Pro Football's Longest Day: 1962 Championship Game HD

[@johnfenwick7641]

This was my first football game I was 9 years old my dad and granddad had season tickets which I ended up with years later I can close my eyes and still remember that day thanks for this great memories

[@andrewcombs5693]

I was 12, and I was there at Yankee Stadium for that game. Grew up on Long Island and we had season tickets, so my Mom, Dad and I all went. It was cold - I'll never forget the wind blowing the dust way up, swirling around the field, especially as it got dark and the stadium lights were on. We had coffee, blankets, gloves, coats ... whatever, but it was never enough. You just get up and rock back and forth stamping your feet. And with the wind ... damn it was cold ... When GB players came out for warmups, not a whole lot of people were there yet, but whoever was there booed, and the scant crowd started roaring "Beat Green Bay, Beat Green Bay" - and despite not many people, it was loud and intense. I think there was a genuine hatred there even among the fans, the Giants having been embarrassed the prior year. Many details of the game I'd half-forgotten it turns out. I do remember Phil King breaking out to the left off-tackle early in the game and the roar it and some good runs by Webster ignited. I also clearly recall watching later through binoculars as Hornung rolled right and kind of gently lofted his pass to Dowler down in the open end of the stadium. I thought it was down to the 2, maybe clips showed around the 7. And I remember Erich Barnes coming in and blocking McGee's punt at the goal line - seemed like the only good thing that happened that day. It's funny, but my memory puts Barnes coming in from the right and the ball hitting his stomach ... yet, that wasn't how it actually was as the film showed him from the left from where we sat. And I hadn't realized it was really the turnovers that doomed the Giants.: YA threw very well in the wind, and the Giants ran well too, despite the great Green Bay defense. But it was the fumbles ... and Nitzchke's force of the interception ... and Jimmy Taylor ... that guy was relentless. I remember games when Sam Huff was keyed on Jimmy Brown, and the Giants would (usually) frustrate Brown when the Browns and Giants contended year after year ... but Taylor ... he was just tough as nails, pounding and getting pounded play after play ... I seem to recall reading he was spittin' blood after hitting the frozen turf a few times. Those guys, with Bart Starr, Fuzzy Thurston, Kramer ... And Willie Wood got thrown out? Bleep! I guess I was too busy bein' cold ... Thank you Ed and Steve Sabol and NFL films for reviving (and filling in) wonderful memories ...

[@dizbang3073]

A lot of those old Packers said this game was colder than the Ice Bowl.

[@joephillips2441]

Interesting ..I was 12 , lived in NJ in the NYC metropolitan area, and were able to view the game via a cloudy screen with poor reception (functional roof antenna) from a Philadelphia TV station. The NYC TV market was blacked out but reception was possible from Philadelphia CBS affiliate..The Yankee Stadium attendees continued to chant "Beat Green Bay" and at one point the Giants scored a TD on a blocked punt to make the game closer..until GB PK Gerry Kramer kicked 2 more field goals to make the final score: GB 16 the NYG 7. The play by play was announced by Ray Scott and was also broadcast by Marty Glickman on local NYC radio

[@Tommy-76]

You’ll notice the opening where it’s produced by Blair Motion Pictures! It would become NFL Films in 1965. Steve Sabol is shown at the very beginning; he and his dad Ed Sabol (1916-2015) are enshrined in Canton now.

[@wiggion]

As an aging Packer fan, mostly from memory, remember a lot of those players. The game holds up pretty well for a game over 60 years old.

[@sidneyburch2457]

I truly miss these days of good old-time play for the love the game football. Born 6/2/1945.

[@johnperrigo6474]

As a lifelong Packer fan since the mid-60's I can't believe I've never watched this. Thank you very much!

[@adamvchrin]

N😊 n

[@WhiteCamry]

A sweet home-coming/revenge for New York native Vince Lombardi. He was the Giants' offensive co-ordinator in the '50s under Jim Lee Howell.

[@haysbrickell9579]

I think it was just great those late December championship games were often played in horrific weather conditions, it just added to the aura of old-time football

[@dhart8451]

I'll bet you wouldn't say that if it was your head bouncing off the frozen field.

[@mikeeckel2807]

Pro football is just too sterile anymore playing in domed stadiums, etc. Football was meant to be played in the elements.

[@ftmyrsguy]

It’s great to see two Hall of Fame players who became my close friends (Ray Nitschke and Jerry Kramer) at their best again. The 1962 Packers were Lombardi’s best team by far! They lost just one game all season, to the Lions on Thanksgiving Day.

