May the angels sing him home.
He was a gamer for the ages. Tough gritty and always present
God! Not Earl!
He also helped win Super Bowl V for the Colts after Unitas got hurt. Somewhat made up for him helping the Colts lose Super Bowl III against the Jets.
Go GREEN Earl!
R.I.P.
I was living in Miami then. He used to have a rocking chair I think in the locker room. They called hkm the old man. I think he was 39. He came in for Griese and it was like somebody sprinkled fairy dust. What a fabulous year it was.
As a Redskin fan in those days, I liked Earl back then.
A real man.
I remember the “upstart” Earl Morral daring to challenge the great Johnny Unitas when they both played for the Colts.
That’s about the last time I watched pro football.
Len Dawson, Roger Staubach, Bob Griese, Darryl Lamonica, Lance Rentzel, Dick Butkus, Gail Sayers ... That’s how old I am!
72 Dolphins
The most overated football team in NFL history. They didn’t have to play the Cowboys, Raiders, or Packers that season. All three teams would have whooped up on them.
During the regular season, they played only two teams with winning records and those teams were 8-6.
Their win-loss record of their regular seasonopponents
66-113.
Good team, but NOT great.
RIP.
First Super Bowl I watched was No. 3, with Earl Morrall vs. Joe Namath. I had just finished my first season of pee wee football, and now I understood what it was about. I rooted for the Jets because they were from the “American” Football League, and I wanted the Americans to win. I remember it well. Johnny Unitas coming in off the bench, and leading a comeback, but falling short. 16-7, as I recall. Funny how you remember all the details of stuff like that, but forget what happened last Tuesday.