Raider Revisit: Lyle Alzado The Original Darth Raider

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Raider Revisit: Lyle Alzado The Original Darth Raider
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[@marioserrano6333]

Had the chance to meet him in Venice Beach, CA. 4am at a 7-11 I was delivering Hansen juices, it was the store manager, myself when Lyle walked in, I'm a huge Raider fan, so I was introduced to him, the manager says Lyle this is Mario he brings your juices, he'd stop in for juices before he worked out. He talked 10-15 minutes with me, ran into him a couple of times after that, he remembered my name and spoke to me each time. Great Great Guy!

[@luiscr9498]

I’m a Ravens fan, but this has got to be one of the saddest stories in the history of the NFL, at least in my opinion. From troubled childhood, he rose from the depths and fought for happiness, even if it meant taking steroids, and he payed the price for it. His heart was so memorable and yet nobody mentions that part of him. Besides being a good football player, he’s a true hero for telling the truth and he’s a good man for what he did with children and charities. His heart was where it needed to be, always. RIP Lyle Martin Alzado.

[@vinceniederman]

Shame Lyle Used Them For 22 Years and Never Stopped!

[@mamster233]

@@vinceniederman He wouldn't have been able to make the NFL without them.

[@vinceniederman]

@@mamster233 True!

[@mamster233]

@@vinceniederman I think Lyle said he would have been 220lbs naturally, but that's a big decrease from his playing weight of around 260lbs-270lbs?

[@vinceniederman]

@@mamster233 Yup and I’ve Read About Lyle on Google!

[@REALWOODSMAN]

Anyone else see a beautiful person? With inner anger issues from past childhood trauma ? Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a better teammate

[@bradleymiles671]

he deserves more than anyone to be in the hall of fame. who cares if he used steroids, he did it at a time when it wasn't banned or against the rules.

[@hummervs3278]

Agreed. And more so was the biggest name in sports to say he used them and sacrificed his name sake to hopefully help some stranger, some kid he would never know. He was upset to not have the love of his dad, now is with his real Father, God.

[@terryhill4732]

If you cared about the man I think you should care if he use steroids or not knowing what the results of it would be

[@mr.doctorcaptain1124]

@@terryhill4732 lol nah only dumbasses believe he actually got brain cancer from steroids. We have years of research on them and there are zero connections. And guess what, everyone was on them

[@bradleymiles671]

@@terryhill4732what the end result of using steroids is is not the point the fact of the matter is yes he used steroids but he used them at a time when they were not banned or illegal and he was not the only one who ever use them in the NFL specially back in the seventies they were not banned until ten years after he retired yeah he came clean and told the world that use steroids when they were not ban or frowned upon. Considering they were not outlawed until 1990 then he should be in the Hall of Fame plainansimple

[@altorres5988]

My dad use to talk about him when I was a kid as I got older I started to watch his videos before going to the gym I’m 27 years old Lyle Alzado is my all time favorite athlete him telling the truth about his use of steroids and telling everyone not to do it that right there is a Hero!! Rest in paradise King Lyle

[@theviviman3335]

They dont make em like this anymore

[@BryanHernandez-ij9pd]

Honestly

[@killerjoe5628]

Yes they do. Only these days they wouldn't pass the piss test.

[@kamenriderla4314]

I wasnt alive during the prime of Alzado. But i grew up a raiders fan who grew up on older raider's fans telling me about the legend of Lyle Alzado. Wasnt till i grew up that i looked up clips about him. And qill honestly say hes become one of my favorite players to ever wear that Silver and Black helmet.

[@jironthunder7519]

100% Legend!!! Raiders forever!!!

[@blueenglishstaffybreeder6956]

As an Aussie and an outsider this man should be regarded a hero, I can tell that inside this man was really a teddy bear, I had an old man like his so I get it

[@michaelleroy9281]

He should be in the Hall of Fame

[@diegopons4622]

He definitely should be.

