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To: big'ol_freeper; Impy; SevenofNine; Cletus.D.Yokel; Rummyfan; Liberty Valance; Perdogg; ...
Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr. was a hell of a quarterback yet he will always be remembered for one photo:

RIP Y.A.--

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2014/0715/tittle_header6_1600x900.jpg

117 posted on 10/09/2017 11:15:49 AM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: Bender2

ONE OF THE OLD TIME GREATS!


118 posted on 10/09/2017 11:27:44 AM PDT by Reily
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To: Bender2

He was quite a guy:

No. 63, 64, 14
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: October 24, 1926
Place of birth: Marshall, Texas, U.S.
Date of death: October 8, 2017 (aged 90)
Place of death: Atherton, California, U.S.
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight: 192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school: Marshall (TX)
College: LSU
NFL Draft: 1948 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6
Career history
Baltimore Colts (1948–1950)
San Francisco 49ers (1951–1960)
New York Giants (1961–1964)
Career highlights and awards
7× Pro Bowl (1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1961–1963)
4× First-team All-Pro (1957, 1961–1963)
AP NFL Most Valuable Player (1963)
3× NFL passing touchdowns leader (1955, 1962, 1963)
NFL passer rating leader (1963)
NFL record 7 touchdown passes in a game (tied)
San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame
New York Giants Ring of Honor
New York Giants No. 14 retired
2× First-team All-SEC (1946, 1947)
Career NFL[a] statistics
TD–INT: 212–221
Passing yards: 28,339
Completion percentage: 55.5
Passer rating: 73.6
Rushing touchdowns: 33
Player stats at NFL.com
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Wikipedia


119 posted on 10/09/2017 12:02:48 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Bender2

I had forgotten that he was LSU.

http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_181f7c0c-6b24-11e6-b30c-579aaba33b8e.html

Y.A. Tittle, star LSU and NFL quarterback, has died


121 posted on 10/09/2017 12:06:43 PM PDT by abb ("News reporting is too important to be left to the journalists." Walter Abbott (1950 -))
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To: Bender2
There's some history gone before our eyes
122 posted on 10/09/2017 1:37:41 PM PDT by big'ol_freeper (Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage)
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To: Bender2

Honestly I did not know he was still alive. One of the genuine old school tough guys. RIP Y.A. Titlte.


123 posted on 10/09/2017 4:01:58 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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