The BITTEREST Player Exit in Cardinals HISTORY | MacArthur Lane (1971 Cardinals)

During the 1971 NFL season, following a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Cardinals running back MacArthur Lane went on a postgame rant about team owner Bill Bidwell. Despite leading the league in rushing touchdowns the year before, after those comments, he would never play another down for the Cards again. This is the story behind what might be the bitterest departure by any Cardinals player ever.
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Members of the 1971 Cardinals:
Larry Wilson
Pete Beathard
Jim Hart
Miller Farr
Jerry Stovall
Roger Wehrli
Johnny Roland
Jim Bakken
Chuck Latourette
Roy Shivers
Ted Provost
Paul White
Larry Willingham
Rocky Rosema
Larry Stegent
MacArthur Lane
Jeff Allen
Cid Edwards
Norm Thompson
John Gilliam
George Hoey
Tom Longo
Dale Hackbart
Wayne Mulligan
Rick Ogie
Jamie Rivers
Tom Banks
Irv Goode
Mike McGill
Don Parish
Terry Miller
Jim Hargrove
Clyde Williams
Chuck Hutchison
Larry Stallings
Paul Dickon
Rolf Krueger
Bob Reynolds
Dan Dierdorf
Ernie McMillan
Fred Heron
Bob Rowe
Vern Emerson
Ron Yankowski
Chuck Walker
Dave Williams
Jackie Smith
Joe Schmiesing
Jim McFarland
Mel Gray
Fred Hyatt
Bob Hollway (coach)
MacArthur Lane played for the following Cardinals teams:
1968 Cardinals
1969 Cardinals
1970 Cardinals
1971 Cardinals

[@christianstough6337]

All that said, Lane was right. Bidwell was ALWAYS the reason St Louis could never be consistently good. .... and were usually consistently bad.

[@richardadams4928]

True that! As a Cowboys fan, I saw that pretty close up, year after year. There would be points where they would contend, but it was an uphill battle AGAINST BIDWILL the whole way. He actively impeded their chances of success.

[@robertsprouse9282]

I began my media career writing sports for a bi-weekly paper while I was in college near my hometown. One of the guys I worked with was our sales director who was from ST. LOUIS, MO. He told me that he heard BILL BIDWILL ON TV locally there say that BIDWILL just wanted to be good enough to contend for the playoffs, or just be competitive, playoffs or no postseason, and that was all he really hoped for. Why did Bidwill purportedly say he did not wish for the CARDS to... win the SUPER BOWL? LOL.. Because if the CARDS won it, or even just made it to the SB, people would expect that EVERY SEASON...HE SAID. Lol.. He was just too cheap to want to make that SBOWL fever happen every season..too cheap. With their fans, Bidwill perpetrated a pure fraud. He did not try to field their best team, but he sold tickets with that "trying" as a marketing pitch. Didn't he? He was not trying in an all-out fashion, but said he was.. Right? FRAUD!!

[@tomitstube]

bill bidwell possibly the worst owner in nfl history. lane deserved a huge raise, and could have been part of a playoff team in st louis, but as usual greedy bidwell sabotaged his teams success. everything lane said about bidwell was true, should he have held back? i doubt it would have changed anything, might as well unload on the worthless p.o.s. and get the hell out of st. louis.

[@MerensWorld]

I just broke down the Cardinals since the Bidwells family took control in 1932. 24 winning seasons 57 losing seasons and 8 seasons of breaking even. I have never seen a team use the TE so little. Yeah they had Jackie Smith for a lot of years. But that is about it. The Next best guy is Doug Marsh. The next guys after that are Awalt, Freddie Jones and a Certain guy who blossomed with the Cowboys that the Cardinals had for 5 years Jay Novacek.

[@christianstough6337]

@@MerensWorld That's pretty awesome that you broke them down like that. I will give them credit for one thing. They did a GREAT job building and maintaining an awesome offensive line for about two decades in the 60's and 70s. They'd have a bad ass lineman and then groom his replacement , who would also be bad ass, and then slot him in when the old guy moved on. I think only the Rams and maybe Dallas come close to maintaining such high quality at the OL position for such a long period.

[@Steve-wo7gt]

Is being barred from playing for the St. Louis Cardinals ever again really a punishment though?

