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i missed the coin toss....

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by bronxfan, Feb 1, 2004.

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  1. bronxfan

    bronxfan Member

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    can anyone tell me who exactly who came out and who tossed it - was it earl? ( i thought he refused to come out unless his sons were with him, and the nfl said no)...
     
    #1 bronxfan, Feb 1, 2004
  2. Behad

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    Earl was there (don't know if his sons were or not), along with 5 other Texans in the HOF...Don Maynard, Kenny Houston, someone, someone, and YA Tittle. Tittle did the coin toss.
     
    #2 Behad, Feb 1, 2004
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    Gene Upshaw was one of the "someones."
     
    #3 drapg, Feb 1, 2004
  4. Manny Ramirez

    Manny Ramirez The Music Man

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    I thought you would be at a party by now!:D
     
    #4 Manny Ramirez, Feb 1, 2004
  5. Dubious

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    It was tossed by Y. A. Tittle , former NY Giants quarterback from Marshal Texas.

    I think he was the Quarterback in the 1958 Championship game that is widely recognized as being the cataylst game for the popularization of NFL Football as a spectator sport.
     
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    Earl was there, you could see his two kids off the left of Earl, one wearing a #20 Texas jersey, and the other wearing a #34 Oiler jersey.
     
    #6 Nashvegas, Feb 2, 2004
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    Tittle wasn't in that '58 Championship Game. Tittle joined the Giants in 1961, I believe.
     
    #7 mrpaige, Feb 2, 2004
  8. Manny Ramirez

    Manny Ramirez The Music Man

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    That is correct. Y.A. was with the 49ers back then. The Giants QBs in 1958 were Don Heinrich (he would start and play the first series) and then Chuck Connerly.
     
    #8 Manny Ramirez, Feb 2, 2004
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