#27TheDominator Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 I only saw Namath play "live" 3 times. Remember the Jets OT win against the Giants at Yale Bowl in '74? That was my 2nd game. My uncle was a Giants season ticket holder and took me to that game. Third game was a preseason Giants-Jets game at Yankee Stadium in 1976, Namath's last season with the Jets. Any other games you see besides the '72 Colt game? I haven't been to many. My Dad always played on Sunday so he didn't take me too often. We were at his (and then my) games and then back home in time for the Jets and pasta. That was the only Namath game I went to live. I know my Dad went to the first Jets-Giants game at the Yale Bowl instead of going to Woodstock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 The first game I remember watching was a live game...I had seen a couple in Shea but I was too young to remember. The first game I truly remember was 86, Jets vs. Dolphags. It was the Kenny O vs. Marino shootout. I thought the Jets were the greatest thing in the world and Kenny O was the best Qb ever and wanted to be just like him. I had a life size poster of Kenny O on my wall for a long time after that game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackout Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 cowboys steelers early 90s SB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 First Jets game that drove you to drink Jets at Lions, Thanksgiving, 1985. I was already drunk, depressed, and miserable on that particular Thanksgiving, but the Jets losing an absolutely horrendous game against a bad Lions team that went on to lose out the rest of the season practically led to my suicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeWillie Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Jets at Lions, Thanksgiving, 1985. I was already drunk, depressed, and miserable on that particular Thanksgiving, but the Jets losing an absolutely horrendous game against a bad Lions team that went on to lose out the rest of the season practically led to my suicide. LOL! I remember that one. We had a good team that year and we were beaten like dogs by Eric Hipple. Absolutely Brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSage Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 Cannot be absolutely certain which one was first but was either Giants/Lions or Giants/Browns. Charlie Connerly was the Giants QB with Frank Gifford at HB, Kyle Rote and Bob Schnelker at Ends, Jim Brown wasn't around yet to take handoffs from Otto Graham and Doak Walker with Bobby Layne from the Lions. Of course that was before Al Dorow was throwing tds to Don Maynard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan1015 Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 The first game I remember pieces of was the last game of the '91 season, win and get in game against the Dolphins. The first full game I remember (although I know I watched games before this) is the fake spike game UGHHH!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Super Bowl XIII - Steelers beat the Cowboys. Old Fart! I remember some nutt kicks from 1979. A re-occurring theme the first 22 years I followed the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentos Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Cannot be absolutely certain which one was first but was either Giants/Lions or Giants/Browns. Charlie Connerly was the Giants QB with Frank Gifford at HB, Kyle Rote and Bob Schnelker at Ends, Jim Brown wasn't around yet to take handoffs from Otto Graham and Doak Walker with Bobby Layne from the Lions. Of course that was before Al Dorow was throwing tds to Don Maynard. Great post. Allow me to try to narrow down the possiblities as to what was the first game you watched. Brown was a rookie in 1957. Graham retired after the 1955 season. Therefore, Brown never took a handoff from Graham. Schnelker played with the Giants from 1954-60. Because you indicated that the first NFL game you watched predated Brown's stay in the league, this means your first viewed game was in either 1954, 1955, or 1956. You also wrote it as "Giants/Lions" and "Giants/Browns" perhaps to indicate the Giants were on the road. That might be the way of it because the Giants home games were not televised in the New York market, as far as I know. Of course, I'm also assuming you resided in the New York area at the time. Based upon all that, the first game you watched was one of the following- 10/31/54- Giants 14 at Browns 24 11/06/55- Giants 14 at Browns 24 12/11/55- Giants 24 at Lions 19 10/14/56- Giants 21 at Browns 9 Now, if you did see a Giants home game, it would have been one of these- 11/28/54- Browns 16 at Giants 7 11/27/55- Browns 35 at Giants 35 12/09/56- Browns 24 at Giants 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 I remember crying like a baby when the Jets lost in the 91 playoffs to the Oilers. The early 90s Jets were not kind to 8 year olds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeWillie Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 I remember crying like a baby when the Jets lost in the 91 playoffs to the Oilers. The early 90s Jets were not kind to 8 year olds. Neither were the early to mid '70's Jets ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Actually it was Buffalo Bills vs the Los Angeles Chargers in 1960 in War Memorial in Buffalo. Box score from a cool site: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196010020buf.