Cradle of QBs: The Home of Joe Namath, Joe Montana, Dan Marino and Jim Kelly | NFL Films Presents

[@stephenleininger2997]

Namath still just embodies that suaveness of his youth. His personality is timeless.

[@joshnyamburi]

“If he was a brotha the ball would’ve been right here🙌🏽” Montana funny asl😂😂😂

[@francesgambrell9080]

The story between Jim Kelly and Marino brought tears to my eyes.

[@waynejohanson1083]

Mine too. Because Kelly and the Bills would always beat Marino and break his heart.

[@Seveneleven44]

Pennsylvania is loaded everywhere with past, present and future NFL talent. Always has been, always will be.

[@simonesmith3864]

Not as much as California.

[@4736dmr]

Too bad Johnny Uhad passed, at this time. My dad said , with under 2 minutes, no one was better

[@mor9n243]

Pa produces Legends

[@mor9n243]

Simone you're stupid

[@guevaraz101]

To have seen Montana, Kelly and Marino played it was an amazing era for the NFL.

[@hlspraying7614]

Well said.

[@hugh2hoob668]

Many othere Ditka was from here too

[@ArmandoOriz_]

Now we have Mahomes/Burrow/Allen

[@justiceforall3973]

Facts!!! They were a joy to watch…

[@dangamble8517]

I'll never forget the time I met Jim Kelly and shook his hand Mad respect for Kelly and all the guys in Canton

[@gelynch52phPH]

I saw Kelly play in high school. Didn't know he was born in Da'Burgh...but there's no hospital in East Brady.

[@Lanz22]

Holy shit, Kelly, Marino, Montana and Namath?! I'm raising my kids in Western PA.

[@emeraldcrusade5016]

+Lanz22 They must be steelers fans then. I guess to be the GOAT of Football you have to be a childhood steelers fan.

[@SEITZRMU]

+Lanz22 Ive lived in the city of Pittsburgh my whole life, its a wonderful place to grow up.

[@GrassValleyGreg]

Seriously... I guess always give PA QB prospects the benefit of the doubt lmao....

[@davidholcomb9393]

And George Blanda and Johnny U. ,,don't forget those legends who are HOFers too.

[@franzreyes846]

Tom Brady is the GOAT and Aaron Rodgers has GOAT talent. They're both 49ers fans growing up and grew up in the bay area sooo there

[@scuzzbecuzz]

These guys possess an incredible character, defined by one word: CLASS

[@darylvail6864]

Agreed, Joe Namath is special; so likable. And, a great football player!!

[@iamtman1]

Most overhyped QB in history ( Namath)! Not an all time great.

[@67marlins81]

@@iamtman1 take your immature envy somewhere else. You obviously don't understand the game at all.

[@iamtman1]

Envy?? lol! Not an ounce of envy. Namath is not anywhere near an all time great . Fact not envy. Nothing at all against him personally. NY hype creation and he took full advantage. I don’t blame him. Great personality yes though.

[@crusader4273]

Joe was the best 👌🏼❤

[@iamtman1]

Namath 47 more ints than td’s, 50% comp %, his stats sucked even for the era he played in. If he played anywhere but NY, he’d be Craig bortles. Doesn’t belong in the HOF but great personality nevertheless.

[@stewwatkins687]

love these guys. Marino is my favorite. Best quarterback ever. If pittsburgh would have picked him in the 80's. we would have been the team of the 90's

[@WhistleTeets85]

Stew Watkins It's funny how the Steelers fortunes coulda been much different in the 80s and 90s had they drafted Marino when they had the chance.

[@hunterjenkins11]

Eh, we'll never know. Perhaps in another universe that it turns out that way, he gets injured... We'll just never know. What ifs and hypotheticals can get you into trouble...

[@thefriendlygamer2221]

Well the problem was that Bradshaw said he could play so no scout was searching for a QB and even if the Steelers wanted to they did not have the good high Draft pick To choose him in the draft

[@orcagna164]

@@thefriendlygamer2221 Not quite, Gamer. In 1983 - Marino's first year in the league - Terry Bradshaw was already 35 years old and at the end of his career, so the Steelers SHOULD have definitely been looking for a qb! Bradshaw started one game that year, as Cliff Stoudt had become their main starter. No Pittsburgh scout even needed to be searching - Marino had just played at an incredible level at Pitt - right under their noses- for the previous four years!!! And they DID have the draft pick to take him; Pittsburgh drafted Gabe Rivera with the 21st pick, and Marino went to Miami with - incredibly - pick number 27. The Los Angeles Express of the USFL were way smarter than at least 26 teams in the NFL - because they selected Marino with the number one pick of round one, ahead of all those other qb's who don't come close to Marino. If Marino had gone to the Steelers - instead of a Miami team at the end of it's talent cycle - and a head coach in Shula who then compiled the worst 14 year drafting record in NFL history after he stupidly got rid of Player personnel man Bobby Beathard - Dan Marino would have had to have grown a third hand to accommodate the Super Bowl rings he would have gotten playing with that great organization.

