back".

I always liked him. Tough son of a bitch.

I get all the Steelers hate here because I can't stand them clowns over the last 30 years but those 70's Steelers teams were something to watch. I say that despite the fact they beat my team in the Super Bowl. The steel curtain was something to see. LC Greenwood reminded me a little bit of Carl Eller.

[mraynrand]

I would rather have a hot poker shoved up my backside than watch ANY Steelers game from that era. *^&%$! 17 game winning streak vs. Browns, &%!@ One for the Thumb (which by the way jinxed the franchise for nearly a decade thank you Joe Greene), !@#!&%# steroids, !@#!&%# Terrible Towels, !@#!&%# Chuck Noll, !@#!&%# Art Rooney, !@#!&%# confluence, !@#!&%# arguing NFL Championships versus Super Bowls, !@#!&%# Lambert.

Good grief I hated that team.

Franco did not catch that ball. It hit the turf.

[esoxx]

I admit. My irrational hate of Franco was in part fueled by his uncanny resemblance to Gabe Kaplen.

[Carolina_Packer]

I just watched an NFL Films video of the 1989 Packers. I forgot what a boss Tim Harris was. 19.5 sacks; wow. Here are two things from that season http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1989.htm How did they get scheduled to play Dallas twice that year, a non-division opponent? Weird. Also, they showed highlights of the Saints game early in the season which was a home game, and the Packers were wearing their road whites. I had never seen that before. Have you?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxBCxzqx3rM

[Freak Out]

Monday night football 1974.....who do they interview at halftime - "The Greatest"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBE-7p8K6Ko

"...and frankly I am cold".

[Freak Out]

Monday night football 1974.....who do they interview at halftime - "The Greatest"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBE-7p8K6Ko

This s is fantastic.

[Freak Out]

Were you owning cars when you were 10 years old or are you Woodbuck's age?

Graduated HS in 78 baby!

[Guiness]

Monday night football 1974.....who do they interview at halftime - "The Greatest"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBE-7p8K6Ko

Merlin Olsen...wow, just wow.

[woodbuck27]

That link shows how much the game has changed since then, and it's pretty crazy to look at it. Check out some of the offensive lines for the team leaders from the box scores. You don't realize how much the pendulum has swung towards the offense until you look at something like this.

Terry Bradshaw 11/24, 97 yds, 1 TD
Ken Anderson 7/17, 77 yds, 0 TD
Bob Avellini 2/12, 25 yds, 0 TD

Walter Payton 17 rush, 50 yds, 0 TD
Tony Dorsett 15 rush, 49 yds, 0 TD
John Riggins 11 rush, 43 yds, 0 TD
Terdell Middleton 12 rush, 30 yds, 0 TD

The Bronco ones were particularly interesting...because they won this game!!!
Craig Morton 6/11, 54 yds, 1 TD
Jack Dolbin 2 rec, 21 yds, 0 TD
Jon Keyworth 8 rush, 23 yds, 0 TD

Number of 300 yard passing games: 0
sub 200 yard passing games: 219(!!!)
Number of 100 yard rushers: 4

NFL football ... Offense !? Was the air very thin !?

[bobblehead]

Yea, bunch of familiar stuff like Jimmy the Greek. Young Irv Cross.


edit:

LOL, straight ahead kicker Rick Danmirt - who was the last straight ahead kicker?


Rashad beats CB Herm Edwards.....

Not going to read the whole thread to see if anyone answered, but I believe the last straight on kicker was Mark Mosely of the Redskins.

[woodbuck27]

The late 70s were fucking GOLDEN! Maybe not for the Packers....but I was having the time of my life. I would never have been caught dead driving a Pinto....not when I owned a 65 Galaxy 500.

A 65 Galaxy 500:

http://www.angelfire.com/mech/diekdus/1965_Galaxie_500.jpg

http://mikesclassiccars.net/images/cars/restores/65gal16.JPG

1965 Galaxie 500XL

A classical and nice car Freak Out ...Check this " 1965 Ford " out:

http://www.musclecarcalendar.com/MyGarage/Carls65Galaxie/CG3.jpg

1965 Ford Galaxie XL 428 Nascar Prototype

In my view....GORGEOUS !

