I've restored 3 of the 4 games of the 1971 Week 6 Howard Cosell halftime highlights segment, shown during the ABC Monday Night Football broadcast, Colts at Vikings, on October 25, 1971. I didn't have enough replacement footage for the Broncos at Browns game, so I omitted that one. The halftime highlight segments were always notorious for using awful-quality clips (way too bright, blown out, not crisp, etc). I found high-quality clips of the same shots/plays from the 1971 Week 6 'This Week in Pro Football' show and other films and replaced the original clips with these. I have re-created the original ABC on-screen graphics. In some cases the original clips were a bit longer than the replacement shots, or I didn't have footage at all for certain plays, and so I truncated parts of the narration or even omitted a play to make things fit. I worked on the original audio a bit, applying hiss and noise reduction. For comparison's sake, you can see the original quality segment here and be blown away by the upgrade --- ruclips.net/video/7XphYsFrGCw/видео.html
I agree. The only reason he isn't in is because he never won a Superbowl. I think what he did for Cincinnati and the stats he put up in the league is more than enough to get in the Hall. He has a great start and finish to his career. He has a few years in the middle that were subpar, maybe that's another reason.
The restoration is amazing. Brings new life to these segments. I looked foward to halftime highlights by Howard more than the games themselves. Thanks Dave!
I watched that Bears game upstairs in my parents room on a black and white TV and remember that Lion player falling dead on the field. I was only 8 years old but you don't forget stuff like that.
I remember watching those halftime highlights as a kid. I was in 5th grade. I never forgot Howard talking about Chuck Hughes’ death on the field. It scared me and made me very sad. 😢
Historical question: was the fade to black at the end of the Bears-Lions highlights part of the original MNF highlight package, or is it a 21st century creative choice as a silent tribute to Chuck Hughes?
The original version here --- ruclips.net/video/7XphYsFrGCw/видео.html -- had the Chief mascot appear onscreen as Cosell was lamenting Hughes' demise. Didn't seem appropriate to me.
I suspected that the fade to black was your artistic choice, and It was the correct one. NFL FIlms dropped the ball on the Hughes incident back in 1971, both on the MNF highlights and on "This Week in Pro Football". Even if you accept that the world was different then and people just didn't know how to deal with the death of a football player on the field, the whole "show must go on" vibe that resulted had to be as disappointing then as it is now.
I've restored 3 of the 4 games of the 1971 Week 6 Howard Cosell halftime highlights segment, shown during the ABC Monday Night Football broadcast, Colts at Vikings, on October 25, 1971. I didn't have enough replacement footage for the Broncos at Browns game, so I omitted that one.
The halftime highlight segments were always notorious for using awful-quality clips (way too bright, blown out, not crisp, etc). I found high-quality clips of the same shots/plays from the 1971 Week 6 'This Week in Pro Football' show and other films and replaced the original clips with these.
I have re-created the original ABC on-screen graphics.
In some cases the original clips were a bit longer than the replacement shots, or I didn't have footage at all for certain plays, and so I truncated parts of the narration or even omitted a play to make things fit.
I worked on the original audio a bit, applying hiss and noise reduction.
For comparison's sake, you can see the original quality segment here and be blown away by the upgrade --- ruclips.net/video/7XphYsFrGCw/видео.html
Kenny Anderson deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Great underrated passer and competitor.
I agree. The only reason he isn't in is because he never won a Superbowl. I think what he did for Cincinnati and the stats he put up in the league is more than enough to get in the Hall. He has a great start and finish to his career. He has a few years in the middle that were subpar, maybe that's another reason.
He flourished when he had great coaching. Bill Walsh and Lindy Infante
The restoration is amazing. Brings new life to these segments. I looked foward to halftime highlights by Howard more than the games themselves. Thanks Dave!
The halftime highlights were the only way to see decent highlights back then. Great memories of Howard too!❤🏈
I watched that Bears game upstairs in my parents room on a black and white TV and remember that Lion player falling dead on the field. I was only 8 years old but you don't forget stuff like that.
I remember watching those halftime highlights as a kid. I was in 5th grade. I never forgot Howard talking about Chuck Hughes’ death on the field. It scared me and made me very sad. 😢
'Speedy Thomas' hahahahahahahaha those guys had some real nicknames back then didn't they.
Elmo Wright and the "Jig of Delight"
We imitated that move as kids! He was the first guy I can remember who had a signature TD celebration.
Lenny Dawson the'underrated Hall of Famer' as I like to call him.
In the Cosell voice "The Oakland Alameda County Colosseum"
Historical question: was the fade to black at the end of the Bears-Lions highlights part of the original MNF highlight package, or is it a 21st century creative choice as a silent tribute to Chuck Hughes?
The original version here --- ruclips.net/video/7XphYsFrGCw/видео.html -- had the Chief mascot appear onscreen as Cosell was lamenting Hughes' demise. Didn't seem appropriate to me.
I suspected that the fade to black was your artistic choice, and It was the correct one. NFL FIlms dropped the ball on the Hughes incident back in 1971, both on the MNF highlights and on "This Week in Pro Football". Even if you accept that the world was different then and people just didn't know how to deal with the death of a football player on the field, the whole "show must go on" vibe that resulted had to be as disappointing then as it is now.
Ron Jesse became a Ram just like Matt Stafford.
Just like David Hill too
Ur the best
Only Boomer can provide as much exciting highlights show- such fond memories, wonderful
Las Vegas Raiders UGH!
@Matt Joseph Not only does it not sound right but they will never win another Superbowl again.