[@warrenholahta3433]

❤

[@dumbvideoguys]

Easily

[@AkentaStromm]

Still my favorite Raiders. Broke my heart when he admitted to using steroids and sad to see him pass. Still mad that Trent got to wear 77 - he didn't deserve it.

[@masonmennell8514]

Everyone back then was on steroids. He is an all time great

[@Nick-pe3mr]

Shi! people took steroids in the 1980s at my high school football team. Want to be pro you are doing it. He may have done it a bit more and for longer but you have to give him credit for coming clean and warning others of heavy steroid use.

[@leroystover1062]

Im crying rite now i love this Massive man 👨 Lyle ALAZADO

[@osvaldogallegos9734]

Darth Raider for life ☠️☠️☠️

[@backagain5216]

RIP lyle. I pray you are in a better place that you can finally call home.

[@pauldean8638]

To come clean at the end he bowed down his head and said don’t make my mistakes . You can’t change the heart he had as he did great charity work . Thank you for cleaning his grave buddy 👍

[@theironsheik6322]

He never came clean. He died of AIDS.

[@pauldean8638]

@@theironsheik6322 what’s his book called again ?

[@theironsheik6322]

@@pauldean8638 I Have AIDS - The Rump Raider Story

[@warrenholahta3433]

❤

[@comedynewssports5450]

Guy was awesome should be in the hall.

[@chriscorbin3190]

I remember this guy when I was a kid, he was chasing some dude down the hall after catching him with his wife or something... And how did I know that was Maria Shriver in those interviews 🤔

[@CrazyhorseDK]

Raider fan fer life Lyle was a monster on the field rest easy Darth

[@bobby4500]

a true legend

[@kermitfrog1929]

Should be in the Hall... R.I.P CHAMP...

[@norcalbowhunter3264]

It’s sad this guy didn’t understand what true happiness was and chased a dragon till his death, only to realize at the end how wasteful he had been with his life. I feel this is what a lot of people do who chase happiness in fame or money or status in life.

[@Buddycoop1]

Well said. Too bad most people have no idea what your comment means...

[@timothythomas8082]

I'm 50 now, but remember when I was a kid born into a Dallas Cowboys fan filled house where I remember three framed portraits hung up on the wall by height of importance. Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, of course, hung the highest near the wall trim at the ceiling. A foot lower than that was coach Tom Landry, followed by President Ronald Reagan 12 inches below that. My recollection of those Cowboys vs Browns/Raiders games from 1979 to 1985 were ones where we had to worry about Lyle intentionally hurting Roger Staubach and Danny White. Howie Long was great as well, but Howie would just make the normal tackle, get up and move on. Lyle, on the other hand wasn't satisfied with a normal tackle to the turf. He wanted to drive you into the ground, and rub your nose in it. He didn't want to send you to the team doctors on the sidelines to be treated to in the locker room, he'd rather send you to the doctors, unconscious, of course, at the hospital. I'll give him this credit. He was a good man with a lot of mad dog mean in him that the roids helped contribute to him to being, but at least wasn't a nasty POS like another ex Raider/Bronco in Bill Romanowski. He "mostly" tended to leave the rage on the field, though there were incidents of him pulling a Mike Tyson and chasing or following a driver that cut him off only to beat the crap out of him when the guy stopped at a convenience store. His ex-wife, Cindy, reportedly called the cops five times in their only year of marriage, but he was never arrested. The roids definitely contributed to his rage, no doubt, but I believe off the field, he could usually contain it. He wasn't off the deep end like Chris Benoit per say, but still unpredictable. Especially on the football field. I could tell in that lengthy Raiders interview that Alzado was straight up serious when he said that he believed that there was no one in the league that could kick his ass, and the look in his eyes, made me believe it too. He's in my top 5 toughest defensive players of all time at #4. Just slightly above Deacon Jones, but below #3 Reggie White, #2 Lawrence Taylor, and of course, the legend and hero to all that came after him, #1 Dick Butkis. The Monster of The Midway.

