The Best Football Town You Never Heard Of: The Steel Town of Aliquippa, PA

[@slimfoodie3381]

This is one of the most moving documentaries I've seen on KZbin. This city might be extremely poor but they have some real ass people living in The Quip. Best high school football team in The US. You guys have to do a follow-up. Real respect from Baltimore, Maryland

[@RussTNail]

If u live in pa, you've heard of them

[@MothmanSighting]

This video aged well. 3 state championship appearances in a row and won 2/3 in AAAA as a single A team. I grew up poor in Aliquippa and work here until this day. Go Quips.

[@BillSpoke]

I’m from Aliquippa, I live in Hollywood CA. now. But I’ve met people here who have heard of the Quip.

[@camibadolato2119]

I was first introduced to your football team back in 1988...I'm from Berwick, PA and we played your team in the state playoffs and I've followed your program ever since...we won in '88 and you won the year after I graduated in '91.....you have such an incredible program there and have brought amazing talent out of your area since then......God bless everyone in the city of Aliquippa from some fans here in Northeastern PA!

[@mikelowe1080]

Cami Badolato Berwick has a Great Tradition of it's own..C/O2000..I was 9 yrs old in 91'..I watched Ty Law return a punt to end that game against Berwick..27-0..at South Stadium in the Burgh..our town is definitely rough.. but I take the good with the bad.. We Love our Quips..Even long after HS is over..Thank u for ur comment..from a Quip to a Bulldog!

[@mikelowe1080]

Against *Hanover 27-0..oh yeah got us 1 this year !!..Have ah Blessed New Year!!

[@MauriceTroop]

How can I interview a few Quip and Berwick legends?

[@debbiedebeaux]

Spent every summer in Quip with my grandparents and family there. Long live Aliquippa. Pray it comes back!

[@SHOTAMAN77]

Me to great memories grandma even left me her house there on Wykes st.

[@kevinmcclainsr.2706]

I know about Aliquippa Pa first hand. I grew up in Jeannette Pa. My father worked in the Edgar Thompson steel mill in Braddock Pa. as Jeannette, Aliquippa starts their football players at an early age. They start them out in their Midget football program. At least that’s what they called the program when I played for the Jeannette Midgets back in 1964- 1967. When I played, a player started at the of 9 and played until he was 13 years old. Aliquippa was called the Aliquippa “Little Steelers”. Jeannette was called at that time the Jeannette Midgets. When I played we beat Aliquippa. However, Aliquippa had some great players and we did too. Yes I do know about Aliquippa!!!

[@forrestsmith9377]

Aliquippa's my home town, too. So much so that my uncle, Clifford Smith, wrote the words to "Wave, Red and Black," the AHS alma mater and you know those big lights that have illuminated the football stadium for the last 80 years? They were erected by my father, Harold Smith, and the reason he took the job was to get the money to pay the doctor for my birth. Like they say about so many places, you can take the kid out of Aliquippa but you can't take Aliquippa out of the kid. And to steal a few lines from Camelot: Think back on all the tales that you remember Of Aliquippa. Ask ev'ry person if he's heard the story, And tell it strong and clear if he has not, That once there was a fleeting wisp of glory Called Aliquippa! Now say it out with pride and joy! Aliquippa! Aliquippa! Gone but not forgotten. Forrest "Tim" Smith, AHS Class of '56

[@bassinterceptor9634]

I escaped western PA long ago. Aliquippa is no joke. I was scared driving through that place. Rough area. I hope it can come back, the downtown looked like a nuclear bomb hit it last year when I drove through. I use to go in Franklin Pool Hall years ago. Pool hall and fishing store combo. Crazy. Even bought Swedish fish for 1 cent ea in a baggy.

[@hfr8343]

You guys make it sound like a Michael Bay movie. It aint that bad

[@GMC-610]

HFR83 lmao come over here and say that shit

[@hfr8343]

Craig Muy I grew up in Aliquippa. Visit my pops on the weekends

[@quiptown100]

I reminder that penny candy 😂

[@dredoesantana1818]

Dropped a couple tears 2 dis i grew up here across the street from revis

[@anthonyka57]

I’m from Swissvale, just down the road from here, and home of another great Pittsburgh HS team the Woodland Hills Wolverines. Much respect

[@kenbard2611]

From Georgia and I've heard of Aliquippa

[@ranbutch7544]

My dads from Quip. Love hearing the old stories of him growing up there as a kid.

