[JonPreston]

11/17/1968 - Jets at Raiders - Heidi Game

[skeeter]

That kind of football is long gone.

[Red Badger]

[Dan in Wichita]

What I remember most about Lamonica is that Raider’s coach John Madden pulled him on Oakland’s last drive during the Dec 23, 1972 playoff game against the Steelers, putting Ken Stabler in at QB. Trailing 6-0, the “Snake” led the Raiders down the field, scoring the go ahead TD with less than one minute remaining. Pittsburgh won at the very end, thanks to the “Immaculate Reception”, one of the most famous plays in football history. How I miss the old NFL.

[Carriage Hill]

I remember that game. I was a Jets fan, back then, in college.

[GonzoII]

R.I.P.

[crz]

I was just watching videos of him last night!

Now this..

he could throw the long pass better than anyone I ever saw.

[bunkerhill7]

When the Raiders played at Youell Field, we used to hand them beers when they scored a TD. These guys played their best with a couple of beers. I wuz there.

[Deo volente]

I was just a kid but recall my Dad being pretty upset they cut away from that game to air the Heidi movie. Dad watched NFL football faithfully back in the day.

[hinckley buzzard]

The master of Air Coryell.

[1Old Pro]

Amazing how the NFL ruined the NFL in just 40 years.

[wjcsux]

We lost another great today.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

One of my favorites of all time! His name was just cool. RIP

[Deplorable American1776]

Mike Bossy, Guy Lafleur and Darryl. Sports stars from yesteryear are dieing and they are irreplaceable with today’s ‘stars’.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.