[@Gregory-sm9pf]

I can't bring myself to knock the man because he took steroids during his playing career because 90% of the NFL were taking PEDs, it wasn't just him and in the end he didn't lie about it, he owned up to it unlike other famous athletes he adamantly for year's denied it like Lance Armstrong did. Overall Lyle was an outstanding football player and brought alot to the NFL, I'm sure he has found what was alluding him his whole life when he died and that was happiness, the dude is in heaven, Thank you Lyle for the great entertainment you brought to all of us! Love this guy!

[@mickyzzzeee]

Not a Raiders fan but proudly wear an Alzedo jersey. His brother looks like Robert Kraft

[@rafemanrafeman6705]

An absolute beast and such a good person rip big man

[@charlesbullghost5491]

The eternal rise of the once powerful great Lyle Alzado's spirit live on! Pure *perfection of greatness.✨

[@joearchuleta7542]

Fear the Darkside Raider Nation for Life

[@SpacePope420]

Does standing outside the home Depot waiting for work get tiresome?

[@elinovak3770]

Doesn't matter how much steroids you were on, you still need to perform, as a pro athlete. If you where not performing at a high level, those steroids ment nothing.

[@killerjoe5628]

But if he had not been on steroids he would not have performed on a high level. Probably wouldn't even have made the team in college.

[@eriklarson9137]

@@killerjoe5628 Just like 100% of the rest of the NFL. Stop being delusional. He did NOTHING different than the others. He just had the balls to be real about it.

[@killerjoe5628]

@@eriklarson9137 LOL...The one thing Alzado DIDN'T have was balls - because of the steroids - which shrink the testicles, which makes men whiney, like little girls, the way Alzado was at the end of his life. Big phony.

[@killerjoe5628]

Really, Captain Obvious? You mean if I took massive amounts of steroids then laid on the couch all day eating Cheetos I wouldn't be a professional athlete? Give It up.... Everybody on the football team was working just as hard as Alzado was, only Alzado was on steroids, which - by his own admission- helped him perform at a high level.

[@el34glo59]

​​@@killerjoe5628That's not what he's saying. You have to be good enough without roids for roids to help you become great. That simple. The entire nfl was on them at the time

[@beavosuave6690]

The humility to tell the truth is rare in our society today. Man of good heart and charity. God love him. RIP

[@joeborrajo186]

He didn't do it today..... it was 30 years ago

[@warrenholahta3433]

The HOF is supposed to applaud achievements coupled with virtues. Humility is a virtue! To humble himself before creation for the greater good should be held in the highest regard... Imagine the message that would be sent if this was acknowledged!

[@Scottocaster6668]

Lyle, regardless you still are a great man. R.i.p. , thanks for the time in Cleveland. You made it exciting!

[@davidvenesky9053]

Two penalties and a couple of fights within the first three minutes. "That's not any different from what we usually do." LMAO.

[@markmiller3308]

“For one night in Tampa. Lyle Alzado was truly happy…” 😢

[@williamm.9255]

LYLE WILL ALWAYS BE ONE OF THE ALL TIME GREAT RAIDER LEGENDS!!!! LYLE STOOD FOR EVERYTHING IT MEANS TO BE A RAIDER AND WEAR THE SILVER N BLACK 💯💯💯💯🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🤍🖤🔥🔥🔥🔥🏉🏉🏉🏉🏉🏉🏉

[@danpoore99]

Loved Lyle and he was obviously very intelligent and human who did good and bad but good outweighed the bad...

