The WORST Pro Bowl Player in NFL HISTORY | Mike Boryla
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- In 1975, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Mike Boryla threw six touchdown passes and 12 interceptions. Somehow, with those numbers, he was able to make it to the first and only Pro Bowl of his career... where he played lights out. This is the story of the worst player in NFL history to make it to the 1975 Pro Bowl, and how the heck that even happened in the first place
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Mike Boryla is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1970s. He played college football at Stanford University, where he was the team's MVP during his senior season in 1973 and was first-team All-Pacific-8.
Selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round of the 1974 NFL Draft, Boryla was soon traded to the Eagles for first- and sixth-round draft picks after Cincinnati acquired another quarterback in Wayne Clark; Boryla had threatened to defect to the new World Football League if not traded. The move reunited Boryla with Eagles head coach Mike McCormack, who worked with him at that year's Senior Bowl. Boryla spent much of his tenure in Philadelphia sharing quarterbacking duties with veteran Roman Gabriel. In 1975, he was named to the Pro Bowl roster despite losing the starting job partway through the season opener and throwing for just 996 passing yards, six touchdowns, and twelve interceptions. Boryla, who had planned to attend the New York University School of Law, was approached by the NFL to play in the game in New Orleans as other NFC quarterbacks were injured and declined their invitations. He threw two touchdown passes in the final minutes of the Monday night game at the Louisiana Superdome, including a trick play he created called the "Boryla Special", to lead the NFC to a 23-20 win.
Boryla started ten games for the Eagles in 1976 before joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1977. After missing the year with a knee injury (which head coach John McKay called "the most devastating single blow we've had"), he played one more game in 1978 before ending his playing career.
After retiring, he attended the Stetson University College of Law before becoming a lawyer and mortgage banker in Denver. In 2014, Boryla made his professional acting debut at Plays and Players Theatre in Philadelphia performing The Disappearing Quarterback, a one-man autobiographical theatrical performance that includes history, wit, and thinly veiled opinions regarding professional sports concussions.
His father Vince Boryla was an NBA player and his agent during his NFL career
Mike Boryla played for the following teams:
1974 Eagles
1975 Eagles
1976 Eagles
1977 Buccaneers (1977 Bucs)
1978 Buccaneers (1978 Bucs)
Mike Boryla threw touchdown passes to:
Harold Carmichael
Charle Young
Charlie Smith
Tom Sullivan
Keith Krepfle
James McAlister
1975 Pro Bowl roster deciders:
"Welcome to Dumb Decisions"
Tyler Huntley has entered the chat
Absolutely right. Ken Anderson should be in the Hall of Fame.
Maybe he would be in by now if the HOF hadn't suddenly gotten this weird urge to start voting in owners and even a SCOUT. SMH.
I agree! Ken Anderson was a better player than Dan Fouts was even an NFL MVP. Just came up short against SF in SB XVI. He should be in the HoF
@@DolFan316 They want to put in Colin Kaepernick over Ken Anderson. Kaepernick did NOTHING and WON NOTHING. DISGUSTING.
@@ericfitzgerald9214 Respectfully disagree, I favour Fouts over Anderson. Kenny was, nonetheless, a helluva QB, and maybe more deserving than some who are already in Canton.
Actually, I'll be controversial, and say Anderson was at least as good as Bradshaw. That's just my OPINION, don't lynch me, everybody!
First, I just don't like the Bengals. Just not my team. I despise Boomer, Anthony Munoz, Chad (you know who), Marvin Lewis, Dalton, etcetera etcetera. However I think it's borderline criminal that #14 Ken Anderson is not in the Hall of Fame. I just don't get it.
This is one of the craziest and interesting stories i've ever heard.
It could almost be a movie.
It almost was. But he was merely a teammate of Vince Papale's.
10:40 well here we are Tyler Huntley to the pro bowl😂😂
9:45 I have always said that "the Boryla Special" was a bigger play than "the Philly Special" from the Super Bowl
40 yrs. later ..earlier. ...the burning fountain of time ....
Love your channel!!
Fun story. I met Mike Boryla. I was playing grade school football in Philadelphia and he came to one of our practices as part of a promotion. I was the center so I have a picture where I’m “hiking” him the ball. Nice guy.
Did he tickle your gooch at least?
2012 Center Jeff Saturday was the worst Packer to ever make the ProBowl. He lost his starting job but because he was a big name from all his years in Indy he still made the ProBowl in spite of being washed up and literally retired after the ProBowl.
Was that where he lined up on the AFC side (with Peyton) for a play?
Terrific original content.
*Tyler Huntley enters the chat*
Very interesting story about Mike Boryla. Also, you're 100 percent right that Ken Anderson should be in the hall!
Thank you for making a video about Mike Boryla.
The public needs to know!
I wonder what Boryla was thinking when he went to the Pro Bowl
For me being a Pro Bowl alternate doesn’t count and Huntley is a prime example why.
I LOVE that he came in and played well in the all-star game.