[@robertsprouse9282]

Lol..ROFL..

[@danielcorreard3746]

yeah if they really wanted to punish him they would make him play for them his whole career

[@joeblow2069]

Nope.

[@ariock63]

Bidwell was always a train wreck of an owner! Which is why the team often struggled under him. Lane was a quality back and deserved better!

[@GetBenched2010]

he fired Don Coryell for, I quote 'WINNING TOO MANY GAMES'. Nuff said.

[@kinglikuid6109]

@@GetBenched2010 EXACTLY! Bill Bidwell definition of winning was ticket sales not Wins and Losses.

[@Davepool-hs7vr]

You sell more tickets with winning

[@Lawomenshoops]

Conrad Dobler once said Bidwill would have been the best DE ever if the QB was a ham sandwich. A knock on Bidwill’s weight and love for ham sandwiches.

[@unclehousy-leotardo]

Rumham?

[@Rockhound6165]

Bill Bidwill was the cheapest owner in sports history. He once said that he never wanted his team to win the Super Bowl because he'd have to pay them more money. Conrad Dobler once said in his book that on a road trip he fed the team day old hoagies. The worst example on how he ran the team was after the magical season of 1998, he broke up the team. Jamir Miller, gone. Lomas Brown, gone. Larry Centers, gone. Worst owner in history.

[@davidlafleche1142]

The stupidest thing about Bidwell is that he moved the Cardinals out of St. Louis, because Busch Stadium was "too small" (just over 51,000). The way he ran the team, he never needed to worry about big crowds.

[@Rockhound6165]

@@davidlafleche1142I went to see the Cards in St. Louis in 1987. The game they came back from 28-3 to win 31-28 against Tampa. The crowd was so small that the players could have introduced themselves to us one by one. Of course this was after they announced the move to Phoenix. And he did so with the promise of a new stadium. 19 years later he finally got it. Meanwhile the Rams moved in, was given a shiny new dome, and won a title.

[@davidlafleche1142]

@@Rockhound6165 ...which, of course, was trashed in the media by the Rams' owner, even though there was nothing wrong with it. They claimed it "lacked amenities." That's the usual excuse for a billionaire to demand a free stadium. (The Tampa Bay Rays have the same issue. They're one of baseball's best organizations, but Tampa Bay doesn't deserve them. There is NOTHING WRONG with Tropicana Field.)

[@davidlafleche1142]

@@Rockhound6165 That reminds me of an old St. Louis Browns joke. A guy called the box office, and asked, "When does the ballgame start?" Bill Veeck answered, "What time can you get here?"

[@Deltasquad382943]

It's strange hearing these stories about the Cardinals before 2006 and Bill Bidwell makes me glad to be a fan now. It's a miracle Bill's son Michael is nowhere as cheap as him, and actually can run the team competently. I knew Bill was cheap, but I never knew he was THAT cheap, holy shit how tf do you hope to never win a Super Bowl just because you don't want to give players their hard-earned money?

[@alvermeil5884]

Mac and I were teammates at Utah State for three years. In 1967 Mac and I were team captains along with Bill Staley. He was not only an outstanding football player, but he was an amazing athlete. His older brother Sid was also a statred at center. In the spring of 1966, they had International Day, where they had a track meet and brought several outstanding American track athletes in for the meet. He ran 100-yard dash in 9.7 at 225# and use the old-style method of putting this shot and not the modern glide . He put the shot 55 feet. We remain friends until his passing.

[@truffiz]

Great Story! Sidney is my father! Im sure he would enjoy this as i do!👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@teen_laqueefa]

Are you related to coach Vermeil?

[@alvermeil5884]

@@teen_laqueefa Yes, I'm Dick's brother.

[@Tiborstractor]

The last straw for the Cards was when MacArthur Lane left a cake out in the rain.

[@Bruce12867]

And they never had that recipe again.

[@robertsprouse9282]

Imagine all that sweet cream frosting melting down..said his girlfriend.

[@josephhouk6703]

That reference? I get it.

[@pauljohnson3340]

Very well played

[@sirjer73]

Nice!!!!

[@RJC96cj]

He tore up Dallas during the MNF game. Dallas was playing so bad the fans started chanting We want Meredith.