[@unclelarry9138]

I live about twenty mile away but I always enjoy watching them play.

[@7PropagandaPanda7]

I love grit media, thanks for all the good stuff

[@krestainwatsonjr.]

I've heard of them. Life is hard in west Pennsylvania

[@Jason180west]

Isn't the pop warner team from Friday night tykes steel country from there?

[@jeffreymiller3349]

Yes ..they from here

[@JamesWhite-zi6ck]

That’s as real as football gets on this video. That’s really what it’s really like and it’s awesome...

[@XTCSoundcrew]

We used to live on old broadhead road in Aliquippa

[@draylensmith9649]

Do Desoto central high school JV we went 8-0 last year , in Southaven Mississippi

[@TheycallmeQuick]

Draylen Smith JV?😂😂😂

[@wiljr1004]

I got hopes for this town and its people God bless them pls

[@christrujillo708]

10:55 kid on left flips off camara

[@WinstonCorneilius]

If you've never heard of aliquippa you've never played football

[@phisherton]

My hometown represent!

[@ConnerMarchetti]

All honesty who has heard of Aliquippa?! it's crazy famous

[@danielbrunner7730]

Its located on the opposite side of the river styx. You need to take a ferry across! Nah jk it's about 15 min drive from Pittsburgh international airport. Im from there, I went to a small Catholic school in downtown aliquippa up to 8th grade which is no longer there. The church is still there but the school is defunct. Because of where I lived I actually went to high school at Hopewell which is right next door. Literally when we played quip we would already have our uniforms already on because the locker room for the visiting team was disgusting and like I said it's right next door, was probably less then a five minute ride! I believe they left the opposing team's locker room and showers like that on purpose to kind of depress you before the game and have the players question whether or not they had a recent tetanus and hepatitis shot! Lol. Playing at the "Pit", is definitely intimidating for sure there is no other stadium like it! I use the word stadium lightly because there really isn't too much to it. Its a field that is cut into a hillside with bleachers on both sides. When I was playing in the late 90s fans def had to bring a blanket or a padded seat cushion unless you wanted splinters and paint chips all over your pants and in your but cheeks! Lol. Much love and respect tho for quip for real! I had lots of friends that played for them and I still root for them as long as they aren't beating up on my Hopewell Vikings! Lol. Hopewell Vikings is the funniest and biggest joke that I've said in this whole thing tho! Lol

[@gwalls3796]

Daniel Brunner Lived in Linmar until I was 13. Played many games in The Pit. It wasn’t until I came back as an opponent that I saw how disgusting the visitors locker room was! Looks like something out of the Saw movies.

[@smokedes2]

Hopewell produced Paul Posluszny though at least, I remember seeing him and that state title team on PCN. Probably the best performance by an offensive line in a state title game I've ever seen, besides the one Henry Hynoski ran behind at Southern Columbia

[@Ahzurr]

I live in aliquippa

[@donnywaltkins6502]

Logan Cody your beer drinking tractor driver

[@roby4625]

It's not that's bad of a town

[@lillynips2674]

Logan Cody Go back to your hole troll

[@zotiic2588]

I used to live in Altoona that's in PA

[@kashkid537]

Logan Cody you're a racist piece of shit who doesn't know the difference between "you're" and "your"

[@zyairestevens-moore1611]

my hometown

[@xvııdeøss]

13:56 isn't that Micah kimbrough?

[@jaredtomochak4946]

Xavier Nelson yes that is

[@skater187101]

They were dead ass lifting weights in the middle of the living room 😮

[@beastoftheeast559]

What’s the song at 11:05 ?

[@CJsSTATIC]

the guy limping down the street at the beggining was my fucking uncle!!!!!

[@sinkinfrothies9748]

Awesome video😀👍🏻

[@dejavu0101]

Hometown ❤️🖤❤️

[@lolstr89]

wonderful prayer

[@GDEZZZ]

im in Beaver Falls but i hate driving through that battlefield

[@GDEZZZ]

Harambe and they get their asses arrested

[@hfr8343]

You're exaggerating jesus

[@JabbinJoel_Sc33p0]

id love to see quips vs a college team

[@quiptown8976]

And Aliquippa plays up in classification.