The Pro Bowl is a relic. Back when players were not payed that well, the extra bonus money for playing in the game was why players opted to participate. Now, none want to risk injury and I don’t blame them.
His father played in the old NBA
Would this guy STILL have made the Pro Bowl IF he had SPIKED the FOOTBALL into the GROUND on EVERY SINGLE OFFENSIVE PLAY?!
Okay I’m hooked and just subscribed. Loving your videos.
Same way Derek Carr made the Pro Bowl in 2022.
Tyler Hundley left the chat. This video was uploaded in 2021 but Hundley happened in 2022.
I played football with Mike when I was a kid. We played 3 years together we never lost a game .
So when you had a team around you in the pros , you were spectacular .
I rest my case.
Actually, not as surprising as you might think. Yes, he was going up against the best in the NFL. But he also had the best in the NFL on his side. And there couldn't have been as extensive film, etc. for Boryla, since he was a backup. So, incredible, yes, but not a total shock.
Mike boryla may not have belonged there because the season, but he proved he belonged there with that game winning effort. Rare stories put this big of a smile on my face, but this was a great one
love your stuff !!! ...keep it up !! ..keep us informed !! ..👏👏👏👍👍👍
Cool video, great channel!
Joe Namath had a career 65.5 rating lmao 🤣
Joe Nameth is overrated. Just because he played in NY and predicted Jets would win SB3. His stats are so poor he should not be in the HOF.
@@jamescook6564 did you know the NFL used to favor the Defense thats why all the good qbs from the 50s,60s,70 have Lot of int... guess you didn't realize the NFL used to give the Defense a right to the ball you lost that right to play the ball over the last 30 years in which the NFL now favors passing and scoring.... knowing the NFL history and rule changes tells alot if those old players had today's rules with the relaxed Defense Marino would have 60 or 80 tds...
Oh steelers fans everywhere didn't expect Maddox to lead us into the 03 playoffs. The only player worth a damn from xfl 1.0 was He Hate Me.
I figured it took MULTIPLE opt outs
The only thing that would have made it a better story would have been if he'd turned his career around after the Pro Bowl and had a successful career. Something like this happened in the MLB All--Star Game in 1988, when A's fans stuffed the ballot box and elected their (at the time) backup catcher as a starter. The guy went on to drive in both runs in a 2-1 ASG win and get the MVP award. Terry Steinbach then went on to have a good career and actually earn two more ASG appearances.
I’m pretty sure Flacco made the pro bowl but didn’t want to play because he had family business or something.
Well at least he played like a Pro Bowl player in the game… in a way, he showed he deserved to be there… and all the injuries explain how he got in…
Great OL block at 3:26
Being a lifelong Eagles fan that trade seems normal for them in the early 70's. Hence them being f-ing horrible in the 70's
Xavier Rhodes was one of the worst pro powlers ever too in 2019
~ 9:22.…..Fox Sports??? Fox didn't start televising NFL games until the early 90s.
This was just great--Love this type of human interest story. Talk about "one shining moment" for a player....and great analogy comparing this to if Mike Glennon made the Pro Bowl this year :)
Thank you so much for making this great video. I remember Roman being the Eagles QB back then. I even helped my daughter name my first grandson after him. Honestly I was a Jim Hart fan, but absolutely loved his name! I don't even remember this guy ever playing, but it doesn't sound like unless I was a diehard Philly fan I wouldn't. Glad he got his moment in the sun. For his entire life he did what so many only dream of. Not only that, he won his team an all star game! Even if it means nothing football wise, if it was me I would find a way to include that info into EVERY SINGLE CONVERSATION I ever had/have.
yes, but what about john scott, nhl enforcer who made the all-star game as a internet troll's joke, and actually did win all-star MVP?
Because five - FIVE - other NFC QBs were hurt. This is not a mystery.
Man where has this channel been?!
Now that NFL Films has essentially gone done the drain in terms of producing content, this channel has replaced that itch.
If you think about it, he played well against the best, while playing with the best. Meaning he probably could have played better in Philly if they had worked to surround him with better talent.
How did Nick Foles become a Super Bowl MVP???
Well, at least Boryla made the most of his Pro bowl opportunity, even if the reason for his selection (be it as is was) was dubious.
I would have to assume that a lot of other QBs made the Pro Bowl roster but pulled out of the game because of injuries or not wanting to play in the game.
Typical Bengals, they drafted Billy Brooks, with the #1 pick from the Eagles, a WR from WISHBONE Oklahoma, who threw the ball maybe 10 times a game. In his 7-8 year career, Brooks, didn't have 100 catches. And even taking into account that a WR could catch 50 passes and be in the top 10 for catches, that's terrible!
Roger Staubach: dosent wanna play in pro bowl. Every other good qb: injured
There were plenty of good quarterbacks in NFL history to never make it to the All-Star game, including Joe Flacco, Doug Williams, Chad Pennington, and Aaron Brooks."
