RIP Y.A. Tittle

[Steak Snabler]

He was 90. Looked old when he was 35.

Y.A. Tittle, star LSU and NFL quarterback, has died

 

[The Big Ragu]

The iconic photo of him needs to be posted. ... RIP

 

[Batman]

This was when he was 38, right at the end of his career. Played 17 years and his best were Years 15 and 16.
Great career. RIP.

EDIT: Fixed the age. Math was never my strong suit.

 

[Songbird]

 

[Steak Snabler]

He was 38 I think, but still too young to look that old.

 

[Rainman]

He was 38 I think, but still too young to look that old.

Casey Stengel syndrome.

 

[Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!]

He's had Alzheimer's for years. Sad.

 

[playthrough]

The iconic photo of him needs to be posted. ... RIP

One of the all-time great images. But probably isn't hanging up in the NFL offices these days.

 

[swingline]

Seth Wickersham three years ago on Tittle:

Wickersham: Y.A. Tittle's final trip home

 

[misterbc]

First NFL I ever saw, on TV in Winnipeg, was Giants vs. Packers in 1961. Tittle against Starr. I remember Jim Katcavage and Andy Robustelli being mentioned constantly. Can't remember broadcasters, maybe Lindsay Nelson (?).

 

[Steak Snabler]

First NFL I ever saw, on TV in Winnipeg, was Giants vs. Packers in 1961. Tittle against Starr. I remember Jim Katcavage and Andy Robustelli being mentioned constantly. Can't remember broadcasters, maybe Lindsay Nelson (?).

Lindsey Nelson & Chris Schenkel, according to wiki:

1961 NFL Championship Game - Wikipedia

 

[HanSenSE]

Obligatory "I thought he was dead already" post, but, what's the deal with the handle and the plastic facemask on the helmet?

 

[jr/shotglass]

Seth Wickersham three years ago on Tittle:

Wickersham: Y.A. Tittle's final trip home

I remember reading this when it came out. Powerful, sad story. Really brings home the horror that is Alzheimer's.

RIP, Y.A.

 

[Moderator1]

Yelberton Abraham Tittle.

What a great ****ing name. RIP

 

[LanceyHoward]

First NFL I ever saw, on TV in Winnipeg, was Giants vs. Packers in 1961. Tittle against Starr. I remember Jim Katcavage and Andy Robustelli being mentioned constantly. Can't remember broadcasters, maybe Lindsay Nelson (?).

It is on YouTube. The tape that was psoted is the CBC telecast so it is the one you watched. The announcers were Lindsey Nelson and Chris Schenkel. They opened the game by pointing out between the television rights and ticket sales it was the first million gate for a football game.

 

[da man]

When I think of Tittle, the first thing that comes to mind was a story he told in his autobiography about a 1950s linebacker named Hardy Brown, who was infamous for his hard hits.

On the opening day of the 1950 season, a young quarterback named Y.A. Tittle was warming up before the Baltimore Colts' game against Washington when halfback Rip Collins wanted a word with him.<

`` `Look,' he said, `I don't ever want you to throw the ball near No. 47,' '' Tittle recalled.

`` `You must be kidding,' I said. `No, I'm not,' he said. `That's Hardy Brown and I want to keep as far away from him as I can get.'<

``In the third quarter I forgot. I threw him a little circle pass and Hardy hit him. When I visited Collins in the hospital that night, I realized he hadn't been kidding at all.''<

 

[Riptide]

I remember reading this when it came out. Powerful, sad story. Really brings home the horror that is Alzheimer's.

On a side note, if you're curious about that sandwich ...

The Brown Pig is made of choice pork that is hickory smoked, then ground to texture. The ground, smoked pork is served on a bun with a secret sauce and topped with lettuce and mayonnaise.

"We have a secret process of browning the pork," Barton said. "It's a very unique taste that caught on. People love it."

The Brown Pig is hands down the most popular item on the menu at Neely's, a sandwich shop located at 1404 E. Grand Ave. in Marshall.

The Brown Pig: Neely's continues 86-year tradition of serving brown pork sandwich - Longview News-Journal

 

[qtlaw]

My brush with Tittle: I'm at my buddy's house several years back, he grew up in Michigan and was a Cali transplant. I'm looking around and see some old 49er memorabilia/framed programs, etc. and I ask "hey are you a 49er fan?" Before he answers I realize his wife's maiden name had always been Tittle, then it hits me that she was a relative of his (niece).

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Obligatory "I thought he was dead already" post, but, what's the deal with the handle and the plastic facemask on the helmet?

My iPad isn't cooperating fully right now, but the MMQB Twitter feed said the face mask and handle were to protect a broken cheekbone. The handle was eventually removed because, get this, opponents were using the handle to pull him down.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Some info on the photograph. The game was against the Steelers, and Tittle got blasted by John Baker as he released the ball. It was intercepted for a pick-six, and Tittle ended up with a cracked sternum pulled rib age muscles and a concussion.


1964 Steelers: A Picture Worth More Than Words Can Say

ADD: even more nutty, he played the next game, on a Friday, no,less.

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