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  • Hall of Famer Y.A. Tittle dies at 90

    10/09/2017 12:20:35 PM PDT · by Impala64ssa · 30 replies
    NBC Sports ^ | 10/9/17 | Michael David Smith
    Yelberton Abraham Tittle, the Hall of Fame quarterback whose career spanned 17 professional season, has died at the age of 90. Tittle may be best remembered for the iconic photograph of him by Morris Berman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, showing him as he attempted recover from being beaten and bloodied by a brutal hit by John Baker of the Steelers in 1964, his final season. The 38-year-old Tittle suffered a concussion and broken sternum on the play, but played through his injuries and didn’t miss a game that season. An All-SEC quarterback at LSU and MVP of the 1947 Cotton...
  • Y.A. Tittle, Hall of Famer and Giants legend, dead at 90

    10/09/2017 12:00:04 PM PDT · by oh8eleven · 54 replies
    NY Post ^ | 9 October 2017 | AP
    Known as “The Bald Eagle” as much for his sturdy leadership as his prematurely receding hairline, Tittle played 17 seasons of pro football. He began with the All-America Football Conference’s Baltimore Colts in 1948 and finished with the NFL’s New York Giants. He played 10 years in between with the San Francisco 49ers, but had his greatest success in New York, leading the Giants to three division titles in four years in a remarkable late-career surge.