[octex]

...and 70’s when it was a lot more gritty...
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I recall Conrad Dobler of the SL Cardinals being called the dirtiest NFL player in the ‘70s because of his reputation of biting opposing players.

[ICE-FLYER]

I was talking more of the hard play of the gam, not animal like behavior! No Mike Tyson bites now!!

[waredbird]

Don’t know if this is true, but there was a play where Dobler was flagged and he asked the ref why? The ref told him he tried to trip a guy to which Dobler replied “I missed, there’s no rule against attempted tripping.”

[woodbutcher1963]

I remember when he played for the Bills(my hometown team).
Not only did he bite. He would try to break guys fingers by bending them backwards. This is why most lineman have their fingers taped together. He would also poke guys in the eye and grab their nuts at the bottom of the pile. Kidney punches were also in vogue. Oh, the good old days.

[fungoking]

I recall Conrad Dobler of the SL Cardinals being called the dirtiest NFL player in the ‘70s because of his reputation of biting opposing players.

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“Dirty” Doubler had a good comeback, “how can I bite them unless they put their hands inside my face mask?”

The cardiac cardinals of my youth, curse you Bill Bid well.