[@gabrielgonzales4095]

It takes a true man to admit that he was wrong

[@masterblackmon]

Forever a HALL OF FAMER in my eyes❤

[@Dmiller7239]

Lyle was the ultimate Raider. RIP

[@GaryFox11000]

Lyle Alzado - was really a genuine human being . Lived in Denver ; ----------------- SUPERBOWL WIN RAIDERS !! Howie Long was really young ; He & Lyle dominated the game ! Raiders won easy 38 - 9 . --------------‐ Redskins we're the defending champions ! Tampa had a seat right behind Reskins bench So happy that Lyle one a superbowl ring ! He was exceptional with children .... Really a tortured soul ; my Father was an alcoholic, violent ; like Lyle's father ! My older Brother Ken got into a fight with our father too. He was kicked out of our house at 16 ! Really understand How Lyle was scared by his Father ! Lyle pray that your spirit , & soul are at peace ! Praying for divine guidance ...

[@johnmontag]

He would of been a hell of a reality TV 🌟

[@goalscorerlajon]

Would HAVE been. Would of is INCORRECT. Go back to your school and THANK your English teacher. 😂

[@johnmontag]

@@goalscorerlajon would’ve *

[@leroystover1062]

Brooklyn Goodheart Miss u LYLE ALZADO DARK Raider 🙏

[@waynelalonde4778]

Just for Lyles humanitarian efforts, he deserves nothing but respect. For so many professional athletes or so consumed with money and fame of the game most of them never would have done what Lyle did with those children

[@frederickjefferson2289]

He's FAR from the only one to have used steroids. He was one who admitted to it. That being said, steroids wasn't what killed him. He had a brain tumor.

[@johngonzalez8313]

Loved him!!,Lyle was the best ever!!,A real Man, A real Raider!!!

[@Fireyninjadog]

If you think about it, Darth Raider was the perfect nickname for lyle because he and Darth Vader had similar backstories. Both had very rough childhoods, both had extreme temperaments, and both made mistakes that did more harm than good. However, lyle was a great human being. He was a caring soul, and it showed throughout this video. RIP

[@w8ww]

*Thanks for the documentary*

[@englundus]

Great football player! In the end of his life, I am pretty sure he talked a fair number of young men out there into not juicing. He has my respect. RIP Mr. Alzado.

[@pete3050]

Alzado only hurt himself unlike Ruff would killed a woman driving at 150 mph drunk

[@BryanHernandez-ij9pd]

You mean ruggs

[@duanedragon2]

I recognized Lyle in the PDX airport in 1990. He was gaunt and skinny and clearly very sick. Starstruck, I said "I know you." He looked right at me and said "No you don't." He was right.

[@ikepren3696]

Good on you sir for cleaning the tombstone. I applaud you. Im a Vikings fan but I love and appreciate Lyle for his Raider mindset.

[@justinroark88]

14:13 that kind of stuff gives you chills.

[@eugenegriess1896]

Lyle Alzado was an American badass on a football field! That's my memory of him! I was privileged to watch him play for my team the Denver Broncos AND to watch him fight Mohammad Ali at Mile High Stadium! LOL I also remember him at Mile High Stadium after he left the Broncos to play for the #1 enemy of the Broncos. The Reviled Oakland Raiders! I remember poor Lyle dressed in a Raiders uniform sitting on the sideline while the offense was on the field and Denver Bronco Fans harassing him to death throwing hot dogs, sodas, trash, the kitchen sink and whatever else was available to throw on him. I remember him finally having enough of it and going off on them.

[@kellysavalas5937]

4 Marriages is not failed love. What's important is no matter how many times love failed, someone else was there to love him.

[@user-fg4fr2bz5y]

I saw him on a plane trip shortly before his death he looked ashen and grey from his steroid use. So sad.

[@travishendrix7026]

Alzado was a hellava player. Forever a member of the Raider Nation. Thats enough.

[@levedia]

Reminds me of hercules in WWF back in the days.

[@dylancoric1194]

My hero. My inspiration

[@rolly1496]

He did it so what ,he was a great player and a good guy too,and should be remembered as that I will,wish I met him.

