OT: The most outstanding receiver award in CFB is named after...
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I remember when stick-em was still legal. No idea how anyone could stand having that stuff on their hands.
I really hate having anything sticky on my hands or arms or anywhere. I used to cringe watching those old time Raiders. I think Lester Hayes used even more than Biletnikoff.
My high school football coach played against Barry Sanders in college and said his pants were covered in vasoline. That jelly crap popular in 70/80s.
hey, if it’s legal and helps, why not.
hey, if it’s legal and helps, why not.
Watching football these days I think the gloves these guys use now have greater adhesive properties than the stick’um did.
Remember hearing a story about Lester Hayes and stick’um. He dropped an easy interception one day and Biletnikoff simply walked up to him with a jar of it and stuck it in his hands and I guess Lester took the message to heart.
Remember hearing a story about Lester Hayes and stick’um. He dropped an easy interception one day and Biletnikoff simply walked up to him with a jar of it and stuck it in his hands and I guess Lester took the message to heart.
No. Way better. Even the linemen gloves are better than the stickem.
Dan Marino's tear-away jersey's were by far the best and worst invention of that era.
Was a Southified invention. Always loved when guy played entire game with uni torn to shreds.
Then you would have liked watching Hawk run thru defenses!
Was a Southified invention. Always loved when guy played entire game with uni torn to shreds.
TDS tearaways were great. Marino rarely got touched so he didn’t need them much.
There is a photo from a Pitt-Temple game (I was an undergrad at Temple at the time) that appeared in the now-defunct Philadelphia Bulletin. Temple defensive lineman Jeff Roberts reached out to grab Dorsett, and the back of his jersey came off in Roberts' hand. The photo is of Dorsett streaking away with his shoulder pads flapping out of where the back of his jersey had been, and Roberts stretched out on the turf clutching the 33.
Actually, Lester Hayes was so ridiculous with his use of stickum that he was singlehandedly responsible for it being outlawed.
I often wondered how he got that crap off his hands.The Stickum is literally dripping from his hands...
I get having it all over his hands . . . but why his socks?
Well, clearly he wasn't the emergency backup punter . . .
Biletnikoff was going to be honored by the city of Erie PA with a parade and some other festivities. He told them he want interested in coming back. Not sure how that story ended but maybe someone in the know can give more detail
I know Monongahela wanted Montana to come back for something and he told them no. They tried to play up that he wanted some of his expenses covered but I think there are usually strings attached and it's more about the agenda than it is about honoring the accomplishments.
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