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

LOL, and he was already retired and broadcasting the game.

[@robertkeefer1552]

Right, that was a 38-10 pounding of the Cowboys at the Cotton Bowl. Dandy Don was about to have a stroke that night along with the Cowboys fans.

[@RJC96cj]

@@robertkeefer1552 38-0. Don said to the audience, "I have to apologize for what you are seeing here."

[@chrisrobinson8339]

If i was a Cardinals fan back then and seen are pro bowl running back get multiple games with four carries or less while losing. I would have been pissed.

[@MerensWorld]

One of Mike Leach's relatives must have been calling the plays. Seriously though back then Quarterbacks called the plays for the most part. Then again they had a mediocre OC in Lew Carpenter whose teams averaged a whopping 12.1, 16.5 and 13.8 points points per game. Yeah I was looking at Lanes stats he had games of 6, 3, 4, 4 carries. 8 in his final game with the team. He managed 150 carries on the yr. While Cid Edwards got 108 for a whopping 2.9 ypc. They had a bad coach and a Bad GM. The GM also happened to be Bill Bidwell.

[@christianstough6337]

#1 Lane is the only 1970's player I know of who had over 1000 yards from scrimmage for three different teams. #2 You don't need hyperbole to build up Lane. He was an excellent running back, but he was NOT in the discussions of best back of 1970. Larry Brown, Duane Thomas and Larry Csonka were. Lane was one of the best, to say he was THE best is a stretch. He was 3rd in yards frorm scrimmage behind leader Ron Johnson. He was third in rushing yards, behind Larry Brown. He was third in average yards rushed, behind Duane Thomas, he was first in rushing TD's and tied for first in all TD's. He had a great year. But no one thought he was the best. #3 The Cardinals had one of the best offensive linemen the NFL and maintained the high quality of that position from 1962- at least 1979. A nice run indeed. #4 As Good as Lane was, and he was very good, definitely in the top 20 for the 1970s, he was not elite. He was a great pass catcher and phenomenal blocker, and a bruising runner, but his yards per carry over his career are nothing to get fired up about. #5 All that said, I live his career path , and playing style and his awesome name.

[@jrb9191]

Your post proves he is one of the top rbs

[@karlcooper8460]

I remember him as a packer.

[@ATCguy1973]

Please do something on the 2012 Cardinals? A team that started off 4-0 and ended up 5-11. The 58-0 loss to the Seahawks was a real low point

[@ceebee312]

That season was infuriating and frustrating as a cards fan… going through rotational qb’s in Kevin Kolb, John Skelton, and Ryan Lindley… atrocious offensive line play, decent quality defense, jus the qb play holding them up.. at least it got us Bruce Arians eventually

[@jumarelrichie1127]

Man those are classic cardinals unis. They should go back to those

[@chrisbonneu4164]

I agree. I like those MUCH better than I do the current ones.

[@brianeddes3701]

Agree.

[@SuperHorseSense]

The kindred spirit of everyone who's gotten fired for blowing up at their horrible boss.

[@chadwickwhite6107]

MacArthur Lane would have been BETTER OFF SPIKING the BALL INTO the GROUND on EVERY single OFFENSIVE play than playing for the Cardinals.

[@kid7856]

Best reason to read comments.

[@georgeiron8399]

All of these videos are exceptionally done and I enjoy them immensely👍👍👍

[@ronsmac]

Lane averaged 10.4 yds per reception during that 1976 season. That seems really good for a fullback.

[@markbrian7179]

MacArthur Lane would lead the NFL in receptions with 66 in 1976 while playing for the Kansas City Chiefs.

[@jeffjordan8182]

NY Jets coach Weeb Ewbanks always referred to him as “Arthur McLain.” Not out of disrespect; that was just Weeb Ewbanks.

[@countdown2xstacy]

😂

[@mattjustofficial]

Glad your subs keep going up, I hear more unheard of interesting stories here than anywhere else! *LACES OUT!*

[@diaz5292]

6:43 The camera man knew what he was doing with this camera angle...lol

[@chrisrobinson8339]

Right. She stopped jumping too.

[@DolFan316]

Back when people could do that sort of thing and nobody made a federal case about it. But if I reminisce too much about the good old days I might "dishonor" someone else's comment and hurt people's feelings.