[@aidensample1757]

There a 1A school but play 4A, I live an hour out and we used to play them

[@jeffreymiller3349]

Yeah we won states in 4a last year made it back again this year but came up short against a private recruiting school in bishop mcdevitt we beat them last year in states they got us this year a couple days ago

[@MauriceTroop]

How can I get in contact with some Quip legends to interview?

[@reesepdaog3694]

Aliquippa may be poor in sense of monitory value but when it comes to community, family and determination we are as wealthy as you can be. Aliquippa is a special place, if u come here on bullshit, that’s what u will get in return. But if you come here genuine with some respect about urself and the people around you, Aliquippa will welcome you with open arms. Every hood has its good and bad and we are no different. Aliquippa sports is just a way for the kids to have a chance at something better.

[@boocebungus5839]

I go to these games great team

[@danielmagnuson9986]

"The lord has mercy, we don't"

[@mikelowe1080]

2018..3A STATE CHAMPS💪..35-DONUT!!

[@derekfontana8170]

Isnt the movie all the right moves 1983 based on this town?

[@basslow1213]

Very sad, pray for this city! 🙏

[@lukelowry6399]

Who watched Friday night tykes

[@krestainwatsonjr.]

I did.

[@cartercrawford3587]

This team played southern Columbia in the state chip and southern is by my district

[@Steelers680]

I just want to know how Bo got Guers iced tea in Pittsburgh when it's only made in Schuylkill County.

[@corylowe3481]

Addison Mullins it's made in schuykill county..but marketed & distributed across most of PA

[@JamesWhite-zi6ck]

They had me when the Mama stated praying....dang it...lol...then I was with em

[@Strauby]

I deadass live net aliquippa

[@coopersmith4402]

Is tht mone Davis at 11:01

[@eatdatpussy-il7gl]

Why not aledo tx

[@donnywaltkins6502]

4:01 we found the Lorax

[@toastedsheep3097]

Isn’t this on Friday night tykes

[@jaegee3716]

This town was on #FridayNightTykes I remember that season. That's the one thing they said about this place

[@addplus7417]

I play beaver valley baseball team

[@mikedoyle4766]

lol.. nobody has heard of aliquippa? Revis is one of the best cbs ever

[@dandoyle9224]

Mike Doyle this is ur cousin and ty law was better.

[@jamesschukart9040]

Mike Doyle don’t forget Ty Law

[@tugay199156]

Amazing.

[@ricknelms]

Many have heard of it

[@samphillips2580]

As of right now central valley better now that quip plays in 3a cv has won 3 in a row but quip and cv blowout every team thomas jefferson cv and quip the best in western pa

[@KushPizzaSleep]

vice and hbo got nothing on yall

[@khierkimbrough3151]

#quips forever

[@jerryferko8309]

" playing thru the whistle " by s. l. price .......... get it ....read it ........an alltime history- football lesson of aliquippa ....

[@vxult6800]

I'm in Ellwood city

[@jaylindickens7411]

I been knew about them bc I watch Friday night tykes

[@skater664life]

The best high school football team ever! No substitutes at all! Long live Aliquippa football!

[@isaiahalvarez607]

1 of them kids sticking out the finger lol

[@mzsexyab02]

Already heard

[@timstar2414]

do hobart Indiana football

[@anshfancy3281]

I’m gonna move here

[@kel_bandz8462]

There's areas in Philly way worse than this, I grew up in Kensington and it was dangerous to even set foot outside, even inside it was dangerous, I had to sit on the floor so hat my head wasn't above the windows in case of a drive by shooting

[@smoothpotato957]

Ayeeeee, I have a boxer named Rallo

[@akika9815]

I live in philly

[@tylerbowser1312]

I live there

[@Ice_Melts]

Look at the kid at 10:54

[@leonardoperez7468]

matt ayala Lmfao.

[@tomwangler4146]

matt ayala ugly as shit

[@terrellcyrus1]

Baby Trippie Redd in 11:30

[@brice1217]

Taco Bell before the game ..