[@cityofchamps66]

Sorry, I hate that type of thinking, there is no way anyone could know how anything could have happened if the Steelers had drafted Marino, that's like thinking Len Bias might be alive if the Celtics hadn't drafted him, can't play that guessing game and it's a waste of time, too

[@mes98yng22]

Joe and Marino explaining that play was beautiful

[@cgbodyauto7635]

Montana said he’d love to see the GOAT play in today’s game! MARINO!!

[@bennieboy9216]

Today nfl qb’s are not allowed to be hit as they sell tickets

[@nascarman38n88]

Marino GOAT? Marino threw 2 INT in the SB vs Montana. Montana 4-0 in the Super Bowls. 11 TD zero INT. Marino 1 SB with 1 TD - 2 INT. Goat> LMAO

[@cgbodyauto7635]

@@nascarman38n88 I’m speaking strictly as a thrower of the ball. He was unmatched. Marino never had that type of all around talent on both sides of the ball like Joe. Not to mention coaching.

[@mclohan]

@@cgbodyauto7635 you should know by now that you can’t say the word goat and not expect to get flamed in the replies. Football ,hockey, basketball, table tennis or even the best biscuits and gravy will spark the nuh uhh - uhuhh

[@Chris-lv2wq]

​@@nascarman38n88 go ahead and look at the teams around them.

[@stevefowler2112]

I forgot how big Danny is...he looks every bit of 6'4" there...how I miss him and Shula.

[@gideon1199]

Namath shrunk

[@johngaus6582]

When he played, he was 6’5

[@stevefowler2112]

@@johngaus6582 Dan was listed as 6'4" 1/4

[@joshuazerubbabel5951]

Salt of the Earth! ...and how cool is Joe Namath! Wow!

[@danielfronc4304]

Jim Kelly is one of the classiest guys I've ever seen.

[@knarf_on_a_bike]

The RESPECT among these guys! Love them all. Thanks for the great football, gentlemen.

[@barakoniner1644]

Even the greatest of all time joe montana still praises the great dan marino

[@Longbomber]

Friendship and Bond those guys have to each other , Montana and Kelly chatting on way to discussion , is heartwarming, my top 2,fav QBs

[@alanpeel1981]

8:40 - Best story of them all. DC-10! DC-10!

[@Shinobi33]

Kelly Strong 💪! I'm from Miami but man is that dude a winner

[@ConqueringWeightLoss]

He's a Hurricane, and always will be. He's part of Miami sports!

[@brucekilby9957]

There must something in the water inWPA, to produce such quality players and men.But for me Montana is the best QB,but Marino had a Magical arm.If it's not the water,maybe the Italian and Irish upbringing.

[@Shinobi33]

@@brucekilby9957 Every year become more of a Montana fan. Marino will always be the best to me. But Joe Cool was a wizard on the gridiron

[@brucekilby9957]

Hi James I always though Dan was more like a Man mountain, with that great distance and accuracy.At6f4 a great athlete. One of the best.

[@stevefowler2112]

Four great men...and great QB's.

[@craigdiascd]

Luv Joe Namath!!

[@tonygreene81able]

When I was a kid I used to look at Dan Marino and Joe Montana like they were super hero's that would never be surpassed on field. Damn they were good

[@jimmiefrancis142]

I remember watching these guys. Marino could throw a ball into tomorrow, Montana was a short-to-medium master of control. Don't know much about Kelly. But Joe Willie had an incredibly accurate rifle arm - and he often had to scramble 30 yards behind scrimmage to throw - absolutely stunning to watch!

[@jimmiefrancis142]

Never saw Otto Graham, but George Blanda was awesome for the Raiders as backup for Daryl Lamonica - he was also place kicker. Back when Ray Guy was punting footballs into next week.

