Chit if I tried to tackle today I would break a hip.

That's how we were taught in high school, in the late 60's. The defensive coach taught us to square up your lead shoulder, drive through the mid-section and wrap your arms around the ball-carrier. The head coach also said that if you lead with the helmet and aim for the ball, you can increase the chances of creating a fumble, so that's what I did when I played D. Mostly played O though.

The movement away from using the head when tackling was for safety of both players. Think there was a study that showed more head and neck and spinal cord injuries to the tackler when leading with the helmet. More concussions and neck and head injuries to the player tackled by someone leading with the helmet. The objective is to make the game safer by outlawing a practice that led to the most severe injuries.

Gone are the days of the "headhunters"...

I heard headhunters got Gilligan and the rest... 😟

So, targeting is ok if it creates a fumble... Interesting... 🤔