Time sure flies doesn't it! I saw many of these guys play when I was growing up as a kid in the late 1960s... I'm turning 67 on November 20. So sad to see so many familiar faces pass away.
I hear you brother, I turned 67 in July. Roman Gabriel was my first football hero and I met him and became good friends with him about 12 years ago as he went to the same gym as me back home in South Carolina. He is originally from Wilmington, NC. I sure miss him as we had some awesome conversations in the gym about the old NFL back when he played. I'm retired army so he liked to hear my stories as well. Man I loved the NFL back then, but don't care for it much anymore.
@@mikeallen3518 I grew up as a kid watching most of these guys play. I was a Ram fan living in the L.A. area idolizing Roman Gabriel, Deacon Jones, Merlin Olsen, Bernie Casey... Hard to watch them pass on.
@@69FOSTER Being from North Carolina my whole family were big Roman Gabriel fans cause he was from Wilmington, NC and played at NC State, so that made us Rams fans too. The Carolina Panthers didn't exist back then. I liked the Packers back then too and Bart Starr. So I am so blessed to have met and become good friends with Roman. You will appreciate this story......I asked him this one day in the gym, "Roman just how tough was it to play in Green Bay back in those days of the Glory Years in the NFL? (I always told him he played in the Glory Years of the NFL, he would always smile and liked to hear that from me).......So Roman said to me, "Mike we would get on the plane in LA and it would be 80 degrees and we'd get off in Green Bay and it would be 20 degrees, then I had to go out there and face Ray Nitschke all day." That said it all because as you may recall Ray was a terror in the NFL back then much like Dick Butkus. And there were no special rules to protect the QB back then either. Man I miss talking to Roman in the gym brother. Yes they were ALL special to us back then and it is so hard to see them pass away. Its like we are losing our own family members when they do.
@@mikeallen3518 Mike I share your sentiment. Today it's so much more about making money than the love of the game. I'm a former first responder as well (law enforcement). Best wishes!
Makes you cry. Like each of us they had a place in time. It came and it went and it reaches out to another generation. But that time and place is very unique and very special. They played the game and we loved them❤ for it.
It’s a damn shame that Andy Russell is not in the hall of fame. The man had 7 damn pro bowls, 7 PRO BOWLS!!! There are a lot of people that have been inducted with far less. Put the man in. He was the founder of the Steel Curtain
I watched Golden Richards play at the Univ. of Hawaii in the early 70's, then saw him catch a pass years later for a SuperBowl TD. I always liked how he played the game.
Before you're comment I didn't even know Apollo Creed was an former NFL player. Wow! You just blew my mind. But I'll add him in 3 month, when the whole year is over.
May they all live on in after school afternoons in a cool breeze , angled sun ,with playground screams of pickup dreams ….let it be those memories ,to live on in eyes of future dreams.
Time sure flies doesn't it! I saw many of these guys play when I was growing up as a kid in the late 1960s... I'm turning 67 on November 20. So sad to see so many familiar faces pass away.
I hear you brother, I turned 67 in July. Roman Gabriel was my first football hero and I met him and became good friends with him about 12 years ago as he went to the same gym as me back home in South Carolina. He is originally from Wilmington, NC. I sure miss him as we had some awesome conversations in the gym about the old NFL back when he played. I'm retired army so he liked to hear my stories as well. Man I loved the NFL back then, but don't care for it much anymore.
@@mikeallen3518 I grew up as a kid watching most of these guys play. I was a Ram fan living in the L.A. area idolizing Roman Gabriel, Deacon Jones, Merlin Olsen, Bernie Casey... Hard to watch them pass on.
@@69FOSTER Being from North Carolina my whole family were big Roman Gabriel fans cause he was from Wilmington, NC and played at NC State, so that made us Rams fans too. The Carolina Panthers didn't exist back then. I liked the Packers back then too and Bart Starr. So I am so blessed to have met and become good friends with Roman. You will appreciate this story......I asked him this one day in the gym, "Roman just how tough was it to play in Green Bay back in those days of the Glory Years in the NFL? (I always told him he played in the Glory Years of the NFL, he would always smile and liked to hear that from me).......So Roman said to me, "Mike we would get on the plane in LA and it would be 80 degrees and we'd get off in Green Bay and it would be 20 degrees, then I had to go out there and face Ray Nitschke all day." That said it all because as you may recall Ray was a terror in the NFL back then much like Dick Butkus. And there were no special rules to protect the QB back then either. Man I miss talking to Roman in the gym brother. Yes they were ALL special to us back then and it is so hard to see them pass away. Its like we are losing our own family members when they do.
It sure does...and look what we spend most our time doing!!!!So sad😢
@@mikeallen3518 Mike I share your sentiment. Today it's so much more about making money than the love of the game. I'm a former first responder as well (law enforcement). Best wishes!
