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Post by thomas cat on Mar 28, 2023 18:22:41 GMT -7
Old number 72. DD worked in the booth for the University of Michigan for three years, then called it a second career in 2021. He walked away from football for good using two hand canes. The game he loved finally took him down. The above picture is a good one. That picture of Mr. Dierdorf kind of looks like a hockey player with his two missing teeth....lol. The linked picture that you offered....this one... Its kind of sad. But I don't want to offer pity. I'm sure he is not seeking it. He had a fabulous career both in his playing days and afterwards as a broadcaster. He achieved the pinnacle of NFL broadcast. That being Monday night football when it was still a spectacle that all watched. I don't want to speak for him, but I bet he has few regrets. Here is a very rare picture of him along with his compatriots that was maybe the offensive line ever. In 1975, they only allowed 8 QB sacks. Thats not a record, but it's about as good as it gets. Hell, some lines give up that many sacks in just one game.
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Post by End Zone on Mar 29, 2023 3:05:15 GMT -7
DD worked in the booth for the University of Michigan for three years, then called it a second career in 2021. He walked away from football for good using two hand canes. The game he loved finally took him down. The above picture is a good one. That picture of Mr. Dierdorf kind of looks like a hockey player with his two missing teeth....lol. The linked picture that you offered....this one... Its kind of sad. But I don't want to offer pity. I'm sure he is not seeking it. He had a fabulous career both in his playing days and afterwards as a broadcaster. He achieved the pinnacle of NFL broadcast. That being Monday night football when it was still a spectacle that all watched. I don't want to speak for him, but I bet he has few regrets. Here is a very rare picture of him along with his compatriots that was maybe the offensive line ever. In 1975, they only allowed 8 QB sacks. Thats not a record, but it's about as good as it gets. Hell, some lines give up that many sacks in just one game. Every time I see this picture of Conrad (66), I cannot get over how much he looks like my brother, Ron. He was gifted smarts, big size, good looks, and tough guy demeanor. He had it all. The gals were lined up for him. RIP Ron.
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Post by End Zone on Mar 29, 2023 3:07:06 GMT -7
DD worked in the booth for the University of Michigan for three years, then called it a second career in 2021. He walked away from football for good using two hand canes. The game he loved finally took him down. The above picture is a good one. That picture of Mr. Dierdorf kind of looks like a hockey player with his two missing teeth....lol. The linked picture that you offered....this one... Its kind of sad. But I don't want to offer pity. I'm sure he is not seeking it. He had a fabulous career both in his playing days and afterwards as a broadcaster. He achieved the pinnacle of NFL broadcast. That being Monday night football when it was still a spectacle that all watched. I don't want to speak for him, but I bet he has few regrets. Here is a very rare picture of him along with his compatriots that was maybe the offensive line ever. In 1975, they only allowed 8 QB sacks. Thats not a record, but it's about as good as it gets. Hell, some lines give up that many sacks in just one game. Thanks for loading the 2nd file. Oddly, I could not get that file to load as an attachment. P
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Post by SMITTY on Apr 2, 2023 11:26:50 GMT -7
A big day in Cardinal history having traded Charley Johnson to allow young Jimmy Hart to claim the QB1 position. January 1970
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Post by SMITTY on May 10, 2023 12:20:24 GMT -7
Pat Summerall traded to the NY Giants in 1958 in exchange for Bobby Joe Conrad.
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Post by SMITTY on Oct 23, 2023 18:45:44 GMT -7
Wally Lemm The former Big Red head coach led St. Louis to an 18-8-2 record in 1963-64. He also won an AFL title with the Oilers in 1961 and took them to the AFL Championship game in 1967.
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Post by End Zone on Oct 25, 2023 5:06:38 GMT -7
Wally Lemm The former Big Red head coach led St. Louis to an 18-8-2 record in 1963-64. He also won an AFL title with the Oilers in 1961 and took them to the AFL Championship game in 1967. In '63 an in '64, the Cardinals won 9 games each season. Both years, they finished 3rd in the NFL's tough eastern division conference. Both years, they barely missed the playoffs. Guys like Lemm are relative unknowns to fans because their teams did not make the playoffs and individuals missed the adulation and glorification that comes with winning it all. Lemm is forever a winner in the NFL's history books.
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Post by SMITTY on Nov 12, 2023 19:20:49 GMT -7
Great color photo of All Pro Tommy Nobis looking into the Cardinal backfield of Jim Hart and Jim Otis.
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Post by thomas cat on Nov 12, 2023 21:32:30 GMT -7
Great color photo of All Pro Tommy Nobis looking into the Cardinal backfield of Jim Hart and Jim Otis. Thats a great picture and appropriate for today. I don't remember him well, but if I remember a name from another team that long ago....he had to be good. It looks like Tom Banks is ready and Jim Ottis says...lets do this.....lol
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Post by SMITTY on Dec 11, 2023 16:07:35 GMT -7
Here is a good quality player who seemed to play for a long time. Larry Stallings.
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Post by SMITTY on Jan 4, 2024 21:33:23 GMT -7
The day we said good bye to Jim Hart.
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Post by SMITTY on Jan 6, 2024 19:28:32 GMT -7
WR Sonny Randle
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Post by End Zone on Jan 7, 2024 3:40:35 GMT -7
Let's try to help Smitty during the off-season. If I can find some more historic Cardinals player's pictures and articles I will copy and post them. Most media is copyrighted, or a WEPF file, and not copyable.
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