1976-09-19 NFL Today Post Game

[@daboys1215]

This show was sportscenter before ESPN existed. You got more info from just about every sport in 30 minutes than you do today in 3 hours from the bozos at ESPN. RIP Phyllis & Irv

[@gluserty]

Good to see Buffalo's own Don Criqui (I loved it when he teamed with Bob Trumpy, since I thought it was fun when he introduced their names together). He looks no different here than he did when I first found out about him in 1991. And look, it's Sonny Jurgensen, another fella who's hung in for a long time, be it as a pro player, announcer, and in life itself. Great to see for them, and this here is great to see!

[@bradjames891]

The great Don Criqui :)

[@hankgoresich6836]

"Csonka's like tackling a train, I'm glad he's back in the league." A gentler, more respectful time.

[@fairfaxcat1312]

The barrel throated and steady voice of Chiqui at the mike always brought the listener along gracefully.

[@bradjames891]

I can do a great impression of Criqui!

[@mcrdl76]

Wtf is 'barrel throated'? steady yes

[@fairfaxcat1312]

@@mcrdl76 He had wonderful baritone pipes.

[@bleeding4721]

Rest in peace Mr Cross

[@johnward6699]

Phillis George was a babe back in the day.

[@tommyparkerparker]

She was one of the most prettiest women in the world.

[@bradjames891]

*Phyllis George

[@michaelturnerjr.4665]

I believe this is the only existing videotape footage of the '76 Seahawks. There's a lot of film, but no videotape. I've been searching for it for years.

[@classicsports5057]

VHS wasn't commercially released in the US till the next year.

[@michaelturnerjr.4665]

That would explain it. Thanks! Hawks/Bucs from '77 was the earliest video I've seen. Thanks for posting all your material. Great stuff!

[@classicsports5057]

@@michaelturnerjr.4665 Yeah full games before 1976 and before are rare which is why I've gone towards doing season highlights from those seasons for now.

[@jamesthomas7405]

Was this the first regular season game for the Seahawks?

[@howardcosell2022]

@@jamesthomas74052nd game of the year

[@fairfaxcat1312]

Lol at 1:01. There were so many Jurgenson stories locally. Calling the game on WMAL radio with Herzog and Huff, he described an official’s reviewing an instant replay to make a ruling on a play in the early days of the now standard practice. “The official is down there looking at dirty pictures,” Sonny teased, as we all waited for the official to determine the outcome of a questionable play. A lady at work told us that Sonny was getting bad about calling at the house. When her father intercepted a Jurgenson call for her sister, he told Jurgenson, “I thought you were married!”

[@kbobdonahue1966]

Seattle Seahawks' inaugural season wasn't so memorable. I miss Phyllis 😢.

[@richardgazinia5482]

Seahawks still had a better season than Tampa Bay in 1976.

[@kbobdonahue1966]

@@richardgazinia5482 So true

[@robparadise6099]

Ahhhhhhh. I miss this.

[@bmasters1981]

If they ever made a docudrama about this magical time in sports television (whether it be a movie or a limited series [I'd like for it to be a limited series on Netflix or Hulu]), I'd definitely like for Joey King to be Phyllis George, and Russell Crowe to be Jimmy The Greek; I don't know who would best play Irv Cross or Brent Musburger, though.

[@txkid1]

I remember watching the Skins beat their future coach on TV and had the Colts (blacked out) on the radio that day.

[@STP43FAN1]

Baltimore vs. Cincinnati. Wait, those aren’t the Ravens?

[@howardcosell2022]

Phillies won ten of their last twelve games to win the NL East by 9 games

[@wiedep]

It's 'Tonny' Jurgensen, according to Norm Crosby. Many years before this Brent was a minor league umpire, but has a hard time reading baseball scores. @ 1:01 - a streaker without an audience to show off his shortcomings. Was that the only time Walter Payton was stopped for a safety? It WAS a long, dreary year for the Gi-ants. @ 14:07 the REAL Vince Papale TD, not what was in the movie. Bad chroma-key of Criqui makes him look like a faded snapshot and the background shots with a floating fabric behind his head is a bad look overall.

[@stevenzimmerman4057]

Love the Eagles uniforms then

[@mcrdl76]

2 years later the ''Miracle'' with the Joe Piscarik fumble happened

[@mcrdl76]

@@stevenzimmerman4057 Ya, but the Giants unis sucked though -just like the team :)

[@STP43FAN1]

Eagles besting the NY Giants? Some things never change

[@thescatman5029]

Bill Bergey should be in Canton.

[@STP43FAN1]

Browns up 14-0 and lose 31-14 to the Steelers. Some things never change

[@STP43FAN1]

Detroit Lions 24-10. They started 1-3 then fired the coach and finished 6-8

[@STP43FAN1]

Patriots hammer Dolphins 30-14. The Spirit Of 76