Posted on 02/14/2023 1:22:47 PM PST by llevrok
Only 72, ouch.
Worked hard, and put away wet way too many times will wear a guy out.
When it was still a game.
RIP
This is spooky - cleaning out old stuff this past weekend (moving) this magazine was in the stack I took to the dump:
“1977 Sports Illustrated cover story, Dobler was dubbed “Pro Football’s Dirtiest Player.”
Haven’t seen or thought of it for 40+ years until Saturday..
Suddenly? Yes...only took 72 years.
A name that struck hearts with fear on the Gridiron.
“That’s not what he says...”
I always thought that honor belonged to Erich Barnes, fearsome cornerback. He was known for clothesline tackles, and admitted “I like to get a personal foul early so they know I mean business.”
You nailed it. Football from when back in the day when it was worth watching. Not a bunch of showboats. Just ass kickers.
Exactly, which is why the game is not fun for me to watch anymore. I literally see a QB run the ball out of bound, and the defender does not touch him at all. Back when I played, someone would “take one for the team” and late hit the guy in the manner of “he is not going to be the same reckless player today”. A WR catches the ball over the middle, take his knees out. QB runs a sneak, “ear hole” the guy with your helmet.
The NFL is high scoring because, receivers have NO FEAR. It is a sad excuse of a game well past its peak.
Yes sir. My dad coached both Basketball and football. In a peewee game, the opposing PG could get to the rim because he was quick and fearless. Dad calls a timeout and tells my little brother, to form tackle the guy next time he makes a move to drive to drive into the key. My brother form tackles him like NFL 1960. He gets a foul as the player went to the line and made 1 free throw. He comes down after a timeout, to do the same move, my brother faked a tackle, he drops the ball, Brother picks it up and goes for a layup. We won by one point eventually, and it was the championship game.
Even coaches of FB teams would tell their biggest hitter, to “lay some wood” on a player. I still watch games and wonder why the players and the fans can be so enthusiastic, but they won’t do “everything it takes” to be a winner.
And Dobler played both ways-—an actual football game. None of that play half of a game then say how tired you are? And go wheeze on the sideline after two plays.
Bkmk
I remember him losing in a Thanksgiving Game, and firing his helmet into the crowd. Pretty sure the game was being played in Detroit. Guy played with a passion you don’t see much these days.
And in the NFL, Dobler was just the man for the job.
They couldn’t cast Miller Lite commercials today. No bad asses, just pajama boys.
Too much showboating and as role models it's amazing what kids are doing now. Just saw some highlights for HS basketball. After each made basket the player goes into 10 seconds of goofiness, it's laughable.
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