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- Fri Oct 15, 2021 9:34 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Pro Bowl Starters
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15605
Re: Pro Bowl Starters
I'm wondering how the alternates were selected for the first couple decades? I know from 1951-60 some players---big names---skipped the Pro Bowl in favor of the Hula Bowl, which was played a week earlier in Hawaii. And of course some picks couldn't play in the Pro Bowl because of injury. I can't co...
- Thu Oct 14, 2021 11:18 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Pro Bowl Starters
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15605
Re: Pro Bowl Starters
An update for anyone interested, finally found the answer in the Los Angeles Times from May 1972. Before the 1972 season the league decided that the top vote-getters for the Pro Bowl would be the starters in the game. Prior to the 1972 season, the NFC and AFC coaches decided the starting lineups dur...
- Wed Oct 13, 2021 10:39 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Warning! - Very Difficult Super Bowl Trivia Question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8440
Re: Warning! - Very Difficult Super Bowl Trivia Question
Hmm... I thought maybe it'd be Marv Fleming with the Packers and Dolphins, but nope.
- Mon Oct 11, 2021 4:58 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Pro Bowl Starters
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15605
Re: Pro Bowl Starters
Actually here's a more specific question, does anyone remember if starters were always determined by vote? Or in the past was that ever determined by who was coaching the Pro Bowl based on the roster he was given? My impression from researching the Pro Bowl's first 10 games (1951-60) was that the c...
- Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:55 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Pro Bowl Starters
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15605
Re: Pro Bowl Starters
Actually here's a more specific question, does anyone remember if starters were always determined by vote? Or in the past was that ever determined by who was coaching the Pro Bowl based on the roster he was given?
- Sun Oct 10, 2021 9:31 am
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Pro Bowl Starters
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15605
Pro Bowl Starters
One piece of history that I'm surprised to be having problems with is identifying starters in the Pro Bowl, mostly from the 60's and early 70's. I'm noticing mistakes in media guides, and discrepancies in old newspapers from that era. Does anyone know of a good source for finding this information? I...
- Wed Oct 06, 2021 2:04 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: The Chargers in Los Angeles. A sad sight
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16965
Re: The Chargers in Los Angeles. A sad sight
Remember when announcing the relocation the Chargers promoted it as the "return home" because they played in Los Angeles before San Diego... for one season... in 1960? I thought that was hilarious.
- Tue Oct 05, 2021 3:08 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: NFL Personnel Files
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4296
NFL Personnel Files
Within Willie Wood's profile on the Packers Hall of Fame website the following is written: "The Packers signed Wood as a non-drafted free agent on Jan. 4, 1960, according to his personnel file in the NFL office." I'd imagine the answer is no but I wanted to see if anyone here could provide...
- Fri Jul 30, 2021 2:41 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Total Offense Question...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7085
Re: Total Offense Question...
Thanks John!JohnH19 wrote:You would have to go by average yards per game for the reason you stated.
- Fri Jul 30, 2021 12:22 pm
- Forum: Football Talk
- Topic: Total Offense Question...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7085
Total Offense Question...
I believe it's total yards that determines a team's offensive ranking (not total points). How are the rankings determined midseason? Some teams may have had their byes already, while some may have not. Do average total yards per game determine the rankings? Or do you just roll with each teams total ...