Big Blue Huddle

Love these stories also. Welcome to the new posters.

I too was born in Brooklyn and lived in Baldwin for a couple of years (18 Remsen Street, I do believe).

Looking forward to reading all the new members opinions and posts.

Great clip Lenn.

And to answer your question on TC, "NO".

When wanted to be, The Tuna could be one bitingly funny guy.

Bravo Rich.   

Great analysis Brian. Like others, I always seem to get lost in the moment and yell "TOUCH DOWN" whenever I replay it.

My congratulations on a job very well done.

Chris, it must have been my 65 year old eyes and that bottle of Sam Adams I had at lunch. 

No problem schloss. I did not see a start date on the Top 25.

Just the "25 greatest Giants games" and I figured any team that wins us a NFL Title AND includes FIVE on-field Giant HOFers PLUS Lombardi AND Landry coaching us should rate in someone's Top Games.

Now you know about this fine Giant team that's in your history. BTW, you grew up in a real rough period in becoming a Giant fan. Congrats for sticking out the horrendous late Sixties, all the Seventies and the early Eighties. Now you have three more Titles to enjoy.  

1990 NFC Championship is one of my alltime favorite games. I can watch that 4th quarter over and over again. Talk about stress and redemption.

Did I miss something significant or have we won so many NFL Titles that  we can just dismiss them all in a list of 10 or 20 or 25 franchise greatest games?

In the 1956 National Football League Championship Game played at Yankee Stadium in New York City on 30 December 1956, the New York Giants defeated the Chicago Bears 47-7.

The game was played on an icy field. To adjust to the conditions, the Giants opted to wear sneakers instead of traditional football cleats (called Sneaker's Game Two by many). The advantage the sneakers provided in footing was cited as a major factor in New York's romp.

This Giant' teams featured a number of Hall of Fame players, including running back Frank Gifford, offensive tackle Roosevelt Brown, defensive back Emlen Tunnell, linebacker Sam Huff, and defensive end Andy Robustelli. Two Giant assistants of head coach Jim Lee Howell, Offensive Coordinator Vince Lombardi and Defensive Coordinator Tom Landry, later became NFL Hall of Fame head coaches with other teams.

The 1956 season marked the Giants first at Yankee Stadium and the team earned its way to the championship game by winning the NFL Eastern Division title with a regular season record of 8-3-1. The 1956 NFL Championship was the third in the history of the New York Giants franchise.

After this NFL Title, we went THIRTY SEASONS without another one. How can this game/team be dissed by not even being in our top 25 in franchise history.

Apparently now that we have won three more title games, this team loaded with Hall of Famers can't even make a list of the Giants Top 25 games in franchise history. That's pathetic Giant fans. 

Chris A. always thought Johnny U was the all-time best at his trade.

Couple of times we had a discussion who in all of NFL history would we take as our number one player if we were building a team. I always said Jim Brown first and Johnny U. second, he always took Johnny U. first and Brown second.

He was the greatest fielld leader I ever saw (I would put Montana second in overall field generalship).

Why, Why, Why

do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting dead?

Why do banks charge a fee on 'insufficient funds' when they know there is not enough money?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Why doesn't glue stick to the bottle?

Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Whose idea was it to put an 'S' in the word 'Lisp '?

If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use the bubbles are always white?

Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

Why do people keep running over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it, then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?

How do those dead bugs get into those enclosed light fixtures?

When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart then apologizes for doing so, why do we say, 'It's all right?' Well, it isn't all right, so why don't we say, 'That hurt, you stupid idiot?'

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

In winter why do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?

And my FAVORITE......

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.

We went 5 and 9.

1975 New York Giants

Regular Season

Week 1  Sep 21 W 23-14 at Philadelphia Eagles 
Week 2  Sep 28 L 49-13 at Washington Redskins 
Week 3  Oct 5 L 26-14 at St. Louis Cardinals 
Week 4  Oct 12 L 13-7 vs Dallas Cowboys 
Week 5  Oct 20 W 17-14 at Buffalo Bills 
Week 6  Oct 25 L 20-13 vs St. Louis Cardinals 
Week 7  Nov 1 W 35-24 vs San Diego Chargers 
Week 8  Nov 9 L 21-13 vs Washington Redskins 
Week 9  Nov 16 L 13-10 vs Philadelphia Eagles 
Week 10  Nov 23 L 40-14 at Green Bay Packers at Milwaukee, WI
Week 11  Nov 30 L 14-3 at Dallas Cowboys 
Week 12  Dec 7 L 21-0 vs Baltimore Colts 
Week 13  Dec 14 W 28-14 vs New Orleans Saints 
Week 14  Dec 21 W 26-23 at San Francisco 49ers 

The best part of 1975 was I was in Germany (Ramstein AFB) and with the lack of today's communications and media, I didn't live up and close and personal with every game. Also as a 33 year, I finally finished my BS degree from the University of Maryland.   

HondurasGiants,

I'm jealous. It sounds like you are watching more games than I am from North Carolina. Of course, in the non-televised games I could go to a sport's bar, but for personal reasons I stay at home with my "better half". Hell, my cable company doesn't even give us the NFL Network.

It's great to have you with us and I'm looking forward to your input.

Welcome NHJINTFAN and finnref. Looking forward to reading your thoughts and opinions;

finnref, I too remember the Sam Huff and Jim Brown battles at the old Yankee Stadium. From everything I have read, the Giants were the first NFL team to introduce the Defense before certain games, as well as starting the "DEFENSE" chant. I too am a retired, transplanted NYer (Brooklyn, Queens and LI) and also have five children (must have been something in our Fifties NYC water).

1.  I live in Greensboro, NC. Moved here on a temporary basis, that has just passed 20 years. BTW, Giant86, I once also lived in Baldwin, LI (on Remsen St).

2.  I became a Giant's fan around 1954. My favorite team is still the NFL Championship team of 1956.

3.  I am retired now. Although it seems like I am busier than when I used to work for a living as a civilian. Retired from the military also, after 20 years in.

4.  Have five children, with our last one a Junior in college. Still sounds funny when I am addressed as Grandpa, Grandfather or any of the other cute phrases my grandchildren have for me.

As I wrote on the trivia question above (but maybe because it's older, members won't see my addition, please forgive my inputting it here again):

"FYI: From 1952 through 1959 Frank Gifford threw 14 touchdown passes from the Running Back position."


PS. Love that Burma Shave advertisement. Great piece of Americana.