[@orbyfan]

As Maxwell Smart would say, "Look, I hope I wasn't out of line with that crack about fat bleep bleep..." Given that the trade wasn't a good one for the Cardinals, it bore out Lane's contention that Bidwell was main reason for their poor performance.

[@andreduvall6226]

Preaching to the choir. The Detroit Lions are in hell because of historically horrid ownership!!!

[@TheRabidgoalie]

Cardinals (in press release): This trade has absolutely no connection to his very public comments about the owner. Cardinals (in reality): This trade ABSOLUTELY IS connected to his very public comments about the owner. I love when teams are transparent about their motives.

[@arizonawrestlinginterviews1040]

I hate to speak ill of the deceased, but Bidwell is one of the worst owners in sports history.

[@jamesage24]

Looks like the Cards had that screen pass right with 4 blockers out in front down to a science.

[@jamesage24]

@Matt Joseph I grew up a Cowboy fan in the 80's & 90's. And that was one play they could not master, especially the Aikman era. Their screens always looked awkward, out of sync, and gained little to no yards.

[@stevenbauer4799]

He was in pack back field with john brockington, first pack post lombardi playoff appearance. pack were still running that lombardi special just run right even in 1972. and 6:47...nice.

[@Lawomenshoops]

Bidwill after he stole the Cardinals from St. Louis, had gall bladder surgery. A Phoenix columnist wrote- they took the bladder out but left the gall!! Bidwill was the first to charge extra just to buy season tickets!! It's called a PSL now,. He charged something like $500, $1,000 and $2,000 just to have the rights to buy season tickets in the Cardinals first year in Phoenix.

[@evankoch2575]

Hiyohhhhh!

[@Kid-Pink_88.]

Getting serious flashbacks of Antonio Brown's exit from Pittsburgh. Granted circumstances were much different between the stories. Oakland(at the time) and New England can probably agree

[@1USACitizen192]

Antonio was a super high paid POS player who sabotagued 2017 season

[@CJinsoo]

informative and interesting story. Lane had an excellent career for starting so late at 26 AND not starting fr 2 years in STL. For an RB, he basically was about 6-7 years behind where a typical top RB would start contributing as a starter in the league. And he played for a long time, speaks to his conditioning and athletic gifts. It is stories like this, and there are a ton of others, that make one despise the old NFL, as with the rules and restrictions against player movement it propped up disinterested, greedy, and incompetent ownership, denied players a robust livelihood, and denied fans the opportunity to see the best players perform at their best

[@johnj3281]

See Duane Thomas story in 1971. This story about Lane is the EXACT same replica of Duane Thomas. I agree, it took away from fans enjoying watching the players for more years!!!!😝😝 12:22

[@nasetvideos]

Great story. Never heard this one or remember it. Your ability to lay out the context of a story and explain it is so good. Great video

[@JoeBobTarheel]

MacArthur Lane had the last laugh cuz St. Louis Cardinals had awful seasons, 1972: 4-9-1; 1973: 4-9-1; 1974: a really good record at 10-4 but lost divisional round to Vikings; 1975: another good season at 11-3 but lost divisional round to Rams; 1976: 10-4 but didn't make playoffs; 1977: 7-7; 1978: 6-10 Lane's last season as a player who played as a Chief Even though St. Louis had 2 winning seasons they were 0-2 in those playoff games.

[@DolFan316]

Except that he really didn't, because the Cards had more playoff appearances the rest of Lane's career than he did.

[@Jelperman]

Bidwill was the biggest tightwad in the NFL. The contract Mel Gray got was so stingy that he was working nights as stock boy at a local grocery store just to make ends meet. When Don Coryell found out that this was why Gray kept falling asleep in team meetings, he was furious. Even more so when he found out from reporters that Terry Metcalf, his best offensive player, was leaving for Canada because the money was better there. When Coryell complained that Bidwill was dismantling the team mid-season (and the team went on downward slide as a result), Coryell was fired. It gets better: The following season, Don Coryell was head coach in San Diego. Bill Bidwill demanded compensation on the grounds that Coryell was still under contract with the Cardinals. He claimed with a straight face that when he changed the locks on the coaches' doors and announced the hiring of Bud Wilkinson to replace Coryell as head coach, that he didn't actually fire Coryell. The most absurd part was that the NFL made the Chargers give up a 3rd round pick to the Cardinals in 1980.