[@wutgamastrlmurray4699]

Decation. His. Dream. Came. True. The. Best. Football. Pass. Rusher. Every.

[@johnrader9912]

Excellent story.

[@tylergreene6494]

Not only were steroids NOT banned or illegal at the time, fair game, what’s the difference between doing roids and Lawrence Taylor talking about half the Giants roster doing cocaine in the locker room during super bowls/games? I mean shit, that’s def a performance enhancing drug, probably more so than roids. Lmao🤣🤣🤣

[@jordanmolina6258]

Not too many real souls left like his

[@cyrusutuone7241]

When you are on that field, it's war!- Lyle Alzado

[@doclew28]

Reporter: "What about Chris Ward?" Reporter 5 seconds later: "oooooohhh-kaaaayyyyy..." LMFAOOO!!!

[@charlie_23Laaaa]

I wonder if the person who asked for Lyle's autograph will ever watch this and think to themselves i was the one who asked for the autograph the day lyle forgot how to write his own name due to his undiagnosed brain cancer

[@straightouttacomicbook]

My grandpa told me legendary stories about lyle alzado

[@Bansenshukai9]

I know that the Raiders don’t retire numbers, but no-one should have ever been allowed to wear 77 after him.

[@lucianoamoroso3395]

Don't give a dam if he said if it was fake no fuck that he was a real killer period

[@Regularguy1798]

A True Hero who told the truth...!

[@liamjones8763]

I would love to see a film made about this guy, to tell his story and make sure history doesn’t remember him for the wrong reasons

[@lukemarshall118]

Lyle's sister says that you should love your parents no matter what they do? Her father molested her and she still loves him? If my father ever did that to me I would never love him again. I would forever hate him.

[@1Tomrider]

While they wound up as Raiders, both Lyle Alzado and Bob Brown played for other teams, so they could have faced each other, which would have been epic! 🙂

[@justinroark88]

Boy, Al Davis was cheap. Flew his AFC Championship team in to the Super Bowl on a United commercial flight instead of a team plane 🤣

[@tinytim71301]

The League showed their cowardice permitting Alzado to be the steroid fall guy. Anyone that has been in competitive sports knows the prevalent use of PEDs. Alzado was one of the best on and off the field. A good man and A Warrior, period. RIP big man.

[@JosephCantu-qq1yr]

It's insane that he gets written out of the history of the NFL when most every player in the seventies eighties and nineties was juicing, he may have done it a bit harder in a bit longer than the rest then again maybe not. after the NFL banished him no other players came out to talk about steroids seeing a response from the NFL.

[@jamestyson458]

He could've been a hall of famer if he didn't admit to steroid use

[@kellysavalas5937]

Long Live Ernest Goes To Camp!!!

[@noc3635]

John3:16For God loves the world he sent his son for whoever believes in him shall not perish but live eternal life!!!

[@hummervs3278]

Lyle wished for the love of his dad here, and now has enjoys the love of his Father in heaven. Glory to God for letting Lyle be the love and caring being forever that he was at his core.

[@prenticefaber9626]

So he lied who cares he was a pleasure to watch.

[@ac4185]

Ever clip is him roid raging 😭😭😭

[@redmustangredmustang]

That's the worst part of Lyle's life. That he grew up in an abusive household that he had to do anything and everything to help his siblings get bigger and stronger. Then in the NFL he thought he needed the steroids to gain an edge because he probably thought without them he would be cut from the team. Just like his marriages he was chasing romantic love and it didn't last long sadly. Just like his best childhood friend said he sold his soul for fame and riches and eventually it was time to collect.

[@leroystover1062]

Brooklyn basher i love ❤️ Lyle ALZADO

[@bookiebrown7012e]

Lozy Lyle

[@johnm.2398]

Interestingly he looked younger during his brief come back in the early 90s.

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

He looked PHENOMENAL at that point. No fat whatsover. He wasnt able to make the Raiders 53 man squad, but he was right that he was in the best shape of his life. Crazy that just two years later, he was dead.

