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Post by respecttheprocess on Oct 27, 2024 17:19:18 GMT -7
When I was a Cardinal Fan…like many of you back in the 70’s watching the Cardiac Cards…we had a kicker named Jim Bakken who won so many games for us with last second game winning field goals. Well…with (3) game winning field goals this year…(2) of them on the last play of the game…Chad Ryland is quickly becoming our new Jim Bakken…keep up the good work. 👍  |
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Post by Pendy on Oct 27, 2024 19:13:01 GMT -7
thanks for the flashback memories...Jim Bakken...nice
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Post by FLCardinalFan on Oct 27, 2024 20:16:49 GMT -7
Jim Bakken #25 one of my idols
He is from Wisconsin and believe it or not He now is a Packer Fan
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Post by belac44 on Oct 27, 2024 22:08:47 GMT -7
Keep Ryland around!!!!
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Post by CardsFanQC on Oct 28, 2024 9:26:31 GMT -7
Here is a Jim Nagy tweet (hosts the East - West Shrine game and I believe is a former scout) about Chad Ryland's Pro Day - Jim Nagy tweet on Chad Ryland
Funny how the Pats used a 4th round draft pick for Chad and then dumped him quick ... nothing like an overreaction. |
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Post by supercard on Oct 29, 2024 5:23:08 GMT -7
Jim was a straight on kicker, pre-soccer style kicking. Remember him very well as well as the Jim Hart/Mel Gray era.
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Post by devongent on Oct 29, 2024 9:52:22 GMT -7
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Post by End Zone on Oct 29, 2024 9:53:22 GMT -7
Jim was a straight on kicker, pre-soccer style kicking. Remember him very well as well as the Jim Hart/Mel Gray era. Jim Bakken was definitely and 'old school' football kicker. He came into the League in 1962. JFK was the U.S. President. The Viet Cong invaded South Vietnam. "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk was the #1 song in America. Bakken's kicking shoe had a thick-soled squared-off toe for driving the football. I remember him well on black and white TVs in the early 60's. The football ball had to be inside the 40-yard line for him to make most of his FG kicks. In his entire 17-year career, Bakken made only 1 FG from 50+ yards ... a 51 yarder in 1964. He missed all other attempts from 50+. In the 70s, the NFL was soon overtaken by the soccer-style kickers, some of who could hit 60-65 yarders routinely in practices and wind-aided games. Suddenly, the football field was more vulnerable to a FG kicker than a tough RB or speedy WR. Kickers lobbed 3-point bombs from incredible ranges, changing how HC's approached Overtime games. Of all people, the Kicker usually scored the most points for a team every season but was one of the lowest paid contract players. Go figure that stat line! |
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Post by End Zone on Oct 29, 2024 10:03:42 GMT -7
E.g., Mr. Fox, his is a sad tale for sure. Forced to play a Rugby for a Championship in horrid storm conditions simply because the house was packed with soaked fans ignored the fact that the pitch was unfit. Period. Two team owners and a stadium owner had money in their pockets and would do anything to keep the payday right where it was. Poor Mr. Fox, he paid the most for a tiny foot slip and then a sloppy kick that skewered wide of gap between the two poles. This story sounds so Cardinals-like. If something can go wrong, it already happened. See the Cardinals history. |
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Post by FLCardinalFan on Oct 29, 2024 14:57:29 GMT -7
Thanks for sharing the story, I found it very moving and found a new hero in the late Don Fox. May he rest in peace. |
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Post by cbltv on Oct 29, 2024 16:38:44 GMT -7
After getting out of the Army in late August 75 caught a game in Old Busch Stadium where the Cards hosted the GB Packers. Jim kicked 5 TGs that day. Watched from the UPPER Most part of the Upper cheap seat seats. 1 other fan up there with the Mrs & me. He shared his binoculars w/us during the game. Cold windy day Up on the last row of the west side of Busch Stadium. But Cards easily won scoring 2 TDs to go along with Jim's 5 FGs. GB had 2 really fat O-lineman playing that day. Very noticeable even way up there.
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Post by BigRedFan on Oct 29, 2024 20:34:18 GMT -7
1970's Cardiac Cardinals reference. I absolutely love it! Go-- Jim Hart, Johnny Roland, Terry Metcalf, Mel Gray, Ike Harris--
Jackie Smith, Earl Thomas, Dan Dierdorf, Bob Young, Conrad Dobler. I know I'm missing 2 OLmen. I'm posting on the fly and not using
the internet. If I've omitted offensive or defensive roster guys, correct me an add to my omissions!
Jim Bakken was awesome and so instrumental in the '74-'76 seasons. Thanks for the free trip down Cardinal memory lane!
No jet jag suffered and complimentary smiles were handed out by the crew as I revisited my earliest Cardinal football
season memories. Thanks!
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Post by respecttheprocess on Oct 30, 2024 8:54:37 GMT -7
1970's Cardiac Cardinals reference. I absolutely love it! Go-- Jim Hart, Johnny Roland, Terry Metcalf, Mel Gray, Ike Harris-- Jackie Smith, Earl Thomas, Dan Dierdorf, Bob Young, Conrad Dobler. I know I'm missing 2 OLmen. I'm posting on the fly and not using the internet. If I've omitted offensive or defensive roster guys, correct me an add to my omissions! Jim Bakken was awesome and so instrumental in the '74-'76 seasons. Thanks for the free trip down Cardinal memory lane! No jet jag suffered and complimentary smiles were handed out by the crew as I revisited my earliest Cardinal football season memories. Thanks! Big Red…you were spot on with the roster…a few I would not forget who were integral in parts of those 74-76 years were Jim Otis, JV Cain, Center Tom Banks and Roger Wehrli…I’m also very fond of the Neil Lomax, Roy Green and Otis Anderson Cardinals as well…not part of the 74-76 run…but also those who played an important part to those fond memories associated with the BIG RED!!! 😉 |
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Post by cbltv on Oct 30, 2024 17:26:24 GMT -7
Off the top of my head, don't forget Jim Ottis FB Roger Finney T Tom Breheny (Sp?)C/G Mark Arneson DT/DE Larry Wilson DB and others...
Nostalgia trip: How many of you subscribed to Pro Football weekly? The best Football Weekly newspaper/magazine. Especially if you lived out of the Market area of your team.
Did any of you have the APBA Nation Football League game? Each team was a full roster set of Player cards with each Player card having their stats for that year? A football field made of cardboard with a slot along 1 side for the football. You rolled 2 6-sided dice to access a number from 11 thru 66. each number gave a set of 2 numbers you then used to look on the big board to get action of that play. Spent hours playing it with friends & Bro-n-Law.
(There was also the APBA Baseball game. They added other sports as the years rolled by.)
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Post by cardinalsins on Oct 31, 2024 17:23:38 GMT -7
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