Today, in honor of the Super Bowl, I have a gift for the Steelers. I've included excerpts from an article Steve King did on a Browns-Steelers game played on October 10, 1976. I just wanted to show there are no hard feelings. For any Steelers' fans who can read, enjoy:
"But of all the hard hits in the 52 seasons and 105 games, including playoffs, that these teams have had, none of them equal the one that was delivered when the Browns and Steelers met on Oct. 10, 1976 at old Cleveland Stadium.
The Browns pulled off an 18-16 upset win over the two-time defending Super Bowl champion when little-known David Mays came in at quarterback for Brian Sipe, who had been knocked out of the game with a concussion, and rallied the club. That, in itself, is noteworthy, but what everyone remembers from the game is what Browns defensive end Joe “Turkey” Jones did to eventual Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw of the Steelers.
Jones picked up Bradshaw and spiked him head first to the turf, as if he were trying to drive a fence post into the ground. Bradshaw lost a whopping 17 yards with this, the fourth and final sack he had suffered on the day. But in reality, he could have lost a lot more – like his well-being, for instance.
It was – and remains to this day - the one signature play of this series. And it will forever epitomize what this tough, bone-crunching rivalry between these two hated arch rivals is all about.
But Jones didn’t sack Bradshaw as much as he manhandled or even assaulted him. On the street, Jones would have faced some serious charges for what he did. But this was football. This was the NFL before a lot of the present-day safety reforms had been instituted. “Joe just picked Bradshaw up and slammed him down,” Doug Dieken said. “What I remember is Bradshaw laying on the ground and flopping like a fish.’’
At the time, there was concern that Jones had broken Bradshaw’s spine – literally. "
No hard feelings, my ass.
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Gift on Super Bowl Sunday
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In 1979 my buddy and me went to a Pirates game. When no one was looking I took a dump in the stairwell at Three Rivers Stadium.
I hate those bastards.
Fat Phil is officially added to the list of people who get it. So is Vinny, for that matter.
That's cool FAT Phil. My f avorite memory is when some assholes from Pittspuke sat in the Dawg Pound. My friend Jimmy pissed on one during the third quarter. That asshole was wearing one of those ugly jackets with the yellow sleeves. He had a big wet mark on the black part of his jacket but the big pussy didn't do anything about it.
I was there when Bradshaw was flopping around like a fish. We were yelling the whole time KILL HIM, KILL HIM. Turkey Jones and the other guys had to hear us. I think Deiken punched someone too. That was a great game.
I'm so pissed off that those assholes are in the Super Bowl.
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