A chore to keep really clean looking yet, a classical car in "BLACK" can be outstanding to the eyes.

[woodbuck27]

The late 70s were fucking GOLDEN! Maybe not for the Packers....but I was having the time of my life. I would never have been caught dead driving a Pinto....not when I owned a 65 Galaxy 500.

In 1974 I moved back to Saint John, New Brunswick from Burlington, Ontario... to pursue a career doing practical work in "the Canadian Nuclear Power" industry.

I had been employed in engineering and design at Atomic Energy Canada Ltd. in Mississauga, Ont. I drove this car back home to Saint John, NB:

https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7312/9293222382_30a4c203bd_z.jpg

1964 Pontiac Parisienne custom sport...

I loved this car and it served me very well for five years. What a beauty she was to/for me.

[pbmax]

I admit. My irrational hate of Franco was in part fueled by his uncanny resemblance to Gabe Kaplen.

How can you hate Gabe Kaplan? Was it the complete mining of Groucho Marx for a schtick? (liked him anyway)

I collected beer cans as well and had a lot of Iron City. I did not collect the Steelers cans, part protest, but also they were also hard to come by in Western PA at that time. I hold no grudges over your collection.

If you have a Lambert jersey or Terrible Towel though, there's going to be trouble.

[Pugger]

Graduated HS in 78 baby!

<--- Graduated from St. Joe's Academy in 73. You're just a kid. ;-)

[pbmax]

I was a follow on to the gamma radiation comment. In the 2003 re-imagining of the Hulk, some writer in his infinite wisdom decided add gene splicing with a sea cucumber to the Hulk's makeup. I kid you not.

I am going to presume sea cucumbers have some kind of fantastical property that the Hulk was in desparate need of.

[pbmax]

I always liked him. Tough son of a bitch.

I get all the Steelers hate here because I can't stand them clowns over the last 30 years but those 70's Steelers teams were something to watch. I say that despite the fact they beat my team in the Super Bowl. The steel curtain was something to see. LC Greenwood reminded me a little bit of Carl Eller.

He was also responsible for one of the best back and forth Miller Lite commercials with Bert Jones.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otr5cd2K25E



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqXz1F5Pm1w

[Guiness]

I am going to presume sea cucumbers have some kind of fantastical property that the Hulk was in desparate need of.

I think their contribution was the colour green.

[Guiness]

In my view....GORGEOUS !

A chore to keep really clean looking yet, a classical car in[B] "BLACK" can be outstanding to the eyes.

I know I'm likely to get persecuted for this, but I think those cars look like upside down rowboats. You could flip them over and take them out to sea! Never a fan of that look, but hey, I know I'm far from the majority with that.

[woodbuck27]

<--- Graduated from St. Joe's Academy in 73. You're just a kid. ;-)

Your just about or have entered your 60's.

The 60's are super years in my experience. Life has never seemed so nice as in retirement. Every day a holiday except for things that must be taken care of:

Precious.

[woodbuck27]

I know I'm likely to get persecuted for this, but I think those cars look like upside down rowboats. You could flip them over and take them out to sea! Never a fan of that look, but hey, I know I'm far from the majority with that.

Beauty and Ugly are all in "the eye of the beholder".

Some see beauty in terms of what many perceive as imperfection.

Your "upside boat description" of the mid 60's Pontiac and Ford is interesting and I'm going to look for that.

One of the cars that Mae and I are now driving is again in what I consider the classic styling for an auto. Maybe I'm repeating a mistake LOL. I actually consider one of our cars ... one of the most beautiful car models I've ever seen in terms of that "Classic Clean Sporty" look.

Am I so wrong?

Wait...saved by ... "the eye of the beholder". :-)

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzUwWDEwMDA=/z/8e0AAOxyaURTiFz1/$_35.JPG

http://imganuncios.mitula.net/2005_pontiac_grand_am_4dr_sdn_se_graystone_metalli c_100102731980696124.jpg

The four door grocery getter.

[Guiness]

He was also responsible for one of the best back and forth Miller Lite commercials with Bert Jones.