[@danredick1882]

I've never heard of This town where is it at

[@danredick1882]

Scorpio damn seems like a great place for football

[@mikelowe1080]

20 miles NW.. we're in the West Hills..8 miles North of the Airport

[@danielbrunner7730]

Its located on the opposite side of the river styx. You need to take a ferry across! Nah jk it's about 15 min drive from Pittsburgh international airport. Im from there, I went to a small Catholic school in downtown aliquippa up to 8th grade which is no longer there. The church is still there but the school is defunct. Because of where I lived I actually went to high school at Hopewell which is right next door. Literally when we played quip we would already have our uniforms already on because the locker room for the visiting team was disgusting and like I said it's right next door, was probably less then a five minute ride! I believe they left the opposing team's locker room and showers like that on purpose to kind of depress you before the game and have the players question whether or not they had a recent tetanus and hepatitis shot! Lol. Playing at the "Pit", is definitely intimidating for sure there is no other stadium like it! I use the word stadium lightly because there really isn't too much to it. Its a field that is cut into a hillside with bleachers on both sides. When I was playing in the late 90s fans def had to bring a blanket or a padded seat cushion unless you wanted splinters and paint chips all over your pants and in your but cheeks! Lol. Much love and respect tho for quip for real! I had lots of friends that played for them and I still root for them as long as they aren't beating up on my Hopewell Vikings! Lol. Hopewell Vikings is the funniest and biggest joke that I've said in this whole thing tho! Lol

[@justynturpin1512]

Do greenwood high school in greenwood arkansas

[@scottysantana7494]

U late on this one Friday night tykes beet u to it

[@2commentsahday922]

i think big dude a lil slow

[@suilmanbund3229]

Wow

[@ItsAuddo]

Y'all can't lie tho the ballers come out of the I.E

[@nickfreeman8122]

7th State Championship (State Record)

[@pauljoseph933]

State Champs in 2023 playing up

[@yxngkdcash8436]

woo go quips

[@LeNail7]

Friday night tykes steel country put em on the map

[@lukkyluciano]

no dipshit, ditka, law, revis put Quiptown on the map. Those names plus Dorsett, Namath, Posluszny, Parilli, etc brought that shitty show to Beaver County

[@daltonburns8684]

There’s way better teams that play against this team look at Elwood city

[@philmoore075]

your kidding right

[@dakotaquill7397]

Katy, Tx.... 10x better

[@prettymuchbangtan]

Dude stfu

[@mikelowe1080]

2018 3A STATE CHAMPS!! 35-0..TIME 2 ADD THESE HERSHEY KISSES 2tha LEGACY...NOT JUS WPIAL's Titles (17)NEW COACH!!. #NEW AGENDA!!

[@deedarling5546]

Dam think its time to get some grass turff

[@ryandomalik617]

Shoutout to the police who escort our buses away from the stadium so the quip fans don't throw rocks through our windows like they used to

[@nickfreeman8122]

SCA Tigers State Champs 2015. SCA 49 - Aliquippa 14.

[@wiljr1004]

Fucking hater sca full off privilege kardshians post on sca vid. Dk head

[@nickfreeman8122]

+Wilson Nieves Aliquippa holds the record for most turnovers in a state championship game which is 7 and that's how championships sca has which is a state record

[@MikeG82]

steel valley 49 southern columbia 0

[@ShawnMcClurg]

Best football town? Steubenville Ohio baby!

[@mikelowe1080]

Shawn McClurg still waiting for that Quips vs Big Red..y'all think y'all want them problems..we need this game to happen by 2020..we got McKinley Tech outta DC..to start this season..busted New Castle's ass the last 2..so whenever y'all AD is ready..let's line it up...

[@mikelowe1080]

And y'all just took that L to Penn Hills..whose coached by my boy Jon Ledonne..trust me.. y'all don't want that storm to roll thru the Ville

[@ethanbates7734]

I’m from Massillon and Steubenville is insanely good at every sport

[@frankierichetti8332]

WPIAL

[@AutoWorldzz]

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[@marykali3603]

Education first

[@2DanGerUS]

I don’t get it. If it’s so hard to get out of the town and your home is basically falling apart... why get a big tv and expensive gym equipment for you home, which is btw way too small for all of that. Find a job in a better city, get a bus ticket, find an apartment. It’s that simple. And in the end you still would not have paid as much for the new live compared to everything is that small room....-.-

[@shawnfriend9792]

Daniel Voehringer lol

[@HardbodyEnt.Prod.]

De La Salle would probably run them to keep it real

[@yourdadishere]

Very little content. Room for improvement. Next time you'll make a better doccy-whocky.