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyjet69 Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 bits and pieces of 70's games. and the game in 80 where Richard Todd threw a pic in the end zone against Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 For me it was the 1926 Alabama victory over Washington in the Rose Bowl. I believe that game is where the term Crimson Tide came from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeWillie Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 bits and pieces of 70's games. and the game in 80 where Richard Todd threw a pic in the end zone against Buffalo. Probably the '81 Wild Card game at Shea ... Bill Simpson spoiling an "almost miracle" comeback by Todd .... errrrgggghhhh. Still one of the most heartbreaking losses I've ever had to endure as a Jet fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeWillie Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Actually it was Buffalo Bills vs the Los Angeles Chargers in 1960 in War Memorial in Buffalo. Box score from a cool site: http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196010020buf.htm Damn, 'bro ... you got me beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Troll Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 I can recall a MNF game between the Bears and Dolphins being on, although I highly doubt it's their famed 1985 game, as that would make me one year old, which would mean that my first ever memory was of football. The first game I ever really watched was the '91 MNF opener between the Niners and Giants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Probably the '81 Wild Card game at Shea ... Bill Simpson spoiling an "almost miracle" comeback by Todd .... errrrgggghhhh. Still one of the most heartbreaking losses I've ever had to endure as a Jet fan. I remember that heartbreaker as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfmartin Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Jets/Steelers from the 1988 season. I was only 5 years old.. Been hooked ever since.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn306 Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 I went to my first game live in 1974. It was against the Oilers and the only thing I remember as an 8 year old kid was that they lost that day. I'm sure there was something earlier since I was already collecting football cards in 1972 maybe Super Bowl VII ? The first game though I really remember was Super Bowl X between the Cowboys and the Steelers and heading out in the yard trying to be Lynn Swann. Jets wise the first game I really remember was a 56-3 shellacking took from the Pats in 78. That was really awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KINGDIRK Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 1986 Jets/Dolphins.....Jets won 51-45 in OT Sick game..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Probably the '81 Wild Card game at Shea ... Bill Simpson spoiling an "almost miracle" comeback by Todd .... errrrgggghhhh. Still one of the most heartbreaking losses I've ever had to endure as a Jet fan. I remember that heartbreaker as well. Ugh. Bruce Harper spit up the opening kickoff, didn't he? Jets wise the first game I really remember was a 56-3 shellacking took from the Pats in 78. That was really awful. Ugh. Two years in a row they dropped 50+ on us in Foxboro. Stanley Morgan! Harold Jackson! <shakes fist> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSage Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Great post. Allow me to try to narrow down the possiblities as to what was the first game you watched. Brown was a rookie in 1957. Graham retired after the 1955 season. Therefore, Brown never took a handoff from Graham. Schnelker played with the Giants from 1954-60. Because you indicated that the first NFL game you watched predated Brown's stay in the league, this means your first viewed game was in either 1954, 1955, or 1956. You also wrote it as "Giants/Lions" and "Giants/Browns" perhaps to indicate the Giants were on the road. That might be the way of it because the Giants home games were not televised in the New York market, as far as I know. Of course, I'm also assuming you resided in the New York area at the time. Based upon all that, the first game you watched was one of the following- 10/31/54- Giants 14 at Browns 24 11/06/55- Giants 14 at Browns 24 12/11/55- Giants 24 at Lions 19 10/14/56- Giants 21 at Browns 9 Now, if you did see a Giants home game, it would have been one of these- 11/28/54- Browns 16 at Giants 7 11/27/55- Browns 35 at Giants 35 12/09/56- Browns 24 at Giants 7 Great amount of work, well reasoned and I thank you but you really must have too much time on your hands.BTW I believe I said Brown wasn't around yet to take the handoffs from Otto. Again, thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentos Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Great amount of work, well reasoned and I thank you but you really must have too much time on your hands.BTW I believe I said Brown wasn't