You guys really went in for the whole Lite beer thing, eh? The opening segment in the original video Rastak posted was a lite beer commercial. There were a couple more in the Packer game. No wonder the jokes about american beer and sex in a canoe abound. The craft beer revolution has done a bit to change that, but the overall perception is still there. When I was in Germany last year, using the word 'beer' and 'American' in the same sentence elicited giggles from grown men.

[Guiness]

Beauty and Ugly are all in "the eye of the beholder".

Some see beauty in terms of what many perceive as imperfection.

Your "upside boat description" of the mid 60's Pontiac and Ford is interesting and I'm going to look for that.

One of the cars that Mae and I are now driving is again in what I consider the classic styling for an auto. Maybe I'm repeating a mistake LOL. I actually consider one of our cars ... one of the most beautiful car models I've ever seen in terms of that "Classic Clean Sporty" look.

Am I so wrong?

Wait...saved by ... "the eye of the beholder". :-)

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzUwWDEwMDA=/z/8e0AAOxyaURTiFz1/$_35.JPG


That a Cadillac CTS? Nice car, and the Northstar engine was a marvel. Probably saved the Cadillac brand that was badly on the ropes at the time and was subsisting pretty much entirely on nostalgia purchases at the time.

Another Ford that was just plain awful was the '76 Thunderbird
http://delivery4u.itgo.com/images/76ktbird10.jpg
Look at the ridiculous hood on that thing, you wouldn't even have to flip it over to go to sea, it was a fricken bow rider! I spent a lot of time being shuttled to hockey games in one of these, and it wasn't just a dog, it was a dog with fleas:mrgreen:
It 'featured' a 460 cu in engine, that I think generated about 1hp per 3 cubic inches! Gas mileage was ridiculous, I remember my friend's father calculating it, and it was sub 10mpg:eek:

[pbmax]

You guys really went in for the whole Lite beer thing, eh? The opening segment in the original video Rastak posted was a lite beer commercial. There were a couple more in the Packer game. No wonder the jokes about american beer and sex in a canoe abound. The craft beer revolution has done a bit to change that, but the overall perception is still there. When I was in Germany last year, using the word 'beer' and 'American' in the same sentence elicited giggles from grown men.

Well, the enjoyment of the commercials isn't tied to the actual taste of the beer. They were entertainment, not testimonials.

[Pugger]

Your just about or have entered your 60's.

The 60's are super years in my experience. Life has never seemed so nice as in retirement. Every day a holiday except for things that must be taken care of:

Precious.

Yup, turned 60 in January. Some say I don't look my age. :cool:

[Guiness]

Well, the enjoyment of the commercials isn't tied to the actual taste of the beer. They were entertainment, not testimonials.

I get that not everyone drinks it, but there has to be large swaths who drink it religiously! Of course I can't say much. My brother showed up at the house with king cans of Keystone Light. Going back to my university days, I refused to buy light beer just on principal, booze is so damn expensive up here, I figured I was cheating myself out of alcohol I'd paid for if I bought the light stuff!

[pbmax]

I get that not everyone drinks it, but there has to be large swaths who drink it religiously! Of course I can't say much. My brother showed up at the house with king cans of Keystone Light. Going back to my university days, I refused to buy light beer just on principal, booze is so damn expensive up here, I figured I was cheating myself out of alcohol I'd paid for if I bought the light stuff!

Oh, absolutely. The big, mass-marketed beers still dominate beer sales in the US despite their being a brew pub on every other street corner these days.

But the nice thing is that there are a lot more choices. Plus you can always get a Spotted Cow somewhere close.

[Carolina_Packer]

Since this is kind of a nostalgia thread, here's one for you:

http://losersbracket.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Rhinelander.jpg

I used to buy cases of this stuff (bottles of course) 20 years ago (when it was produced by the Joseph Huber Brewing Co.). It was both cheap and good. It's strange how some of these old brands just fall by the wayside and get swallowed up by bigger brands. Check out all the brands that Pabst owns: http://pabstbrewingco.com/beers/ I've had a lot of these.

[pbmax]

That was a tough can to get in OH and PA.

[Joemailman]

Great 2 part Miller Lite Commercial:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otr5cd2K25E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqXz1F5Pm1w

[Rastak]

Great 2 part Miller Lite Commercial:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otr5cd2K25E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqXz1F5Pm1w


Thanks, that was awesome.


