Hall of Famer Y.A. Tittle dies at 90

NBC Sports ^ | 10/9/17 | Michael David Smith

[yarddog]

Well I should probably just quit. I of course meant to say “H”.

[detective]

I remember being in the living room watching the NY Giants on a black and white TV on Sunday afternoon in the early 1960’s. I was young and my attention span was short but I definitely remember Y.A. Tittle and the Giants.

I also remember Johnny Unitas, Raymond Berry and Lenny Moore of the Baltimore Colts.

I also remember seeing the Green Bay Packers on TV.

[bert]

He died of shame

Shame kills

[detective]

I also had an electric football set in the 1960’s. I got it for Christmas one year. You lined up the little plastic players, turned on the switch and the field buzzed and the players went around in different directions.

[Impala64ssa]

Yup,I had one of them also. Made by Eldon Toys? What a racket they made.

[Chode]

back when Giants like Y.A and Sam Huff were MEN!

RIP and may God Bless

[HandyDandy]

There goes a bit more of my past. When we played pick-up football in the neighborhood lot, when we kids began shouting, “I’m “Bart Starr””, I’m “Paul Hornung””,........invariably, “Y.A. Tittle’s” name was one of the first selected by one of us.

[kabar]

The 50s and 60s were great decades for NFL football. I was a rabid NYG fan. Gifford, Webster, Connerly, Robustelli, Katcavage, Rosey Brown, Rosey Grier, Sam Huff, Kyle Rote, Dick Modzelewski, Bob Schelker, Dick Lynch, Jimmy Patton, Pat Summerall, et. al.

Johnny Unitas was the best of the old time QBs. Called his own plays.

[Cvengr]

Don't forget Roger Staubach

Early years at Anapolis.

Later, the 'Flying Quarterback' with the Dallas Cowboys...

[yarddog]

I remember when he played for the Pensacola Navy Goshawks. Back then most of the military bases of any size had a football team.

Eglin AFB was the Eglin Eagles.

[Rummyfan]

Little story about Staubach... coming out of high school he was recruited by two schools only - Navy and Purdue. Long after his playing days were over he was asked how things would have been different if he had gone to Purdue...

“You would never have heard of Bob Griese...”