[@jacktheripoff1888]

And it was another instance where the team with the better record had to play the championship game on the road because of the rotation system the NFL had between the East and West Division winners hosting the game back then. On the other hand, if you were in NYC, you were not watching this game on TV even if it was sold out. Interesting times back then.

[@haysbrickell9579]

Boy, does that bring back memories, I'll never forget Willie Wood getting the boot, also Jim Taylor absolutely hated getting tackled, totally hard core, I doubt he and Sam Huff were ever buddies

[@dizbang3073]

Huff seemed to like late hits.

[@dhart8451]

Taylor took a beating; he must have been sore for a week. Apparently back then tackling someone 5 yards out of bounds wasn't a penalty and neither was hitting someone when they were down.

[@ARIZJOE]

Ed Sabol and Steve played an integral role in the league's image and growth. After this game, I believe the first real NFL Films production took place at the Akron Rubber Bowl, an exhibition game that I attended. Years later, I had a job interview by phone with Steve. I could have done better. But I still admired the Sabols' entrepreneurial talents.

[@marktoken6052]

Love the trash can fire on the sideline 😂

[@hermanator74301]

Those were fire-pots, not trash cans. They may as well have been trash cans. Safety was not a big priority. Why were they not in Miami or some other warm spot? Because everyone had their collective asses up New York City back then. Home game for the Giants.

[@BigfistJP]

Chris Schenkel's voice is unmistakeable. Made for TV and radio.

[@hermanator74301]

Schenkel did have the perfect voice for sports broadcasting. However, he was reading this to the post-game film. Guys like he and Keith Jackson had perfect sports announcer voices. The problem was that they often had no idea what they were talking about. They could not pronounce names right to save their lives. They were too big in the business to do any pre-game preparation. They both got worse as the years went by. listen to them stumble through college football broadcast in the 60s/70s. Jackson would often argue the rules of the game with longtime coach and broadcast partner Frank Broyles. Broyles had forgot more about football than Jackson ever knew. Yet, everyone thinks that those two stumble bums were the greatest.

[@njbestvideo5977]

Thought the same...

[@blockcl]

The halftime entertainment of an NFL championship game was a high school marching band. Professional sports could stand a little of that kind of humility today. Sadly, the chances of it happening are nil.

[@harryrabbit2870]

Love watching the contact and the tackling skill of the 1960s players, something sorely missing in today's football-like dance contests.

[@BrianVanBuren-tu2ef]

Steve and Ed Sabol-legendary!

[@keithmotsinger918]

A CLASSIC .

[@alexius23]

The Giants played Green Bay in back to back championship games. In 8 quarters NY only touchdown came from a blocked punt….

[@Alan-lv9rw]

It’s nice that this is in color. Most events before 1965 were in b&w.

[@mbrawthen]

I just love these historical games of the Golden Age of the NFL! We saw a lot of great players, many of which would become original members of the NFL HALL OF FAME.!! In particular Y.A. Tittle HOF’71‼️ ❤️👍🏽

[@44032]

The Hall of Fame opened in 1963. I doubt any of these players were in the original class.

[@robertwenning4451]

Did the Sabols name this for the D-Day movie that was also released in 1962?

[@2013GVLLOrioles]

Fantastic footage, looks great!

[@James-ll3jb]

I remember watching on tv at 11.

[@robertlevinson9188]

I was there. Froze. Froze Froze

[@markjanicijevich8549]

Narrated by Chris Schenkel

[@44032]

The Giants who set records for touchdown passes, didn't score an offensive touchdown in two championship games against the Lombardi Packers. The '62 Packers were Lombardi's greatest team, not the Super Bowl winners. Their famous players were at the peak of their primes. They went 14-1 and outscored their opposition 415-148.

[@davecolvin310]

Funny if a player fell down on that return he would have been crucified.but back then you were a hero just for playing.

[@Alan-lv9rw]

I was 8 months old and lived about 12 miles from the stadium. I remember nothing of this.

[@hermanator74301]

Just imagine getting pushed out of bounds and into one of those fire pots. Safety first everyone !!!

[@kevinmadden1645]

It would have been great if this game were played in conditions that were not subhuman.

[@edlawn5481]

This is how football should be played, not in indoor stadiums or Sun Belt neutral sites.

[@Cromwellsseveredhead]

That is actually what made this so memorable to me. To this day it was one of the most hard hitting games I have ever watched in absolutely brutal conditions.

[@kevinmadden1645]

@@edlawn5481 I agree you to a point . The wind took the teeth out of the Giants' passing game. They were at a distinct disadvantage.

[@thylacine1154]

High film production values from day one! Nostalgic to see old time formations like the flying wedge that you don’t see anymore. 🏈 🏟