[@jimmiefrancis142]

Daryl Lamonica completed so many long throws - he was nicknamed The Mad Bomber lol

[@xp7575]

Jim Kelly invented AND perfected the no huddle offense and is the greatest QB in NFL history to never win a Super Bowl holding a record that has stood for 30 years as the only QB to win 4 straight Conference Championships and appear in 4 straight Super Bowls

[@jimmiefrancis142]

@@xp7575 He was gutsy and smart, and had the team that pulled it off. I always thought he should have at least one ring.

[@gregtrust5599]

@@xp7575 that's false. Marino is the greatest QB to never win a super bowl and it's not debatable. Marino is arguably the greatest QB period.

[@johhnny13]

To see the love and respect between all four you gotta love it. Some of the greatest Qb's of all time! MY man Joe Cool, Joe Montana, Jim Kelly, and Dan Marino. What a magnificent group of talent

[@4444pro]

See that Marino visits Kelly at the Hospital that was good to show its not like hi Bye relationship and the mam has a soul

[@marimartell3498]

Seeing them on one stage, priceless! Loveeeeee me some namath, roll tide 🐘

[@paulmicheldenverco1]

Joe Namath was probably the least efficient of the quarterbacks here, but in some ways he had to be with some of his teams and with others he just wanted to be; but, I have to say stats don't tell the whole story of football and also what a personable man he is. How can you not like him?

[@mr.generic5100]

Paul Michel he did throw for 4,000 yards in a 14 game season, that's got to mean something.

[@TheRgordon16]

That stage would be filled if they had all the different position there not just the QBs. From Mike Ditka to Tony Dorsett to Curtis Martin to Darrelle Revis and many others that came from Western Pa.

[@standupG1]

Yes, as much as I like Ditka as a player and tough guy, I have heard enough of his mouth. It would have been nice to see Dorsett, but since it was only QBs, I'm sure that was why he wasn't invited. Besides, he is having some issues with concussions.

[@hugh2hoob668]

boom boom mancini the boxer was from youngstown ohio which is yinzer territory too

[@Terror832]

Aaron Donald deserves a shoutout

[@stevennewman8276]

How is this 8 yrs old & iv never seen it?! I could binge watch these guys tell stories!

[@kidneymcsecrets8402]

To the minority of detractors; the point of the video, with it's assemblage of greatness, is that, the region has given the game the most talented players at the position than anywhere else...period. Along with the closure of the mills and mines of their hometowns went one of the key elements in producing Men like them. I'm sorry to say this; men and women who push and click buttons on a monitor for a vocation, won't produce anybody better.

[@davy1972]

Nice to see Montana compliment Marino like that, when he referenced the game today and how Marino would shine.

[@mpj32587]

Broadway Joe is the man

[@MaximusWolfe]

Sometimes

[@marimartell3498]

Always!

[@iamtman1]

Especially when he threw 47 more ints than TDs in his career! Massively overrated. NY hype machine.

[@blaq7427]

Montana to Rice one last time !!! :=)

[@tonygreene81able]

Marino to Duper just for shits and giggles

[@leeturiano4419]

Fantastic video. Brought a smile to my face, and I'm a Long Island Broncos fan with no connection to any of those great men's teams. But I admire passion and greatness. Loved it.

[@claudeabraham2347]

In 1972, NY Jets played the Bills at Buffalo. My high school band from Ohio played the halftime show. I was a 17 year old drummer. Just before halftime, the band was standing behind the fence behind the end zone. Jets were in the red zone. I was very close to the action. Jets running back Emerson Boozer broke to the end zone, & right in between 2 defenders who were converging on him. Namath fired a laser rocket perfectly between the defenders at the perfect time into Boozers hands for a TD. "WOW!" That's all I could say. That pass was super human. From that day forward, I am in awe of Joe Namath.

[@MBOYA22]

Ive been waiting for this on 30 for 30

[@Coltboy00]

It's amazing how they all pretty much played each other on a massive scale game.

[@chrollolucilfer8618]

So much greatness in this video

[@waynejohanson1083]

It is like a Mount Rushmore of QB's

[@justiceforall3973]

This is just something special… maybe I’ll go to western Pennsylvania and have a kid there!

[@lancealotent.6277]

"All you ever ask for is an opportunity you have right here where else would you rather be than right here! right now!"

