| 1. Author: Palama | Date: Fri, 10/30/2020, 12:03PM EST | |
Another sad day for Packer fans.
Former All-Pro cornerback dead at 81.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/10/30/hall-of-famer-herb-adderley-dies-at-81/
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| 2. Author: delta1 | Date: Fri, 10/30/2020, 12:57PM EST | |
seems a lot of the greats from my childhood are leaving us...RIP Mr. Adderley |
| 3. Author: Whistlebritches | Date: Fri, 10/30/2020, 6:46PM EST | |
delta1 wrote:seems a lot of the greats from my childhood are leaving us...RIP Mr. Adderley Dear Lord if they were playing when you were a kid ..................wasn't that back when Moses was the best QB in the league RIP Mr Adderly |
| 4. Author: Burner02 | Date: Fri, 10/30/2020, 7:37PM EST | |
Another great one gone.
RIP! |
| 5. Author: delta1 | Date: Fri, 10/30/2020, 9:10PM EST | |
Whistlebritches wrote:Dear Lord if they were playing when you were a kid ..................wasn't that back when Moses was the best QB in the league
RIP Mr Adderly Norm Van Brocklin took the job when Moses got hurt |
| 6. Author: frankj1 | Date: Fri, 10/30/2020, 9:13PM EST | |
delta1 wrote:Norm Van Brocklin took the job when Moses got hurt
Huh. I woulda bet it was Sid Luckman. anyway, Adderley was a tremendous cornerback. RIP |
| 7. Author: delta1 | Date: Fri, 10/30/2020, 9:14PM EST | |
I think Moses took over when Luckman got hurt... |
| 8. Author: BuckyB93 | Date: Fri, 10/30/2020, 10:05PM EST | |
Another GB great passes away. He was before my time though. Most of the Lombardi guys were but as kids we were weened on remembrances of the glory days.
Had a T-shirt with his number and name on it. Most folks here in MA didn't know what who he was. I wouldn't expect them to. Now if I was back home, I'm sure the old timers would be able to recognize the name.
On a side note, I met Nitschke as I kid. He did a meet and greet, autograph signing thing it the local liquor store in Greendale WI, just a few blocks from grandma's house. My dad brought me there. I was prolly 8 yrs old. This was before football stars were all celebrity status and stuff. Autographs were free, it was just a promo for the new liquor store. The guy was huge! I vividly remember how big his hands were compared to my 8 yr old paw when he shook my hand. Gave me one of his Superbowl rings to try on, took about 3 of my fingers to fit into it. |
| 9. Author: BuckyB93 | Date: Fri, 10/30/2020, 10:06PM EST | |
NINE!
(Adderley was 81: 8+1 = NINE!) |
| 10. Author: Palama | Date: Fri, 10/30/2020, 10:28PM EST | |
Cool story Theodore!  |
| 11. Author: JadeRose | Date: Sat, 10/31/2020, 6:27AM EST | |
BuckyB93 wrote:Another GB great passes away. He was before my time though. Most of the Lombardi guys were but as kids we were weened on remembrances of the glory days.
Had a T-shirt with his number and name on it. Most folks here in MA didn't know what who he was. I wouldn't expect them to. Now if I was back home, I'm sure the old timers would be able to recognize the name.
On a side note, I met Nitschke as I kid. He did a meet and greet, autograph signing thing it the local liquor store in Greendale WI, just a few blocks from grandma's house. My dad brought me there. I was prolly 8 yrs old. This was before football stars were all celebrity status and stuff. Autographs were free, it was just a promo for the new liquor store. The guy was huge! I vividly remember how big his hands were compared to my 8 yr old paw when he shook my hand. Gave me one of his Superbowl rings to try on, took about 3 of my fingers to fit into it. I wore # 66 in high school in honor of Nitschke and modeled my game after him. I tried to be the meanest MF-er on the field |
| 12. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sat, 10/31/2020, 10:54AM EST | |
JadeRose wrote:I wore # 66 in high school in honor of Nitschke and modeled my game after him. I tried to be the meanest MF-er on the field all this time everyone thought you were honoring the philosopher |
| 13. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sat, 10/31/2020, 11:00AM EST | |
BuckyB93 wrote:Another GB great passes away. He was before my time though. Most of the Lombardi guys were but as kids we were weened on remembrances of the glory days.
Had a T-shirt with his number and name on it. Most folks here in MA didn't know what who he was. I wouldn't expect them to. Now if I was back home, I'm sure the old timers would be able to recognize the name.
On a side note, I met Nitschke as I kid. He did a meet and greet, autograph signing thing it the local liquor store in Greendale WI, just a few blocks from grandma's house. My dad brought me there. I was prolly 8 yrs old. This was before football stars were all celebrity status and stuff. Autographs were free, it was just a promo for the new liquor store. The guy was huge! I vividly remember how big his hands were compared to my 8 yr old paw when he shook my hand. Gave me one of his Superbowl rings to try on, took about 3 of my fingers to fit into it. if they're close to my vintage they sure remember him. Before the AFL and during the early years of it we had NY Giants games pumped into our territory every Sunday as part of a regional marketing scheme. To this day I know people who are Giants fans because they grew up watching Y.A. Titttle throw bombs to Del Shofner, or watched even before those couple of years |
| 14. Author: streetrod | Date: Sat, 10/31/2020, 6:32PM EST | |
frankj1 wrote:if they're close to my vintage they sure remember him. Before the AFL and during the early years of it we had NY Giants games pumped into our territory every Sunday as part of a regional marketing scheme. To this day I know people who are Giants fans because they grew up watching Y.A. Titttle throw bombs to Del Shofner, or watched even before those couple of years
Adderly was definitely amongst the best. One tough SOB. RIP The good old days for us Giants fans. |
| 15. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sat, 10/31/2020, 9:34PM EST | |
streetrod wrote:Adderly was definitely amongst the best. One tough SOB. RIP
The good old days for us Giants fans. just a couple of old Franks, I guess. |
| 16. Author: streetrod | Date: Sun, 11/1/2020, 6:15AM EST | |
frankj1 wrote:just a couple of old Franks, I guess. Yes we are, but it beats the alternative! |
| 17. Author: thurson | Date: Mon, 11/2/2020, 4:45PM EST | |
frankj1 wrote:if they're close to my vintage they sure remember him. Before the AFL and during the early years of it we had NY Giants games pumped into our territory every Sunday as part of a regional marketing scheme. To this day I know people who are Giants fans because they grew up watching Y.A. Titttle throw bombs to Del Shofner, or watched even before those couple of years
Y.A., the Bald Eagle. I grew up watching him throw bombs (alley oops) to R.C. Owens for the Niners. Damn, I'm old.  |
| 18. Author: thurson | Date: Mon, 11/2/2020, 4:49PM EST | |
Oh yeah, one other thing. I saw the thread title and I thought, oh damn, RIP Cannonball Adderley. Wait, he's been dead for 45 years....never mind. |
| 19. Author: delta1 | Date: Mon, 11/2/2020, 4:59PM EST | |
cannnnnnnonballllllll!!!
betcha he liked a lil herb |