[@antonioriversrivers7925]

He gave the Dallas Cowboys fits. He was the Duane Thomas of the St Louis Cardinals !

[@PaulGaither]

7:02 - He's gonna say the thing... 7:09 - there it is.

[@jamesage24]

YES!!!!

[@mikenoil6767]

This was really interesting and sort of tragic. I could feel the angst of McArthur Lane. Well done story!

[@alfjgist]

Bill Bidwell was notoriously cheap, but this would be the last time a player had a disagreement with the Cardinals over money

[@d0nKsTaH]

Would be or wouldn't be? Because I recall several more after that... I think they lost OJ Andersen in a similar situation (although OJ didn't call him any names --- least publicly)

[@alfjgist]

@@d0nKsTaH JG9 uses sarcasm like this in his earlier videos

[@jamesrfb]

Very glad I found your channel - terrific content. Subscribed.

[@Lawomenshoops]

I always thought Billy Sims was one of the oldest rookies in the NFL. He was 25 in his first year with the Lions. But, Lane was 26 his first year with the Cardinals! I know people will say Stabauch, but he served five years in the Navy. Sims or Lane must have started college later.

[@stevegrosvenor3792]

Bidwell plus Larry Wilson awful one two punch that kept the franchise in the cellar for DECADES!

[@michaelmagee4318]

I think it was 1975 when Lane played for the Chiefs and led the league in receptions. I was 8 and my brother was 6. My dad signed us up to the Chiefs Wolfpack, a kids thing where all members got a ticket to a game and got to visit Arrowhead Stadium complete with a tour that included interaction with Chiefs players on the field at the end of the tour. I dont remember any Chiefs other than MacArthur Lane. Lane was a giant to us kids and was very friendly, answering our inane kid questions and accepting a challenge from my little brother to tackle Lane. Lane suggested that based on the size mismatch my brother could enlist all of us kids in the challenge to tackle him. The man had legs like a redwood's branch - he easily supported the entire group of 6-8 year olds tugging on his legs, laughing the whole time. He was my first introduction to pro athletes and i still hold him as the gold standard as a real person and loveable man. I wish the world had treated him better - he was as talented as ANY back in his time but only Chiefs fans between 54 and 56 know this. God bless Mac Lane

[@countdown2xstacy]

This was great. Well done.

[@16ktsgamma]

Bill Bidwell:I think the morale is pretty good. Me:He shouldn't have said that. Did he even look at the team.

[@timmorris566]

Bidwell was a fool. He was loyal to his inept front office staff and scouting department and his wallet. Not the team or the fan base. they managed to sign some good players but could never put together anything close to a complete team. Years of bad drafts, and wasted chances.

[@kevinthb498]

Also, Dallas in 1971 dealt with star RB Duane Thomas, who didn't speak to coaches, teammates and media that season. His was also a contract issue. My guess is that with the AFL/NFL merger completed in 1970, this ended bidding wars between the leagues. Thus, NFL owners had all the leverage to hold down salaries. Team traded Thomas to SD in 1972

[@AmericasChoice]

Yup. The AFL and NFL Teams were paying huge money for the top college prospects in the late 60's. Then that ended with the merger

[@lonecrapshooter67]

Bidwell made the Cardinals practice on the asphalt stadium parking lot

[@russellgilfix8280]

Lane joined John Brockington in what was nicknamed the elephant backfield at Green Bay, making the playoffs. A strong running game. But dolts at QB. So bad at QB that when they played The Redskins in the playoffs the Skins did something not seen since perhaps some time in the 50s: the Skins played 5 man D line instead of the 4 man line that they and everyone had been using for a long time. And back then there were not the plethora of packages on offense or defense you see today. This was a big divergence. Done by Coach George Allen who had first made a name as a superb D coach for a championship Bears team and then head coach of a superb Rams team fearuring the Fearsome Foursome defensive line that included Deacon Jones and Merlin Olsen. The Packers were easily handled because they had zippo passing game.