[@asickspartan2763]

LanceAlot Ent. He'll yeah dude

[@werunthenorthsteelers5748]

Pittsburgh! I owe my swagger to these Pittsburgh men, especially Joe Willy Namath! The City of Champions raise me! Now I take that blue-collar philosophy and apply it to my professional life. All I want to be is a man that works hard and love the city I’m from. That’s Pittsburgh. Western PA, specifically Pittsburgh, is truly the home of CHAMPIONS. The CITY OF CHAMPIONS. I know the rest of the world hates the way we own everything, but that’s too bad!

[@Mr.Derogatory316]

Joe Nameth & Joe Montana two greatest QB's with the first name Joe in it. Broadway Joe and Golden Joe!!!

[@counterpuncher01]

That was great! Jim cracks me up...not only as a BIlls fan. What wonderful inspirations! All of 'em

[@vincentigoa6122]

Black lung and the smoke from the steel mills made you tough period. Some like these four HOF'ers just used it as fuel to be the best.

[@waynejohanson1083]

Blue collar towns and blue collar people produce great people with great character. It is that work ethic.

[@chuckpecorella3374]

Yeah I liked that too....Montana to Rice one more time....well put ..Even though it would have been cool to see him throw it too Dwight One more time.....Montana GOAT. !!

[@alienlv426ify]

Fantastic quarterbacks!

[@austinkavrar9259]

In West pennslyvania born and raised

[@Shawn_Babcock]

Number 12 is the greatest QB number Namath Kelly Brady Rodgers Starbach Bradshaw Stabler

[@HipsterShiningArmor]

Also Cunningham and Griese

[@victorpesadelo]

Thank you to mention the late great Ken Stabler

[@alanleon8775]

Dan Marino is the greatest QB all time with out a ring if he had a ring he would be the greatest Aaron Rodgers is the closest thing we will get to Dan Marino

[@orcagna164]

Alan, sorry - but what you say makes no sense. You're falling into that incredibly stupid trap that so many fans and analysts are stuck in - equating championships with the quality of an individual player. Football is not boxing - it is not tennis. It is a team sport. Dan Marino is the greatest QB to ever play the game, bar none. He accomplished something much harder than anything Unitas, Montana, Manning or Brady ever did; Marino attained all-time greatness while playing on horrible football teams with no defense, no running game, often bad offensive lines, and a complete lack of physical receivers or any deep threat after Clayton and Duper retired or were injured/suspended. Having a ring would not have made him one iota greater; it just would have meant that he had been lucky enough to have had better talent around him - and that has nothing to do with him. Also, Aaron Rodgers sees more open receivers in a quarter of game than Marino saw in a whole season. Watch how open the Packer receivers consistently are and how great the GB passing schemes are. Then watch videos of Dolphin games and notice that Marino is consistently throwing to (and completing passes to) covered receivers. And remember that the rules today restrict pass defenders to a degree that would be unimaginable in Marino's era. In the Super Bowl against the unbelievably superior 49er's, the SF db's (three of them All-Pro) were supplemented by three more defenders in pass coverage after Marino drove for scores on Miami's first two possessions; they virtually mugged Duper and Clayton for the remainder of the game in ways that would be called for penalties in today's game.

[@markjefferson2434]

@@orcagna164 lol wasn't sure where you were going with this; well said!😂

[@scottburns8697]

@@orcagna164 I got to see Marino 4 times in person. From Chicago we'd make the trip to Indy to see the dolphins play. The one thing that was always a highlight and will always be in my memory, was watching him during warmups. First of all it was just surreal to actually see him walking around his teammates and seeing him in person. Second, it was just amazing to watch the football fling out of his arm. He would be perfect in the reciever drills but every now and then when someone like Clayton was up, he'd purposely overthrow them to get them to work harder. Great memories

[@broderickcrawford8110]

