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by bquinn
Fri Aug 02, 2019 11:40 am
Forum: Football Obituaries
Topic: 2019 Obituaries
Replies: 193
Views: 639842

Re: 2019 Obituaries

A Facebook page dedicated to the Pottstown Firebirds is reporting that former Broncos, Chicago Fire and Firebird wide receiver Jack Dolbin has died. Haven't been able to find an obit, probably because it may have just happened. See here: https://www.fettermanevents.com/dolbin?fbclid=IwAR2_MK0kAuUaV...
by bquinn
Wed Apr 27, 2016 11:54 am
Forum: Football Obituaries
Topic: 2016 Obituaries
Replies: 144
Views: 530326

Re: 2016 Obituaries

Joe Blahak, who had two stints with the Vikings in the 70's has passed away

http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml ... =210911900
by bquinn
Thu Apr 07, 2016 12:50 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Mount Rushmore of NFL(-ish) Video Games
Replies: 50
Views: 91189

Re: Mount Rushmore of NFL(-ish) Video Games

Played many games of Strategy as well. Fun game. Anyone else rub their fingers to the bone flicking that little bead?
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by bquinn
Thu Mar 31, 2016 11:30 am
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Mount Rushmore of NFL(-ish) Video Games
Replies: 50
Views: 91189

Re: Mount Rushmore of NFL(-ish) Video Games

Football Pro '96 by Sierra is one of my all-time favorites that I still play with rosters I made for teams from the '70s. I started a franchise league in 1974 and am now in the '77 season.
by bquinn
Mon Nov 16, 2015 10:03 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Unfairness in the replay rule?
Replies: 20
Views: 31812

Re: Unfairness in the replay rule?

And the famous Butch Johnson catch in the Super Bowl for the Cowboys vs. the Broncos back in 1978 would DEFINITELY not be a catch these days.
by bquinn
Sun Sep 06, 2015 1:58 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Former Bills guard Jim Ritcher
Replies: 6
Views: 10607

Re: Former Bills center Jim Ritcher

I grew up in Western New York and Ritcher was a first-round pick for the Bills. Later in his career he had two straps attached to the back of his shoulder pads and then the other ends of the straps attached to his helmet. I assume this acted much like a neck roll did in minimizing neck movement, but...
by bquinn
Sun Aug 23, 2015 6:34 pm
Forum: Football Talk
Topic: Historical injury reports, week by week
Replies: 6
Views: 12174

Re: Historical injury reports, week by week

Great resource. Is there also a listing somewhere of the active rosters for each week of the NFL season? I'm particularly interested in the week-by-week rosters for 1977.