1979 St. Louis football Cardinals highlight film (NFL Films)

[@RedElephantStampede]

Roger Wehrli was a blanket db, one of the best ever.

[@willdrucker4291]

Why do I feel I want to watch an episode of THIS WEEK IN BASEBALL?

[@dn35243524]

lol! Exactly

[@jamesguitarshields]

Just FYI - the track is a KPM Library cue called "Gathering Crowds" by John Scott... just in case you ever want to listen to it.

[@toma.4808]

Cardinals had some great talent: Roy green, oj anderson, stump mitchell, jim hart- just a handful of unforgettable talent

[@tomloft2000]

and Mel Gray

[@russellguercio3904]

The problem with that is not one of those players plays defense 1:54

[@tomkutz2830]

My hometown team when I was a little kid in South County

[@ronsmac]

The beginning reminds me of this week in baseball

[@robertosborne8694]

Note that the Cardinals are wearing black armbands. They had a player named J.V. Cain who died of a rare congenital heart defect during training camp that year. There was a crazy rumor at the time that the death was related to electrolyte drinks, which was not the case.

[@CalvinBealer]

RIP Mr J.V Cain

[@convoy814]

I REALLY REEEALLY WISH the MFL WOULD go back to the kind of Face Masks they wore back then

[@GeorgeWashingtonX]

Cardinal fans have endured a lot of.. 'not so great seasons'.

[@rogerdavenport9618]

Super bowl vs Steelers

[@sportshistorybuff319]

Firing Don Coryell, or pushing him out, and replacing him with Bud Wilkinson, was about as sound a decision as Jerry chasing Jimmy Johnson away. Was it sheer ego on Bidwill's part, unable to share the limelight with a coach that had a large personality and reputation? So the Cards chased away a coach who had delivered three ten win plus seasons in four years, for a geriatric college football legend from the Paleozoic Era. Also after the 1977 season, the Skins fired George Allen in an equally stupid move, missing the playoffs for four straight years. Wonder what St. Louis' fans thought when Coryell almost immediately started taking the Chargers to the playoffs while the Cards spun their wheels and didn't make the playoffs until the Round of 16 strike year of 1982, 41-16 loss to the Packers? Then never make the post-season again.

[@rogerdavenport9618]

Super bowl against Steelers, with Curt Warner, I'd call that post-season.

[@sportshistorybuff319]

I should have emphasized I meant never again in St. Louis.

[@rogerdavenport9618]

@@sportshistorybuff319 understand, got you, I knew what you meant, the Cardinals have been my team,since Charley Johnson, before Jim Hart, but Hatt was my favorite.

[@hull5768]

These were terrible St. Louis teams

[@DaveH-10]

Hannifan was a terrible head coach.

[@mikedoyle5852]

This was Bud’s team, sport.