​@orcagna164 I think you're the one that fell into the "stupid trap" to use your words. Let me start off by saying that Marino’s one flaw to me was that he probably had too much confidence in his ability as a passer. It made him neglect the run more than he should’ve at times. Just listen to what he says from 12:44-12:50. Those six seconds are a microcosm of his career in a nutshell. We all know what happens when you try and play hero ball in the ultimate "team" game; things tend to go awry and they often did for the Dolphins in Dan Marino's tenure with the team especially in the postseason. Dan Marino was extremely and immensely talented of a thrower, had a strong arm, quick release, and had a ton of talent around him during his career. But he failed too many times in the biggest games of his career. Case in point: Dan Marino had a passer rating of 77.1 with 4,510 yards, 32 touchdowns and 24 interceptions in 18 games in the playoffs in his career. He had a record of 8-10 in those games. That's a td:int ratio of 1.3:1 and 250 passing ypg in his 18 playoff games. CONTEXT: Most passing YPG in the playoffs, minimum 10 games played… Kurt Warner - 304.0 Drew Brees - 298.1 Patrick Mahomes - 291.7 Warren Moon - 287.0 Tom Brady - 279.2 Peyton Manning - 271.8 Aaron Rodgers - 267.9 Matt Ryan - 267.2 Ben Roethlisberger - 259.7 Joe Montana - 251.0 In 3 AFC championship game losses, Marino had 4 tds, 8 total turnovers(6 ints, 2 fumbles), an average passer rating of 60, and led his offenses to an average of 12 PPG. How tf can a TEAM win a Superbowl whenever their star QB and leader is playing that putrid and horrific?! Please tell me!! Don Shula won 2 Superbowls, went to 3 straight, and has 6 Superbowl appearances. He's also the all time leader in wins in NFL history and has the only undefeated season in NFL history under his belt. Don Shula was 140-53(72.5% winning percentage) from 1970-1982 13 seasons. He went 127-80(61.1% winning percentage) with Dan Marino from 1983-1995 13 seasons. Don Shula and Jimmy Johnson, two very storied and highly respected NFL coaches with 4 Superbowl championship trophies between them, never won a ring with Marino as their starting QB. It seriously makes me wonder if Marino was more of a problem than I previously thought. Him not winning one is a huge travesty and a stain on his legacy and illustrious career.

[@broderickcrawford8110]

​@orcagna164 ​Dan Marino never won anything relevant in his career and doesn't have any Superbowl trophies. You know why?? Despite being immensely talented of a thrower, having a strong arm, quick release, he wasn't a great leader, he openly berated his own players on the field, partied way too much, and was self-absorbed and cocky. While the QB is the most important position on the football field, there’s a lot more to winning than just being able to complete passes and having a quick release. The guy failed too many times in the biggest games of his career. There's no lazier argument than bringing up a player from the past to play in the present thinking somehow their fortunes would be different. First off the athletes, defenses and schemes today are far more sophisticated and complex than they were back in the day. Back in the day, defenses were tough but pretty straightforward compared to today where it's beyond creative. Dan Marino in his lone Superbowl appearance and loss ('84-'85) was 29/50 for 318 yards 1 td 2 ints. The Dolphins 🐬 ended up losing 38-16. So much for that quick release huh. The truth of the matter is Dan Marino is like statue he was a fish out of water.(No pun intended) He didn't take a lot of sacks in his career, which is great but when the play broke down, he wasn't gifted enough to move forward and improvise. You teleport Patrick Mahomes to those Don Shula teams with the wrs and defenses and they're winning Superbowls. 🐸☕️

[@jacob5646]

I love Namath

[@philpyung4831]

Some of the best right here.

[@1burnman]

what a collection of quarterbacks

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Don't forget Tom Clements from McKees Rock, PA. A great Notre Dame QB in the early 1970s and standout in the CFL.

[@tacey01]

And Terry Hanratty from Butler Pa. National Champ at Notre Dame, All America and then Steelers 2 Super Bowls.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

@@tacey01 And don't forget ol' #33, Al "Touchdown" Bundy of Polk High!

[@hugh2hoob668]

@@Mr.56Goldtop thats ohio lol

[@waynejohanson1083]

I think he even won a couple of Grey Cups in the CFL.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

@@hugh2hoob668 Close enough!

[@abdihassan7208]

That "if he was a brotha" quote killed me LMAOOOO

[@davidr5961]

Too bad Johnny U passed from a heart attack, so young; Johnny was the best under pressure

[@waynejohanson1083]

Would have been great to see Johnny U there. The stories he could tell.

[@cschoen100]

I'm the biggest Marino fan ever. But, Montana has the 4 rings and he played huge in all four wins. So what he had great teammates around him, these other guys did too. Namath didn't even throw a TD in his SB III win? Montana is best ever....fuck individual stats

[@gregtrust5599]

Lol Montana isn't in the same universe as Marino, he's better than Brady but doesn't hold a candle to Marino. Switch their teams and Marino wins 8 Super Bowls, the most in history

[@Shinobi33]

greg trust I agree, but I don't know about the superbowl wins. that's because of that talent that was Marino. those niners might thrown it too much with Marino. and maybe their defenses wouldn't have been as good with Marino under center and contract. but would he won 1 yea more tgan one I don't know.