[@Anonymous-jf2gy]

@@chocolatetownforever7537In the interview where he admitted to using steroids, he said that he knows for sure he could have made it again in his comeback but they probably didn’t sign him because they figured he was too old

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

@@Anonymous-jf2gy Yeah. When you get to that age its tough for teams to really make that decision to keep you on the 53 man roster. He obviously didnt come back to sit on the bench as a reserve, and if the Raiders had a young guy at DE, they wouldnt want to stunt their development by having a 40 year old guy who wouldnt have much of a future with the team. The thing is, Lyle was a gym rat, who worked out and worked hard, so his football ability wasnt just steroids, but I wonder if he was on some extra amount of juice at that time to make him competitive at that age, and possibly sped up his cancer, because its unreal to look like that, and in two years, youre dead. Idk, I loved the guy. A beast, but I truly believe he did have a great heart, and his son is right, he had nothing to gain by talking about his usage of steroids. He did it to help others stay away from them.

[@Anonymous-jf2gy]

@@chocolatetownforever7537 Yeah he said he used HGH for strength and testosterone cypionate for size during his attempted comeback. He also describes managing to test clean as HGH could not be detected via test at the time (not sure about now) and testosterone cypionate wouldn't show on those tests of the time if you went off it for a month.

[@el34glo59]

Howie told him to stop lol. Like Howie wasn't on them?cmon man

[@davidkirk608]

Can someone please tell me the name of the song at 1:44 PLEASE!!!

[@BryanHernandez-ij9pd]

14:03

[@MoveInSilence23]

Aaron Donald channeled Alzado recently lol

[@jtowens-masonry3359]

Alzado should be in the hall of fame unfortunately the real hero’s aren’t recognized like that he is black balled for being honest personally i love this dude watching him as a kid he was the man absolutely awesome football player

[@maxapa3909]

Hello Im from ARGENTINA and I like RAIDERS!!!!! your style is HARD and very RUDE...Im fan of Detroit Bad Boys...but RAIDERS plays with BALLS!!!!!! salutes.

[@Trishula707]

Maybe CTE could’ve caused his cancer?? Ive only been a emt/paramedic so I don’t know but cte can affect your writing skills etc

[@realrealonerealrealone2182]

The key phase is admission and, therefore, was prosecution. Meanwhile, the so-called leaders were sippin juicy juice as well

[@rvpwt]

Everyone watching this needs to know that ALL PROCEEDS went to Childrens Charities.

[@Growinggolfing]

Steroids didn’t have anything to do with his death.

[@madtownangler]

Everyone who was good used steroids back then maybe he used more than most others. I think it was legal.

[@jaysnowden2]

Lyle probably saved thousands of young boys by coming out with his admission of steroids. It was huge news for all young athletes at that time. I remember it like it was yesterday.

[@Gothiczartan]

He's meaner than Terry Funk.

[@cesarbriones2419]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤LYLE RN4L

[@sleepyjones9625]

They talk about steroids like if you do them you weren't the person on that field... That's crazy

[@Roadglide911]

It was the Oakland Raiders!

[@goalscorerlajon]

Lyle never played for the OAKLAND Raiders. When he was traded to the Raiders, they were already in LOS ANGELES.

[@AHA-ui2ep]

I got news for you knucklehead Raider fans, Alzado's best years were as a Bronco and the Orange Crush. He played for the Broncos from 71-78 and only played for the Raiders for four years. Heck he played for the Browns for three years.

[@jrgonzo114]

But he'll ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED as a RAIDER no matter what he did in Denver, who up until then still was a basement dwelling team without a super bowl win, while those RAIDERS were what made the league, love them or hate them nothing compares to the RAIDERNATION and Lyle was made to feel welcomed and he found a home, that's a testament to AL DAVIS, the only one who had a place and heart and home for ALZADO... Denver, please!