I still love Billy Martin "I didn't punch that doggie"



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEgxQ9iWmp8

[Rastak]

Since this is kind of a nostalgia thread, here's one for you:

http://losersbracket.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Rhinelander.jpg

I used to buy cases of this stuff (bottles of course) 20 years ago (when it was produced by the Joseph Huber Brewing Co.). It was both cheap and good. It's strange how some of these old brands just fall by the wayside and get swallowed up by bigger brands. Check out all the brands that Pabst owns: http://pabstbrewingco.com/beers/ I've had a lot of these.


Man, I drank that garbage before.....yikes, thanks for reminding me.

[Rastak]

Look it's the offseason and we have nothing better to do.....here's John Madden, Deacon Jones and bunch of other dudes you know and love/hate.

Bubba smith is awesome.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6SBtg9VQ9M

[Rastak]

4 years later the first golf tourney.....



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mnBmfimpNY

[pbmax]

Bubba Smith's solo one is my favorite:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPm3l5przFI

[Rastak]

Bubba Smith's solo one is my favorite:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPm3l5przFI


Yea, I sure remember that..."I also like the easy opening can".


How about Uecker's "Must be in the front row"



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hym5EH1rDUk

[Guiness]

Look it's the offseason and we have nothing better to do.....here's John Madden, Deacon Jones and bunch of other dudes you know and love/hate.

Bubba smith is awesome.


Is that Nitschke that says "last frame, who's up?"?

Who's the blonde woman in this commercial and the golf one?

[Carolina_Packer]

Her name is Lee Meredith http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Meredith

[Rastak]

Smokin Joe Frazier......



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sszOaZBuiM

[Rastak]

Conrad Dobler......now we're talking some nasty old school football.......google it up young folk.....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21QtXjUodsg

[Guiness]

Old beer commercials. Yup, this went to hell in a hand basket. In our defense, it took 3 pages before degrading to that point!

[Rastak]

It's the off season - what better do have to talk about - hurray to the past - It sucks I can't go back there....

[vince]

Here's a feel-good trip back to early 70's Packers that captures the good and bad of football.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG2PX7a6hRk

[Iron Mike]

Since this is kind of a nostalgia thread, here's one for you:

http://losersbracket.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Rhinelander.jpg

I used to buy cases of this stuff (bottles of course) 20 years ago (when it was produced by the Joseph Huber Brewing Co.). It was both cheap and good. It's strange how some of these old brands just fall by the wayside and get swallowed up by bigger brands. Check out all the brands that Pabst owns: http://pabstbrewingco.com/beers/ I've had a lot of these.

Several places in Milwaukee will give you a Rhinelander shorty with your Bloody Mary.....

https://gregbirman.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/dsc_0572.jpg

[Iron Mike]

I remember watching this game at the Ohio Street Station in Oshkosh.....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1JPUsXKUvI

[mraynrand]

I remember watching this game at the Ohio Street Station in Oshkosh.....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1JPUsXKUvI

Funny - no Lambeau Leap as of yet; still the instinct of the players is to go right to the fans after a score.

[gbgary]

was 24 in '78. those vids are all cool. loved the '70s. the music was fantastic but after '71-'72 the cars sucked horsepower wise. the end of the muscle-car era.

[Carolina_Packer]

was 24 in '78. those vids are all cool. loved the '70s. the music was fantastic but after '71-'72 the cars sucked horsepower wise. the end of the muscle-car era.

What a coincidence, the Packers sucked after '72 as well. I wonder if Dan Devine had any control over muscle cars too.

[Fritz]

What a coincidence, the Packers sucked after '72 as well. I wonder if Dan Devine had any control over muscle cars too.

He traded in his entire future set of automobile purchases - from a potential '74 TR6 to a '76 Monte Carlo to an '80 Grand National - for a 1971 Dodge Duster.

[Guiness]

He traded in his entire future set of automobile purchases - from a potential '74 TR6 to a '76 Monte Carlo to an '80 Grand National - for a 1971 Dodge Duster.

Ya right. It was a Dart. And I don't even mean the Dart Swinger.