[@waynejohanson1083]

And surprisingly like Don Maynard never caught a pass and Namath did not throw a pass in the 4th quarter.

[@rufusgoldstein2655]

Don Maynard was injured and used as a decoy throughout the game. He constantly drew double coverage which opened up opportunities for everyone else. Namath felt a run heavy offense would work better against the Colts

[@vangillis]

Joe Namath did something only two other quarterback have done in history of football he won a national championships in college and a super bowl in NFL the other two were Montana and stabler

[@nrkgalt]

Ken Stabler was a backup to Joe Namath and some other guy for 2 college championships, but he did not win one when he was the starter. Tom Brady was a backup at Michigan when they won a college championship and then won 5 Super Bowls as a starter. Bernie Kosar won a college championship as a starter and a Super Bowl as a backup in Dallas. Troy Aikman started the 1985 season with Oklahoma but suffered a season ending injury early on. The team won the national championship without him. He won 3 Super Bowls.

[@tacey01]

Terry Hanratty from Western PA did it. Notre Dame All America National Champ and won 2 SB as a Steeler.

[@Sclzbot92]

Also Tom Brady was on the 97 Michigan team so he's won one too

[@caseyryan1]

Brady won the 2000 Orange Bowl and Super Bowl XXXVI 2 years later.

[@gdroff]

Nice fact..

[@devinjerryfreedomisfree4599]

Proud to be from Pittsburgh!

[@waynejohanson1083]

Great sports town. Steelers, Pirates and Penguins. Something about those Black and Gold colours.

[@bennieboy9216]

Awesome interview

[@markjefferson2434]

Funny how they all show Marino respect and admit he had no help lol.

[@waynejohanson1083]

Well look at the bad defenses he had behind him and never had a stud of running back. Imagine if he would have that. But at least for a little while he the Marks Brothers and the Great Center in Dwight Stephenson.

[@tweezerjam]

The greater Philly metro area has also produced Rich Gannon, Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco. Fly Eagles Fly 🦅

[@jeremyheintz1479]

Concrete Charlie in the Lehigh Valley

[@toopaid5527]

This needs to be a show

[@toddb2537]

Excellent video!

[@paulgra]

Mike Ditka and Tony Dorsett are from WPA.

[@kidneymcsecrets8402]

@Paulgra And Lena Horne and Art Blakey, Billy Strayhorn.

[@joenamath4368]

No asterisks or Tuck Rule with these guys. These QB's got hit and hit hard. Rules today make it a different game for QB's.

[@chandlersbryant4047]

Ah I see You're one of those Fans still crying about Fake Asterisks And the Tuck Rule Hence "Rule" That was Made a rule in the league 2 Years prior to that Oakland Game... Brady has taken Plenty of These so called "Hard Hits" throughout his Career and has gotten right back up from most (Apart from the ACL Injury in 2008), He'll still go down as arguably one of If Not the Greatest Qb of all Time

[@mojojojoslyfoxharris]

Would love to have a dinner with just one those guys, so much I would love to ask each of them!

[@Drgroomes]

Pretty bad ass they ALL from the same town/area.........craziness!

[@ComedyJakob]

Wait a second, you're trying to tell me that Dan Marino would have thrown it??? I'M IN SHOCK lol

[@ntgr87]

Montana with great insight into what went wrong once the ball was snapped.

[@SingularitySessions]

ntgr87 I thought the same

[@danyluk1]

Kramer just screeching over the whole thing.

[@sardu55]

These guys are all from working class, blue-collar backgrounds. Hard to be from western PA and not be. Football was the game there, but baseball was also big back then. The guys here are just representative of the many men from that part of the state who went on to careers in football (or other sports), and it was a special time in history for them all. Football was the great unifier in the area. Maybe in the future it won't be the major sport. And, times have changed. The area has been nailed big time economically, good union type jobs are hard to find. Many people have just packed up and left, bound for places they can make a living and support their families. Yet, these guys represent a time when being from their part of the state meant having a regional legacy in football. They have a right to be proud of that. Living in that part of PA isn't easy, it's a rough place. Football was just an extension of that.

[@d4amn]

Joe Namath remains a cool and charismatic guy

[@ნიკოლოზოთარაშვილი]

2018 and the New York J-E-T-S Jets are still waiting for the sequel to the Joe Namath show. Sigh.........we miss you, Broadway Joe 😢😢😢

[@ketaminemachine5701]

ნიკოლოზ ოთარაშვილი we got darnold baby!