Williams was before my time, but none of those other 3 ever should have been pro bowlers. Aaron Brooks in particularly was pretty run-of-the-mill at his absolute peak. Dude was painfully mediocre.
HOWABOUT THE STORY ON BILL PARCELLS AND RICK MIRER ON THE JETS WHEN TESTEVERDE WENT DOWN!
nobody want play in pro bowl then , just like today
This reminds me of John Garrett, who was backup goalie for the Vancouver Canucks at the time, being an emergency all star replacement and almost winning MVP. With 10 mins left in the 3rd pd. he was the unanimous favorite, then Gretzky scored a goal every shift he took over those last 10 mins
So that's how Roger got the name 'Sore Ribs Staubach'...lol
As far as I’m concerned the pro bowl should be done away with as a tackle football game. It should be a flag football game with the top pro players think it would be a lot more entertaining.
How did Vince Young made the pro bowl I think in 2008
The John Scott of the NFL ... or Biff Pocoroba
The '74 draft was one of the worst for QBs since the merger. None were even selected until the third round. Danny White was the first off the board at #53 (26-team league back then) and had about twice as many passing yards and TDs as every other QB from that draft combined. In fact Boryla was second in both categories.
Good for him.
Mike McCormick was not a good head coach! That he’s in the HOF, oh well he did block for #32. Pretty crappy GM too!
Ok to be fair Flacco to me isn't a pro bowl player. But he is better than this guy
Grew up hanging out at this guy's house. Him and his family are super nice.
simple - noone wanted to play in that meaningless game - injured - not really but..
Good shit, been following your reddit stuff for years.
Your OP man
Didn't Boryla play in the USFL? I kinda remember him playing in the USFL
You might be thinking of John Reaves. Another horrible former Eagles QB
@@craigrittase5340 I think you're right
Time Tebow was worse
Well in the 1970s the eagles were basically the browns are right now that’s why he sucked the were poorly managed
Only a specimen like this could nab the title from 2020 NFL NVP and Pro-Bowl QB Mitchell Trubisky
I love these videos...thank you for making them. This was the era that my big brother and father watched games together; I wish they could be here to watch these with me, I know they'd really appreciate the memories.
Only silver lining is that the 76 draft wasn't that great for a first round thus the Eagles wouldn't have drafted any game changers by their pick. All the good players went #1 and in the later rounds.
With the picks they got from the Eagles for Boryla, the Bengals picked QB Tom Shuman (1975, 6th round) who never played in the NFL but had a few years in the CFL, and WR Billy Brooks (1976, 1st round) who had a few pretty good years in Cincinnati before injuries ended his career. Somehow the Eagles didn't pick until the 7th round in the 1975 draft, which seems pretty wild - their 1st and 3rd round picks were only part of a package to get the other Eagles QB in this video, Roman Gabriel, who was already entering his 12th season
Before I watch the video, I guess he got in because other players declined.
Or they used to have the old MLB rule where every team had to have a rep
lmao you know things are rough when Joe Reed, a man who started 19 games in his entire career with 1975 being the only season he started more then 4, would've been a better pro bowler then Mike Boryla.
like you couldve at least said John Hadl and spared him the ignominy but you chose violence instead lol
Nobody:
JG9: ". . .if you did nothing but spike the ball in to the ground on every play, you would have a higher passer rating. . ."
Its tom dempsey end of story let these kickers kick back then
This is mental
Trivia: Stanford did not have the name “Cardinal” until 1982. While Boryla was there they were the Indians his sophomore year, and the Cardinals (with an “s”) his last two seasons.
I believe it was 1972. In 1982, they wanted to be known as Cardinal, after the color, not the bird.
It was 1972
@@Lawomenshoops yep
joe thomas went through like 24 qaurterbacks and made the pro bowl every year and will be a first ballot hall of famer. could be crazier.
So Evan Engram is not the worst pro bowl selection?
No.
46 Years Ago
You gonna do this every video?
Your point?
It would have been more interesting if 3/4 of the video was his college and the 74 season. Obviously something odd had Mike in the Pro Bowl, injuries and the local of the game, don't think they would have flew in the 2nd string qb from say the 49ers in. Could have added his post football career. Its a funny story, not some sort of conspiracy.
The QB mentioned at the 7:55 mark was actually named James Harris, not Jack.
He said Shaq Harris as in James "Shaq" Harris
@@mrmonty86 That's "Shack," not Shaq.
Who??? What??? Where???
This reminds me of something recent 😏
I actually got to interview this man in Denver for a newspaper! He really hates the NFL, he was good friends with Mike Webster...
Why did you choose the music you chose for this video?
4-7 is bad, but I wouldn't say abysmal
Aaron Brooks was a "good" QB?
He wasnt that bad. He definitely had some good moments.
2000 to 2003 was his best seasons with the Saints.
Mike Boryla was the Timmy Smith of the Pro Bowl.
For any baseball fans reading this, here's the worst MLB All-Star selections:
www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=list/worstallstars