Makes you cry. Like each of us they had a place in time. It came and it went and it reaches out to another generation. But that time and place is very unique and very special. They played the game and we loved them❤ for it.
It’s a damn shame that Andy Russell is not in the hall of fame. The man had 7 damn pro bowls, 7 PRO BOWLS!!! There are a lot of people that have been inducted with far less. Put the man in. He was the founder of the Steel Curtain
I've been saying that for years
How can he not be in the hall? We used to call it “The old man and the D”
Damn right.
The NFL Pro Bowl was an all-out football game then where the players didn't pull out with these phantom injuries.
dont worry brother he will be in there and it is a crime a real crime that they even let him pass on and dint bless him with his family now thats sad
Thankful to see them play❤
Jim otto. Watched the raiders from the sixties. That's when football was football.
00...a quintessential Raider.
I hate too see when a player dies so young and I remember a lot of the older players
The brevity of life my friends. Cherish each day.
❤o.j sompson😊
Thanks for the memories guys. Rest in peace.😔
Redskins, #37 Pat Fischer. 1940- 2024 RIP
My prayers are with family
I watched Golden Richards play at the Univ. of Hawaii in the early 70's, then saw him catch a pass years later for a SuperBowl TD. I always liked how he played the game.
John 3:16 is the only way to Heaven! May God Bless them.
We have a 100 percent mortality rate. Not one of us is getting out of this thing alive.
Golden Richards was a beautiful man.
I saw them on TV and I still have them on football cards. Jim Ninowski & 1:46
Frank Ryan, Norm Snead
Me too
OJ is reunited with Nicole in heaven. Such a shame he never found the real killers.
No , you went there ? Heavy sarc
Guess O.J. couldn’t cut it anymore. I know……but, couldn’t help myself.
Drug dealers kiled her and ran those damn columbians😮
God bless them all. Thanks for your contributions to the great sport of football.
Poor OJ.
Spent the rest of his days trying to find the real killer.
Mike Stensrud has thick new padding on one side and older padding on the other side
Very well done! Many guys here played when the money wasn’t great. I really appreciate the recognition for CFL players as well!!
Larry Walton Detroit lions #49 2/8/1947_7/4/2024 cancer
just recently abdul salaam who was part of the best jets defense the NYSE at 71
Atlanta Falcon great Fulton Kuykendall! I remember him well. Part of the Gritz Blitz defense. Had no idea he had passed away. So sad!
Good video but need to add Terry Beasley. Played with 49ers.
Jacoby Jones was only 40--will never forget the TD catch in the mile high miracle
Very sad. I saw all of these guys play. I guess I’m old.
Larry Allen was the best offensive football player I have ever seen play and close to my age.
Pretty tough to mourn O.J.’s passing.
Otis Sistrunk (Raiders) played for the "University of Mars."
Yeah im 64 i remember all of these guys
The shortest seasons are filled with an aray of beautiful colors that fade and fall so fast . To the wartiors of the grid iron.
Missed DT Steve Okoniewski who died in February of sepsis.
These guys played when the game was still watchable. Now it's just a tennis match. Never liked tennis.
Unfortunately, Pat Fischer is on that list...😢
Oops! Forgot Carl Weathers!
Before you're comment I didn't even know Apollo Creed was an former NFL player. Wow! You just blew my mind. But I'll add him in 3 month, when the whole year is over.
@@listoholic4507wallahu minibar
OJ doesn't deserve recognition he's a murderer
O.j simpson my hero legendary footnall player college& nfl
Did they autopsy his brain? I’d like to know if CTE may have played a part in his bizarre behavior later in life.
@@JamesSmith-ur9qk o.j simpson college& legendary & NFL football player
Jim Otto one of the original raiders
And 1 murderer.
O.j. simpson legendary college& nfl football player
@@Loydstardeli2017 who murdered two innocent people.
Try harder Lloyd.
@@AbeFroman-zx5hs 💋💋 / ❤️ is blind old saying like men could have sex date with a gorgeous woman who is a black widor spider
May they all live on in after school afternoons in a cool breeze , angled sun ,with playground screams of pickup dreams ….let it be those memories ,to live on in eyes of future dreams.
😢😢😢
Joe Schmidt Lions HOFer passed away 9/11
He should have taken his medicine in this life, not the next.
Didn't state what positions they played.
And you can add Billy Shaw and Greg Landry to the list.
And Pat Fischer......
@@6400az OMG!!! I just saw that! He was so good!
is it just me, but did the guys born in the thirties and forties live longer? I've noticed this before.
OJ, really!!!
yeah, "he did it"
No OJ recognition? That's messed up.😢😢
4:30, champ. 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
He was mentioned
he was there..
@@Greg-mh5zn thanks dude.
Watch it again!
😔 😢 😢 😢
rip---
All gays!😅