[@xp7575]

2020 and it only gets worse lol

[@waynejohanson1083]

That was supposed to be Richard Todd, then Ken O'Brien, then Vinny Testaverde, then Chad Pennington, then Mark Sanchez, then Geno Smith, then Sam Darnold. Who's up next. Well at least O'Brien was pretty good. Put up some decent numbers.

[@codyfromhumanresources6435]

The 2 coolest quarterbacks of all time, Joe Namath and Johnny Unitas

[@rmatrix4777]

Sammy Baugh and Joe Montana!

[@kelvinkloud]

cherish him while hes still around... 50 years from now, the name namath will have the same lore wrapped around it as ruth, ali & robinson.

[@waynejohanson1083]

As a great QB was said. I guarantee it.

[@jayrowland3380]

Love this!

[@darrenbacvar8629]

WOW....LEGENDS GREAT GUY'S...LOVE ME SOME EAGLES"SUPER BOWL CHAMPS"...THANK-YOU.

[@Smeet9]

The 757 area of Virginia has produced some nfl greats. Lawrence Taylor, Bruce Smith, Michael Vick, also Allen iverson who probably could’ve made it to the nfl

[@puesbien]

Percy Harvin came out of VA Beach as well

[@maryshaw9541]

Can't wait for Favre, Brady, Manning and Brees in 20 years

[@waynejohanson1083]

I think Brady and Manning will have the relationship Kelly and Marino have for each other. Lots of respect there.

[@stefanfalk8797]

John Unitas of the Baltimore Colts is still the greatest.

[@rufusgoldstein2655]

It would have been cool to see him there.

[@waynejohanson1083]

I like to know what is in the water there. How can place produce so many awesome quarterbacks.

[@sandilarson2884]

They forgot Johnny Unitas...One of the greatest ever!

[@alejandromartinelli5824]

they didnt forget

[@RockdaNike]

Sandi Larson "4 of 6 of the football legends are still alive today."

[@KORIGAN1]

Sandi Larson in the begging of the video. unitas

[@peterbrandt9305]

Sandi Larson they should've called him, I think he's still living in Florida right?

[@yoonsirichai4495]

+Peter Brandt Johnny Unitas died in 2002

[@idansolon4715]

& John Unitas!

[@kidneymcsecrets8402]

@IS And Blanda=Amazing!

[@kidneymcsecrets8402]

@PCP (that explains everything) LOOK at his rings.

[@rmatrix4777]

+PC Police! Looking back and continuing through today, Joe Namath won the most important SuperBowl of all time, literally. It put the AFL on to the map, once and for all time. The AFL-NFL merger occurred following that game, and all football fans have been enjoying that day ever since. Forget the Stats, having that kind of impact is Priceless! Jim Kelly, 4 SBs in four years- that's monumental in itself. In my early career as a truck driver, I made a wrong turn in Pittsburgh my first time going through. I used what ideas I could come up with to get back to the freeway. I made one turn after the other, saw a place to turn around and ended up trapped in a warehouse area of what turned out to be a Steel Mill. I had to get out of my truck and walked into the mill to find someone to help me get out of that deadlock. I met a true Pittsburgh Steeler! He greeted me in great fashion and told me what to do. I'm only to proud in my life to come from Oakland, CA, hard working Port City back in the day, and with no explanation as to how it turned out in my first trip through Pittsburgh to actually meet a genuine Pittsburgh Steeler. The backbone of America's development and prosperity. I was the greatest honor and sort of a God given event. He shook my hand and I shook his. A great day to be sure.

[@rmatrix4777]

+PC Police! And P.S. I watched that Superbowl, and the season leading up to it, that the Jets won that game. I was only 8 yrs old. The only Super Bowl I was unable to watch was SuperBowl VI, so I've watched all of them, save one. So, Talk, when you know what your talking about...

[@moonrich3492]

Hey, "Smartest Man in the World": Stats are for losers. I wouldn't take ANYONE over Joe in a game I needed to win. He was fantastic when the Jets had a decent team. Most of his years there the Jets stunk and he was forced to take unreasonable chances with his throws. You can't compare his stats to Brady and other of today's arena QBs. Dan Marino had a lot of stats but he didn't win a Super Bowl against all odds like Joe did. Conclusions: Joe is great and you are an horrendous commenter.

