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Hall of Famer Y.A. Tittle dies at 90
NBC Sports ^ | 10/9/17 | Michael David Smith

Posted on 10/09/2017 12:20:35 PM PDT by Impala64ssa

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RIP, Y.A. Back when the NFL was great. My dear old Dad was a YYYUUUGE Giants fan. When he passed we actually took some solace knowing you can see Met Life Stadium from his gravesite. True he was 90 and lead a looong rewarding life, but I can't help but wonder if Mr. Tittle's passing is a harbinger of the fate of the NFL?
1 posted on 10/09/2017 12:20:35 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
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YA Tittle is followed by Mr. Get on all Fours like a dog who was carried off the field crying yesterday.


2 posted on 10/09/2017 12:24:48 PM PDT by taterjay
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3 posted on 10/09/2017 12:32:07 PM PDT by kabar
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To: Impala64ssa

when men were men ...


4 posted on 10/09/2017 12:36:13 PM PDT by bankwalker (Immigration without assimilation is an invasion.)
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To: Impala64ssa

Never saw him play but heard stories from my elders (who were all avid Giants’ fans). Those really were the days.

Rest in Peace, Y.A. You were loved.


5 posted on 10/09/2017 12:36:48 PM PDT by Paulie (America without Christ is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
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In earlier years, one exciting game was burned into memory
Due to the fact the sports announcer repeatedly stated:

It’s Tittle at the throttle! There, HE THROWS. Tittle at the Throttle repeated again and again.

A player before PC turned the other players into fairies.


6 posted on 10/09/2017 12:37:50 PM PDT by V K Lee (DJT: "Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war. ")
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To: Impala64ssa

I had no idea he was still alive.


7 posted on 10/09/2017 12:42:24 PM PDT by subterfuge (RIP T.P.)
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I remember his league championship game against the Packers. It was a repeat from the year before, same two teams in the pre-superbowl era, fighting it out. My Daddy was for Green Bay and I was for the Giants. Green Bay won and Tittle’s offense was contained throughout. Jerry Kraemer had three field goals which was the winning margin for the Pack.

Y.A. was also a game show panelist on the Match Game with another celebrity...a young Betty White.


8 posted on 10/09/2017 12:45:33 PM PDT by Monterrosa-24 (...even more American than a Russian AK-47 and a French bikini.)
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Mr. Get on all Fours like a dog is out for the year.


9 posted on 10/09/2017 12:45:35 PM PDT by Former Proud Canadian (Islam delenda est.)
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It’s obvious he is kneeling for the anthem/s


10 posted on 10/09/2017 12:46:31 PM PDT by Hyman Roth
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(NY Giants) Hall of Famer Y.A. Tittle dies at 90

No truth to the rumor that he died of embarrassment......

11 posted on 10/09/2017 12:52:51 PM PDT by capydick (“Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.)
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I believe around the players his nickname was “Yat{?


12 posted on 10/09/2017 12:55:17 PM PDT by GOYAKLA (" Winning not Whining"!)
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To: Impala64ssa

Back when football was football. I actually watched him on B&W TV. Ya....


13 posted on 10/09/2017 12:57:14 PM PDT by donozark (JAMES COMEY: Democrat Presidential candidate 2020.)
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Watched him play many, many times when I was a kid in the ‘50s at Kezar when he was QB for the ‘49s....


14 posted on 10/09/2017 12:59:54 PM PDT by CatoRenasci (Ceterum Censeo Islam Esse Delendam -- Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit)
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To: subterfuge

I remember watching games with my father. How many times deep in the game the announcer would yell “Tittle is back...he looks...he throws! He was a living legend even then.


15 posted on 10/09/2017 1:00:49 PM PDT by Desparado
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Those were the days. I loved the NFL in the 60s.

Y. A. Tittle looked older than he was due to being bald and he probably played a season or two past his prime. One of the greats.

Even the wild ones like Max McGhee, Joe Namath, and Paul Hornung were not disrespectful.

The best QB I ever saw was Bart Starr but that was partly because he played in the days where the QB literally ran the team on the field including calling the plays.


16 posted on 10/09/2017 1:16:40 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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RIP Y.A. Tittle, an NFL legend! An honorable man from an honorable time.


17 posted on 10/09/2017 1:27:55 PM PDT by DarthVader ("These lying tyrants are about to get hit with a tsunami of destruction on their evil reign." Gaffer)
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To: Impala64ssa

Hated the Giants, but loved watching him play. Surprised he was still alive, but a helluva tough guy.


18 posted on 10/09/2017 1:37:30 PM PDT by af_vet_rr
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Mcgee.

No h.

19 posted on 10/09/2017 1:44:42 PM PDT by skimbell
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I hit the “G” accidentally then noticed it and thought “that looks right” so I left it in.

Thanks for the correction.


20 posted on 10/09/2017 1:49:53 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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