[@evankoch2575]

Dude's running style was so similar to Adrian Peterson, it's eerie

[@levikatriel]

1. A couple years before Lane got traded to the packers, a different Packer, Herb Adderely had his own drama. 2. Lane isn’t the last player to not want to continue to play for their team, as this also happened to Tommy Nobis a couple years later.

[@karlcooper8460]

He could have easily played in today's era with his diva attitude.

[@clintholmes2061]

Diva fan says what?

[@jeromemaida4933]

Loser.

[@karlcooper8460]

@Matt Joseph hell hath no fury like a diva scorned 'eh'.

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

If you want a really bitter player exit from the Cardinals, read the book that linebacker Dave Meggyesy wrote after quitting mid-career. It's called "Out of Their League."

[@AmericasChoice]

I read that book. A good inside look at the NFL in the late 60's and early 70's

[@jamesnadell1998]

Duane Thomas went through similar exploitation the very same year.

[@marcdaley]

Lane is still the oldest player to rush for 100+ yards in a game. Also the 1970 Cardinals posted three straight shutouts. This is another team that needs a deep dive.

[@robertholmberg6485]

And MacArthur Lane was teamed with another fantastic running back, John Brockington, in Green Bay. But, unfortunately he would end up with one of the worst head coaches! My friend Mike P. McCoy, who was a team mate with Mac and Brock, said it best " D.D. should have stuck with high school football!"

[@robertholmberg6485]

Worst Packers' head coaches. It is a shame that Devine had to take over calling the offensive plays in the 1972 playoffs. While Bart Starr was calling the plays, we were looking pretty good. When D.D. took over, we looked terrible!

[@garykosloski7976]

Lane and brockington one of the best backfields in the n f l !

[@kcatleticos]

Donny Anderson scored 13 TDs for the Cards in 73'-- It seems he was always in the end zone.

[@andrewpadaetz5549]

In the Giants game, the Cards fell behind early by a 21-0 margin so they had to pass a lot after that..thus fewer carries. That loss set up what could have been a chaotic week 14 and beyond..which JG9 went into in a separate video (no I don't think he did the "click the card in the upper right corner" here for how had the Giants won their week 14 game the NFC wild card would have had a coin flip)

[@lamarbrown2644]

I don’t know how but my dad was friends with him. Cool dude from what I remember. We all lived in east Oakland so our families were friends. One of his daughters is currently on my facebook friend list. Whole fam is good people

[@BrendonChase2012]

Even in a video about a running back, JG9 still gives the fans what they want @7:09

[@lwmson]

The shame of course was that Lane played in the era of non-free agency. Unlike today, where players can bid out their services to other teams when their contract expired, if you demanded a pay increase at that time, owners would just trade you, especially tight wads like Bidwell.

[@JTSam]

Bidwell was one of if not the worst owner in history.

[@Jason_Maier]

At that point in time, wasn't Bill co-owner with his brother Charles Bidwell Jr.? And Charley Winner is still alive, turned 99 last week

[@jmad627]

I remember him on the Packers.

[@mikedecarlo9057]

He's immortalized on blooper reels for flipping into fence area at County stadium

[@hughgrectionstud]

Macarthur Lane is melting in the dark

[@karlanderson3623]

Met him in Cleveland one year A real nice guy

[@joeblow2069]

Nobody seemed to like Bidwell.

[@Lawomenshoops]

Lane at one time held the record for oldest RB to gain 100 yards in a game. He may still hold that record.

[@DolFan316]

Only ones I can even think of who might've broken it are Riggins and Gore so you might be right. EDIT: Nope. Gore came close but not quite. (Both Gore and Riggins did have 100-yard rushing games at age 36 though.)

[@d0nKsTaH]

@@DolFan316 Frank Gore currently is the oldest since Lane. Same age ... so its now tied. --> www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/frank-gore-accomplishes-something-in-week-4-no-nfl-running-back-has-done-since-1978/

[@Lawomenshoops]

@@d0nKsTaH If Lane was 36 years and 100 days and Gore was 36 years and 10 days, Lane would still hold the record. But if both were 36 years and 100 days then it would be tied.

[@mayduck1]

@@Lawomenshoops Lane got 144 yards vs Buffalo on October 1 1978 and since Lane was born on March 16 1942 that makes 36 years 199 days so Lane beats out Gore.

