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General Category => Giants History => Topic started by: bighitterdalama on July 14, 2007, 03:24:21 AM

Title: Starting Backfields from the 1950s and 1960s
Post by: bighitterdalama on July 14, 2007, 03:24:21 AM
Throw some starting backfields at me, and I will try to put up their photographs. They need not be "great;" the memories alone will serve the purpose. I will start with a few:



1950s New York Giants


Charlie Conerly

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos3/Connerly,Charley1.jpg)

Frank Gifford

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos4/Gifford,Frank5.jpg)

Alex Webster

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos9/Webster,Alex10.jpg)



1950s Baltimore Colts


Johnny Unitas

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos6/Unitas,Johnny13.jpg)

Lenny Moore

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos8/Moore,Lenny10.jpg)

Alan Ameche

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos11/Ameche,Alan10.jpg)



1960s Green Bay Packers


Bart Starr

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos10/Starr,Bart47.jpg)

Paul Hornung

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos11/Hornung,Paul27.jpg)

Jim Taylor

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos11/Taylor,Jim31.jpg)



1960s Cleveland Browns


Frank Ryan

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos10/Jordan,Henry5.jpg)

Jim Brown

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos10/Stynchuler,Andy1.jpg)

Ernie Green

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos2/Green,Ernie5.jpg)



1960s Philadelphia Eagles


Norman Snead

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos10/Ballman,Gary3.jpg)

Timmy Brown

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos10/Brown,Timmy5.jpg)

Earl Gros

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos13/Gros,Earl5.jpg)


Big Hitter
Title: Re: Starting Backfields from the 1950s and 1960s
Post by: retrojint on July 15, 2007, 10:04:50 AM
How about that sign for Fuzzy Thurston in the crowd?  Think his family was in attendance? ;D
Title: Re: Starting Backfields from the 1950s and 1960s
Post by: bighitterdalama on July 22, 2007, 02:00:24 AM
Steve,

That photo is most likely from the 1961 Championship Game, played at Curly Lambeau Field. The Packers defeated the Giants, 37-0.

How about the 1967 St. Louis Cardinals:


Jim Hart

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos11/Hart,Jim11.jpg)


Johnnie Roland

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos11/Roland,Johnny2.jpg)


Prentice Gault

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos8/Gautt,Prentice1.jpg)


Big Hitter
Title: Re: Starting Backfields from the 1950s and 1960s
Post by: bighitterdalama on July 22, 2007, 02:44:30 AM
The 1967 Rams:


Roman Gabriel

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos4/Gabriel,Roman1.jpg)


Dick Bass

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos10/Bass,Dick12.jpg)


Les Josephsen

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos10/Josephson,Les3.jpg)
Title: Re: Starting Backfields from the 1950s and 1960s
Post by: bighitterdalama on August 14, 2007, 11:49:15 PM
1970 New York Giants


Fran Tarkenton

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos12/Tarkenton,Fran34.jpg)


Ron Johnson

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos12/Johnson,Ron5.jpg)


Tucker Frederickson

(http://www.sportsattic2.com/nflphotos/photos11/Fredrickson,Tucker5.jpg)