Had to share. I ran across this the other day, I'll never forget watching this live on TV in 79. Best blocking OL to play the game and a RB that could block when he wasn't carrying the ball
Re: Best OL ever
Posted: January 15th, 2022, 7:26 am
by JK37
They look small to me.
Re: Best OL ever
Posted: January 15th, 2022, 7:59 am
by olldflame
JK37 wrote: ↑January 15th, 2022, 7:26 am
They look small to me.
By today's standards, they were tiny. Probably at least 40 lbs lighter on average than a modern NFL OL.
JK37 wrote: ↑January 15th, 2022, 7:26 am
They look small to me.
By today's standards, they were tiny. Probably at least 40 lbs lighter on average than a modern NFL OL.
Russ Grimm and Mark May (both all-pros/Hogs) played at Pitt. Jimbo Covert (Chicago Bears) and Jim Sweeney (NY Jets) both all pros as well were also on the O-line at Pitt at the same time with May and Grimm when Dan Marino was QB. Pitt was 42-5 in those 4 years!
Re: Best OL ever
Posted: January 15th, 2022, 4:21 pm
by TH Spangler
Riggo, the whole team for that matter, after the play looked like they felt bad about the destruction. Riggo headed straight for the bench trying not to look back.