[@Lawomenshoops]

@@mayduck1 Frank Gore hot his 100 yards on Sept 29, 2019. Gore was born May 14, 1983. So, Gore was 36 years and 138 days.

[@MerensWorld]

I don't remember Mcarthur writing a book about his time with the Cardinals though. Lane then leads the Packers to the playoffs the next yr while the Cardinals still Stink. Same 4-9-1 record as 1971. By the way have 2 words for you Dave Meggyesy only 57 losing seasons under Bidwell ownership since 1932. that is 89 Seasons of NFL Football. 28 yrs in Chicago from 1932 thru the 1959 Season. 6 winning seasons 1 .500 season 1-1 in NFL Title games. Best streak of winning seasons in a row 4. 28 yrs in St. Louis 1960 thrru 1987 12 winning seasons 2 .500 seasons Phoenix/ Arizona 33 yrs 6 winning seasons 5 .500 seasons Total losing seasons 57. 21 in Chicago, 14 in St. Louis, and 22 in Phoenix/ Arizona. 24 winning seasons 57 Losing seasons and 8 where they broke even.

[@jerrystewart7594]

If I remember correctly, Mc Arthur Lane was extremely talented running back.. Didn't he end up with the Green Bay Packers?

[@KnightBoat]

He did. He and John Brockington were looking like the best backfield tandem in football for awhile. But Washington stacked the box against them in the 1972 playoffs and the Packers had no passing game to take the pressure off.

[@aaronblaylock2092]

I remember him in the USFL...playing for Oakland Invaders.

[@Lawomenshoops]

@@aaronblaylock2092 Lane never played for the Invaders. He was drafted in 1968. The first year of the USFL was 1983. That’s 15 years and he would be in his late 30’s to early 40’s.

[@aaronblaylock2092]

@@Lawomenshoops You're right, He was actually the running backs coach for the Invaders, I just looked him up. I used to hear their games on the radio when I was a kid and I remember hearing his name. Thanks.

[@d0nKsTaH]

Jerry, did you even watch the video before asking that?

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

I knew his more famous brother, MacArthur Park. Great song. Lane should have taken you advice and just spiked the ball into the ground instead of calling the owner a fat MF.

[@josephhouk6703]

The Bidwells are the reason why the Cardinals have only made it to one Super Bowl.

[@scottconner7930]

50 Years Ago

[@jamesage24]

Thank you, Scott.

[@mickeywood3012]

John Brockington was a true #1 back. First player in NFL history to gain three consecutive 1000 yard seasons in his first three seasons in the NFL. Lamme was a terrific complement. How they could have WASTED a number #1 pick for a quarterback from Nebraska (Jerry Tagge) is beyond me? A traditional running school with a quarterback who led the nation in offense is not something to build a franchise around! Dan Devine wasn't much, but Forrest Gregg deserved better.

[@MainEventPoint]

Sadly Lane passed away in 2019, 77 years old

[@bamafan62]

i don't know about being the best RB of the 1970's, but he was a damn good multi purpose back

[@karlcooper8460]

Wow we have inflation issues now talking about back to the future.

[@ronsmac]

Like Billy simms he was a really old Rookie.

[@pretorious700]

I really like your videos, but I think upgrading your audio equipment might be a good idea. You have a strange, midrangey tone that lacks clarity. Sounds like a cheap mic.

[@p__b__3749]

Bill Bidwill was easily one of the worst football owners in NFL history. Full stop.

[@robertholmberg6485]

How great could Mac have been in Green Bay if he had had a decent head coach

[@MerensWorld]

Surprised teams did not put 11 guys on the line of scrimmage and dare the packers to pass in 1972. The Head Coach was also the GM. Some of their players even played under Alias's. Such as Carlos Brown the world Famous Actor from North Dallas Forty, the A-team, and the TV Series in the Heat of the Night. Oh and that movie with Sean Penn At Close Range. The Quarterbacks in Green Bay were not Household names either.

[@xxcelr8rs]

Devine signed M.L to a contract on the hood of a car.

[@karlcooper8460]

He obviously had talent his head was just on another planet.

