Most notable

[drag racer]

I got a bear hug from Goldberg <shrug>.

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Better a real man-hug from Goldberg than from the "Chief Donut Maker" ! lol

 

[1971demon]

I was maybe 10y old, 1967 I think, 10 of the GB Packers came to CT and played a charity basketball game against, I can’t remember, either a local HS or college team. I met 8 of them and got their autographs on the program (which I haven’t seen since 1974). I specifically remember Jerry Cramer, Forrest Gregg, Doug Hart, and the unmistakable and unforgettable crazy man Ray Nitschke. They did not make much $ in those days, SB1 didn’t even sell out. I was much too young and stupid to know what was in front of me.

Back in "67" before the merger...Jack Kemp was the quarterback for The AFL Buffalo Bills...he signed a contract for 25,000.00,,,which was thought to be HUGE...a couple years later Broadway Joe Namath signed with the Jets for 400,000.00....but I believe the first million dollar contract.went to Green Bay Packers half back #44 Donnie Anderson....and we haven't looked back

 

[Tool Time]

Don Garlits
Randy Pobst
Brian Lohnes
Locash
Leroy Butler

 

[jroyk]

 

[1971demon]

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Don't tell me...you met him...

 

[jroyk]

Don't tell me...you met him...

Shook his hand on a dare. Creepiest handshake ever.

 

[1971demon]

Shook his hand on a dare. Creepiest handshake ever.

I've lost all respect and admiration for you

 

[jroyk]

I've lost all respect and admiration for you

Me too.

 

[Bowtie Guy]

Shook his hand on a dare. Creepiest handshake ever.

I shook Andre the Giants finger in the 70 s

 

[Bobo]

I shook Andre the Giants finger in the 70 s



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I saw pictures of him drinking beers! Looked like a dad playing tea with his daughter's cups Huge man!!

 

[Bowtie Guy]

I saw pictures of him drinking beers! Looked like a dad playing tea with his daughter's cups Huge man!!

I have read he could drink over 100 beers in a day

I m feeling pretty good about my drinking LMAO

 

[1971demon]

I shook Andre the Giants finger in the 70 s



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I've heard stories about his ability to consume food...crazy...multiple chickens..loaves of bread..bottles of wine..the man could eat

 

[The Max]

Thank you 1971Demon for this thread. Most notable Donald & Melania Trump at Mar a lago, Bruno Samartino, Gorilla Monsoon, Joe Klecko, Bruce Springsteen, Al Lewis/ Grandpa Munsters, Peter Kellogg, Darien Barnes/ Superbowl winner form my high school, Gary Jobson/ America's Cup winner, Don Garlits, Dale Earnhardt, John Force, Don Prudhomme, Bill Grumpy Jenkins, Pam Anderson oh wait no dreams included, Don't forget Busty Heart

 

[MuscleCat]

Agree, fun thread!
-Ronnie Coleman
-Jay Cutler (bodybuilder, not the whack NFL QB)
-Brock Lesnar
-Animal (Legion of Doom/Road Warriors)
-Tatanka
-Tim Tebow
-My sister, the current mayor of St. Paul suburb

 

[jroyk]

If you’re old like me and was into hi-fi/stereo, you might know who Henry Kloss was. He was one of the founders of Acoustic Research, the K in KLH, started Advent, made the audio cassette a high fidelity source by combining it with Dolby noise reduction, the first home projection TV (the Advent Video Beam), started Cambridge Soundworks, etc. Anyway, after I asked a question on a product registration card, he called me. We talked for about 20 minutes. Brilliant guy.

 

[45-70govt]

Way back in 1975, I met an interesting guy named Jimmy Hoffa. He asked if we could play hide and go seek. I told him to hide good and to stay there until I find him. Well, it seems I never did find the guy. I hope he knows its ok to stop hiding now all these years later.....

 

[Marc W]

Henry Winkler (the Fonz). I was on a river rafting trip on the Kern River in California. That river can be extreme when the snow melt is at its peak and it was going. Him and his son were in the other of the two rafts in the party. His son was about 10 or so and he got launched and was in the water by himself. He went by our boat and I grabbed him as he went by and pulled him in. After we pulled in to a cove to rest, Henry came over to retrieve the kid and said thanks. We sat together for a while and he asked me what I did for a living. I told him I was a Firefighter. He got all serious and wanted to know if he could ask me a question about that. Of coarse I said sure. He said.. you know I have this friend Ron Howard that made this movie Backdraft and everybody says it’s really realistic. Tell me the truth… is it? I just laughed and told him… no. Not even close.

 

[2ndAmend]

Back in "67" before the merger...Jack Kemp was the quarterback for The AFL Buffalo Bills...he signed a contract for 25,000.00,,,which was thought to be HUGE...a couple years later Broadway Joe Namath signed with the Jets for 400,000.00....but I believe the first million dollar contract.went to Green Bay Packers half back #44 Donnie Anderson....and we haven't looked back

Beyond their regular play, I heard was the winning players of SB1 got $10k or $20k, and the losers got half that.

AFL was a black sheep, if I remember correctly, Lombardi's SB1 pre-game speech went something like this:

Everyone knows you will win. What you guys are here to do today is to show everyone what a joke the AFL is.

35-10

 

[1971demon]

Beyond their regular play, I heard was the winning players of SB1 got $10k or $20k, and the losers got half that.

AFL was a black sheep, if I remember correctly, Lombardi's SB1 pre-game speech went something like this:

Everyone knows you will win. What you guys are here to do today is to show everyone what a joke the AFL is.

35-10

Actually the first two games....GB/KC...and GB/OAKLAND..wer not called the Super Bowl...It wasn't till game 3...and yer right Lombardi wanted no part of those first 2 games

 

[2ndAmend]

Actually the first two games....GB/KC...and GB/OAKLAND..wer not called the Super Bowl...It wasn't till game 3...and yer right Lombardi wanted no part of those first 2 games

And not you can't even use the term "Super Bowl" unless you pay royalties! That's why it's called "Game Day"!