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.
My family moved back to the USA (near Andrews AFB) the year George Allen took over, and I had never seen a football game in my life, not even a high school one, though I had played lots of sandlot football.
As you know, DC was insane with the Redskins, and I got hooked on football. The first game I watched was a Sunday night game against the Bears, where the Redskins blocked a PAT, but the Bears player picked it up and threw it to Dick Butkus laying on his back in the end zone to win the game.
I was hooked! Love the game. Loved watching Kilmer...I was always hoping for Jurgenson, but...he just couldn’t stay healthy!