[rlmorel]

Those were some tough guys back in the day. Billy Kilmer was one tough SOB, no doubt. Check out this funny video where he was the first NFL player miked up for sound, and he takes a beating (when he was with the Saints): Billy Kilmer wired for sound in 1967!

[W.Lee]

Thanks, I enjoyed that. Billy Kilmer (Ol’ Fireface) was one of a kind. With that squeaky voice that would get higher the more excited he got. There were bumper stickers here in D.C. that read “I like Sonny” or “I like Billy”. One year before the Dallas away game, the night before the ‘Skins flew to Texas Jurgenson and Kilmer went out and got loaded. Kilmer ended up getting arrested for a dwi, got bailed out and made the flight to Dallas. He then had a career day and beat the Cowboys at home. Couldn’t happen today.