around yet to take the handoffs from Otto. Again, thank you I liked doing the research and it is easy when you have good reference materials. I know you wrote that Jim Brown was not around yet to take handoffs from Otto Graham. In other words, you were intimating that Brown was still in college. What I then wrote was that Brown never took handoffs from Otto Graham. They never played together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentos Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 I can recall a MNF game between the Bears and Dolphins being on, although I highly doubt it's their famed 1985 game, as that would make me one year old, which would mean that my first ever memory was of football. The first game I ever really watched was the '91 MNF opener between the Niners and Giants. Dolphins vs Bears on Monday Night 1971- Dolphins 34, Bears 3 1985- Dolphins 38, Bears 24 1997- Bears 36, Dolphins 33 2002- Dolphins 27, Bears 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serphnx Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 A dolphins game...when I was a little kid I was a dolphins fan. I remember Dan Marino, and I think it was a playoff game. There can't be too many of those, so I could track it down if I wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeniorFlaJet Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Great post. Allow me to try to narrow down the possiblities as to what was the first game you watched. Brown was a rookie in 1957. Graham retired after the 1955 season. Therefore, Brown never took a handoff from Graham. Schnelker played with the Giants from 1954-60. Because you indicated that the first NFL game you watched predated Brown's stay in the league, this means your first viewed game was in either 1954, 1955, or 1956. You also wrote it as "Giants/Lions" and "Giants/Browns" perhaps to indicate the Giants were on the road. That might be the way of it because the Giants home games were not televised in the New York market, as far as I know. Of course, I'm also assuming you resided in the New York area at the time. Based upon all that, the first game you watched was one of the following- 10/31/54- Giants 14 at Browns 24 11/06/55- Giants 14 at Browns 24 12/11/55- Giants 24 at Lions 19 10/14/56- Giants 21 at Browns 9 Now, if you did see a Giants home game, it would have been one of these- 11/28/54- Browns 16 at Giants 7 11/27/55- Browns 35 at Giants 35 12/09/56- Browns 24 at Giants 7 I remember watching games on TV in the 50s. Most of the time they only showed one game and I think most of the time they showed the Cleveland Browns. However the first game I remember that has stuck in my mind is the 1958 Championship game between Balto and the Giants. I was in the Army at the time and was rooting for Balto and I lived in NY but didn't like the Giants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Super Bowl XIII - Steelers beat the Cowboys. That's mine as well. I was 6 when the game was played (January 1979), turning 7 later that May. My older brother was a big Cowboys fan and I wanted to root against him so I rooted for the Steelers. The 1976 Yankee season was my first sports memory. I may have watched some football with my older brother between then and SB XIII, but I have no recollection of that whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Oh, and to add... I mentioned this elsewhere: I didn't grow up a Jet fan per se. I was a Steeler fan at that young age because they were Kryptonite to my older brother's favorite team. I became a fan of the Jets in the early 1980s (cheated on them in the late 1980s & early 1990s) and have been true to them since at least 1995. My first Jet game memory was the 45-28 loss to the Fins to open the strike shortened 1982 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amuck Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 baltimore dallas superbowl IV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeWillie Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 baltimore dallas superbowl IV. Baltimore-Dallas was SB V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage69 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 in the living room on a cold and snowy day in NJ with my dad-first NFL game I ever watched-I was 12 years old. No wonder I became a football fan-1st game ever and it's still considered one the greatest games EVER. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Championship_Game,_1967 That was a good game the first one I was interested in was the Colts Giants NFL Championship in 58.. That was Johnny Samples rookie season with Weeb as the HC and his last game was 69 Supe III with Weeb as the HC.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyjet69 Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Probably the '81 Wild Card game at Shea ... Bill Simpson spoiling an "almost miracle" comeback by Todd .... errrrgggghhhh. Still one of the most heartbreaking losses I've ever had to endure as a Jet fan. yeah, that's it Joewillie!! how about AJ Duie returinig Richard Todds int for TD in 82 championship!! i can still see his smile!! one of my most heartbreaking losses!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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