[@mikereddaway2443]

This is how you can tell the difference in mentality between guys that are winners and guys that love there numbers. The guy who went to four consecutive superbowls and the guy who won four superbowls both said on the one yard line they are handing the ball off to beast mode the guy who went to one superbowl and never got back says I am throwing it three times

[@emeraldcrusade5016]

20:31 to be honest, western pennsylvania is almost like the deep south. Especially with the appalachian families that live in the hills of that region are sometimes used interchangeably to portray families from alabama or louisana, except it snows in the winter in western pa.

[@kidneymcsecrets8402]

I think, that's "to be dishonest"

[@ThatBuffaloFan]

4 legends

[@matrixyoda]

Beautiful video..thank you for posting..didn’t know JK was suffering from cancer😢

[@MonteyCarlo92081]

i feel like the the spectacle of being a top celebrity and athlete must have been much greater than it is now. the exposure we get these days kind of over does it.

[@matrixyoda]

This is so lovely ❤️😊🏈

[@EzraStyles-b6n]

great video

[@Strix24000]

I like be like 10 minutes from Beaver Falls real talk. Plus, my friend is Joe Namath's NEPHEW

[@phatblasterd3501]

Blackhawk High huh? Me too. Class of '84

[@brettfavreify]

Great QBs. Steelers didn't get any of 'em.

[@nrkgalt]

The Steelers did draft Johnny Unitas, but they cut him in training camp.

[@tacey01]

Of course, easy to say in hindsight. But Gabe Rivera would have been an absolute beast.

[@pbrickley6247]

Hanratty.

[@horse225]

Tony Davidson lmao and marino has 0 rings now hehe I’d rather have that

[@pts5217]

brettfavreify Neither did Penn State. Almost had Kelly...

[@seanlaterz1871]

The 4 greatest quarterbacks of all time

[@davidr5961]

Lets not forget Terry, a good ol southern boy; he might have been dumb, but he wasn't stupid

[@jwbmusic9351]

Eh, he was in the right place at the right time. Even he has said he wasn't a great QB, throwing 210 interceptions to 212 touchdowns.

[@alexfleming6304]

@@jwbmusic9351 lots of people dont realize that. I believe eli manning is the same. Overrated but made plays on a great defensive team.

[@shreddiekrueger359]

Why don't any Bills players get their own documentaries like Sports century, A football life, or others? Look at all the Hall of Famers on those classic Bills teams and they don't get their own individual programs. They have done docs highlighting far less important and talented players yet the Bills guys get overlooked. Jim Kelly, Andre Reed, Bruce Smith, Kenny Lofton, Thurman Thomas, and Marv Levy all in the Hall and no programs about them specifically. Even Darrell Talley deserves a doc. 30 for 30 finally did one on the team but none on the players themselves. Show my boys some fucking love already.

[@jasonstamper1]

I agree been wondering the same thing

[@korrasmuscles]

Did you watch the four falls of buffalo?

[@jasonstamper1]

Shreddie Krueger Jim Kelly just finished up his interviews for a football life and it might air next season

[@korrasmuscles]

Holy crap really. Do we know who else will be on for next season?

[@jasonstamper1]

Korra don't know the only reason I know that Jim Kelly was doing interviews was John Murphy let it slip on his show a couple of weeks ago

[@conquistadorito]

Today’s QB Cradle is San Francisco

[@kennethlucas7473]

San Francisco? Okay, which ones are from the Bay area?

[@Ares14]

Jared goffs family lives right down the street from I. Dude is a stud.

[@handsomesquidward5906]

@@kennethlucas7473I know this post is from 6 years ago lol but Jared Goff, Josh Allen, Aaron Rodgers, and Tom Brady all grew up 49er fans and all lived in the Bay Area

[@tazwildcat7]

i have never played a game where i we got whipped like playoff to penn team. yes i was playing w torn achilles, not feel my right arm frozen and trying look for girls anernic bodybuilder. still penn men are bad asses earned my respect

[@sliencejackson8261]

Marino, Kelly, Montana and Broadway joe amazing quarterbacks in their right. Kelly is the toughest qb, Marino the most profilc passer, montana the most complete clutch qb and joe is flamboyant

[@mlg_fe4rless516]

Dan Marino. should have won a superbowl.

[@menachemelkayam153]

Pretty much sums it up

[@jamesanthony5681]

Five (5) QB's were picked ahead of Marino in the '83 draft, including Blackledge, Eason and O'Brien.

[@jaspeterson]

Not to mention Johnny Unitas!

[@otto1630]

MARINO the BEST