Super Bowl Repeat Winners of the 1970s 22.03.2021 9:10

Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Why is it so difficult for teams in this day and age to repeat as Super Bowl Champions? It rarely happens more than once every one and a half to two decades anymore. But in the glorious decade of the 1970s, two different teams accomplished the feat, and one of them mana...

Unheralded 1970s NFL Games (Part 4) 1970 Raiders vs. Dolphins 08.03.2021 7:51

Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY   This series on unheralded NFL games attempts to recall a game that stands out for a particular team. When talking about the Miami Dolphins, well, there are plenty of games to choose from that are still being talked about today. Both of their Super Bowl victo...

Unheralded 1970s NFL Games (Part 3) 1975 Colts vs. Dolphins 22.02.2021 9:22

Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY In this third installment of the "Unheralded Games of the 1970s," we cover the 1975 matchup between the Baltimore Colts and the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins were one of the powerhouses of the league, while the Colts were coming off a 2-win campaign (tied for worst in the ent...

Unheralded 1970s NFL Games (Part 2) 1979 Chargers vs. Oilers 08.02.2021 8:27

Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY The 1979 San Diego Chargers were considered by most pro football experts to have one of the most explosive passing attacks in NFL history, and certainly up to that time in history. Their roster included the likes of quarterback Dan Fouts, tight end Kellen Winslow, and w...

Unheralded 1970s NFL Games (Part 1) 1972 Vikings vs. Rams 25.01.2021 9:11

Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY For the next several Pigskin Past programs, I will try to talk about and re-explore some of those thrilling games. The first of these unique games occurred way back in 1972, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. In 1972, pro football was still primarily a running game....

The 1979 Los Angeles Rams Were A Living Soap Opera 11.01.2021 9:39

Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY Perhaps no other team throughout the entire decade of the 1970s in the NFL was as hard to figure out as the 1979 Los Angeles Rams. They had suffered throughout the year with injuries to many of their key players. In fact, a total of 19 of their players had injuries...

1977 Denver Broncos (BRONCOMANIA and the Orange Crush) 28.12.2020 8:42

Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY It was a year that will never be forgotten in the environs of the Rocky Mountains. It was 1977, and it was the first year that the Denver Broncos ever made the NFL playoffs. So what you might say? Well, the Broncos did not just go to the playoffs in 1977. Rath...

1972 Washington Redskins (Over the Hill Gang) 14.12.2020 8:46

Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY  The next few editions of The Pigskin Past will explore great teams in great years. They will all have one thing in common, however. They will all be teams that had a super season and went to the Super Bowl, only to lose that Super Bowl. The first of thes...

A Big Snow Game in the 1970s 30.11.2020 9:25

Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY There are few occurrences more unique than watching a pro football game where the field gets hit with snow flurries, then driving snow, then a full-scale blizzard. Such a snowy game was held on November 27, 1977, when the Minnesota Vikings visited the Green Bay Packers...

The Very First NFL Wildcard Weekend 16.11.2020 10:17

Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY On December 24, 1978, the extension of the NFL’s very first 16-game regular season and two more playoff teams resulted in the league’s very first Wildcard Playoff Weekend. Two more teams would increase the total number of teams per conference to make the playoffs to fiv...

The Era of Great Tight Ends 03.11.2020 12:49

Pigskin Past is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear . EPISODE SUMMARY This episode covers a little history of 14 of the greatest tight ends to play in the NFL in the 1970s. . A tight end must be able to run pass routes and catch the ball. But he also must be big and strong enough to stay in and block a charging defensive end or lineb...

Turnovers and Titles (1973 NFC Championship) 19.10.2020 9:36

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The Incredible Winning Season of the 1970 Cincinnatti Bengals 05.10.2020 9:46

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Those Wild and Crazy Fans (Part 2) 21.09.2020 10:20

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Those Wild and Crazy NFL Fans 07.09.2020 11:05