Kevin Gallagher
@KevG163
NFL Historian • Videos are telecasts, broadcasts, and productions of NFL Films. I don't claim ownership. Intended for historical and educational purposes only
July 22, 1986 #Mets-#Reds 14-Inning War at Riverfront One of the wildest baseball games I've seen The clip shows just a fraction of the insanity Cincinnati player-manager Pete Rose inserts himself as a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the 9th, singles, and has Eric Davis…
"The name of the game is hitting." Or at least it once was...for many, many years in pro football.
40 Years Ago Today July 22, 1985 The cover of Sports Illustrated "ROUGH AND READY RAIDER" #Raiders future PFHOF defensive end Howie Long makes his only appearance on the SI cover #RaiderNation
Chicago #Bears icon Walter Payton — "Sweetness" — runnin' the offseason hill in his 'Roos The #NFL's "King of Hearts"
Happy 84th, Rich "Tombstone" Jackson! One of my favorite #NFL nicknames and NFL Films segments The #Broncos' tremendous, all-too-unheralded defensive end of the late-1960s and early-'70s An AFL All-Time Team Second-Team selection, three-time First-Team All-Pro #BroncosCountry
Happy 59th, Tim Brown! #Raiders Legend #RaiderNation's All-Time Leader in Receiving, Punt Returns, and Touchdowns • PFHOF Class of 2015 • 1990s Second-Team All-Decade • Nine-Time Pro Bowler • Two-Time First-Team All-Pro • 1987 Heisman Trophy winner #NotreDame #GoIrish☘️
Lombardi's Morning Spot Sneezer's Snack Shop Green Bay, Wisconsin #Packers #GoPackGo
Training Camp As artfully articulated by #NFL Films' John Facenda Philadelphia #Eagles, 1974 "Training camp weeds out the weak from the willing. It tunes up the mind and the body, and hardens legs that quiver like Jell-O in the summer sun." #FlyEaglesFly
July 22, 1974 Clad in a tuxedo, reigning Super Bowl MVP and two-time defending Super Bowl champion #Dolphins fullback Larry Csonka graces the cover of People magazine.
The highest-rated, most-watched Monday Night Football game of all-time Chicago #Bears vs. Miami #Dolphins Week 13, 1985 The '85 #PhinsUp squad preserves the legacy of their undefeated 1972 brethren by defeating the 12-0 Bears at an amped-up Orange Bowl in Miami.
The very first player ever wired for sound by #NFL Films Bill Saul, #Steelers Middle Linebacker December 10, 1967 #HereWeGo
Heaven Birthday, Ernie Warlick🕯️ Buffalo #Bills Two-Time AFL Champion Tight End In his four seasons with #BillsMafia, Ernie earned AFL All-Star honors four times. Prior to that, he was a three-time CFL All-Star. He scored what proved to the be the game-winning touchdown in the…
Happy Birthday Robin Williams Robin with the #Broncos cheerleaders
Happy 64th, Henry Ellard! The #Rams' all-time leading punt returner, and lethal receiving weapon for L.A. and later for the Redskins 3 Pro Bowls, Two-Time First-Team All-Pro #NFL career ranks upon retirement: • #3 in receiving yards • #6 in receptions • #9 in all-purpose…
This season’s throwbacks are based on the 1st uniforms in franchise history (1933 Pirates). In 1994, as seen in vid, it was the 1st throwbacks ever worn by the Steelers. Differences now are number placement in front and yellow helmet instead of black.