[@jessiehenry5405]

Bill Bidwell Shouldn't owner a McDonald's let alone a football team

[@russellgilfix8280]

Lane was good but no one, except maybe the most rabid Cardinal fans, would have listed him as the top RB in the NFL. Just for starters there was OJ Simpson, Larry Csonka, Duane Thomas. Simpson did not do much but he only played in 8 games and no one made the mistake of thinking he was not special. Thomas had to excel just to get on the field ahead of Calvin Hill. Lane was good. No question. But no, not "the best" on any list outside of "homers".

[@chicagojeff]

Bil Bidwell was a trash owner. only rivaled by Irsay..

[@1USACitizen192]

Guy doesn't sound like a team player.

[@dougthompson9596]

He had a couple great years in Green Bay

[@jeffs3752]

Lane was right about Bidwell, as time would tell.

[@stubkar]

A top ten pick in the draft, despite only having a couple seasons with only 9 or fewer carries per game at a mid major. Interesting prospect, interesting player.

[@sportshistorybuff]

Was it the 1966 or 1967 season when the Cards were consumed by racism among coaches and players?

[@MerensWorld]

Go ask Dave as in Meggyesy It was 1967. All of it came out in the book by Meggyesy called Out of their League. The book came out around the Time Charlie Push was the N.Y. Jets coach. I am calling Winner Push because he neither had a winning Record or a losing Record as an NFL Head Coach. His career record was 44-44-5. Probably due to not benching Joe Namath in 1975 and going with the man from Fisk J.J. Jones LOL.

[@kingjames1586]

Censorship Tube is drenching your work w/infomercials. Don't have 20min to watch 10min video's...

[@kingjames1586]

@Matt Joseph yes. This channel is to the point factual & the non stop commercials are the only flaw? Excellent production, edit, & narration IMO.

[@collinghood6828]

In Defense Of Seahawks passing on the 1 in Super Bowl 49. Is that possible?

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

You can't defend the undefendable.

[@bens5661]

@@lawrencetaylor4101 Seahawks hadn't converted a run at the goal line all season and the throw was perfect, Butler just made a better play

[@CTubeMan]

JG9 started a defense of the decision while chiding the Seahawks for a Dumb Decision in Super Bowl 40.

[@DolFan316]

@@bens5661 The Pats that season actually had a bad short yardage run D as well, which makes it even worse. You'd think that would've come up at some point during the TWO WEEK preparation for the game.

[@DolFan316]

@@matthewdaley746 Huh???

[@johnhanover2229]

Had his trading card on the Packers.

[@brothablade6867]

Football is so flawed, his knee was down on the 1 but they gave him the TD lol

[@MichaelMartin-qe5ye]

Spot the Gabbert at 7:10

[@redmustangredmustang]

MacArthur Lane sadly died in 2019

[@xxcelr8rs]

Who was that guy I talked to at a Packer game signing autographs??

[@karlcooper8460]

I don't care how talented he was he could never play for me.

[@clintholmes2061]

You know you don't have a team right?

[@karlcooper8460]

@@clintholmes2061 I'm not from st.louis I'm from Detroit either way your right i don't have a team.

[@antonioriversrivers7925]

If I told y'all the truth of the NFL and the Black Players, this story is half truth and not the whole truth, and we want nothing but the truth so help me GOD.

[@davanmani556]

Segregated bible study groups.

[@bigdrew565]

The fuck does this have to do with football?

[@KnightBoat]

@@bigdrew565 The Cardinals had a... shall we say... less than admirable locker room culture in those days. There was an infamous Sports Illustrated article about it.

[@bigdrew565]

@@KnightBoat I'll try and give it a look. I'm still assuming that the OP is a weirdo though. Is it anything equivalent to the Dalton Gang with the Phillies?

[@nala3038]

@Dz Nutz you suck!

[@mayduck1]

@@bigdrew565according to Cardinal LB Dave Meggyesy in his 1970 book out of their league the Cardinals had all kind of racial trouble and literally had a segregated locker room as unlike a Vince Lombardi or a Don Shula who would not allow this but the cheap poor coaches like Charley Winner and Bob Hollway allowed this and is one of the reasons the Cardinals did not make the playoffs when they lucked out on Don Coryell.

[@theredscum4202]

So dude was a average/below average back except for 1 year and it gave him that big a head. Good thing he was mostly mediocre or wed hear a lot more about this clown