Giants vs. Lions Dec 7, 1958

[RRaquello]

Chris Schenkel before the PBA! Of course in 1958 the Giants got to the famous OT Championship game. My father went to that game. It was way before I was born. I asked him how he got tickets. He said he & a friend decided that morning to go to the game and just took the subway to Yankee Stadium and bought a ticket and sat in the bleachers. It was something like 5 dollars. Most people don't know the game was not shown live on TV in New York. It was blacked out. Times have changed.

[altfactor]

The Ballentine Beer logo appears at the start of this clip, so I suspect this was from a TV news or sports program sponsored by that company, or maybe a segment reviewing the 1958 Giants' season that may have been televised locally in New York and likewise Ballentine-sponsored..

[FRSFreeState]

The Giants had to beat a very good Lions team in 1958 to play the Colts in the NFL Championship.

[Mcnzlea]

Houston Oilers WR Ken Burrough wore #00 as well.

[Boelcke1916]

Thank you, Yale Lary.

[NuRm69]

So if it weren't for a botched fake punt and a blocked FG by the Lions, the "Greatest Game Ever Played" never happens? Interesting.

[Jikk]

Actually, the Giants had to win 3 straight games to get to the Championship game. They had to win this one, then play the 9-2 Browns in the season finale to equal the Browns at a 9-3 record. Pat Summerall kicked the game winning 49 yard field goal in that 13-10 win. Then they had to play them yet again, in a tie breaking playoff game one week later (despite beating the Browns twice in the season). They won the third game also.

[ThePretzelHead]

NY Fix game...same as always.

[febreeze59]

I dont think it was a designed play.I think he ran because he bobbled the snap.

[perezjdesi]

Respond to this video...i jack off to this

[FrsBigeasy]

The Lions Suck Now to State the Obvious but they're Real Good in the 50's.

[ozoid455]

could somebody explain how the hell raresportfilms owns the rights to NFL GAMES! their not even licensed by the NFL and have in the past removed others from even posting stuff on youtube!!

[bradleyjstevens]

What was Yale Lary thinking?

[RLFLOWS]

@bradleyjstevens He wasn't thinking lol

[Dimitritheechidna1]

Sorry, 1981 season.

[Dimitritheechidna1]

The Giants would not win another playoff game until the 1983 season.

[RLFLOWS]

@Dimitritheechidna1 Actually the 1981 Season vs. the Eagles

[madmac993]

@Dimitritheechidna1 that cant be true cause the giants played in the nfl championship in 59', 61', 62' and 63'. each of which would have required them to win a playoff game to get to that point.

[jake44514]

@madmac993 Back then the NFL had 2 divisions, and the winners met in the championship game. You didn't have to win a playoff game to get there, just win your division.

[madmac993]

@jake44514 true, but the giants had to beat the browns to break the eastern confrense title which they did 10-0. which indeed was considered a playoff game. but i was wrong on the other years, my bad.

[Muglosx]

I'm impressed on how well the camera man did.

[vprygoski]

Believe it or not, the Lions were actually the Defending NFL Champions in 1958. Hard to believe, but true.

[madscout96]

A blown fake punt and a blocked winning field goal.

Same old Lions... lol

[mdumas43073]

Wasn't '58 the year the Lions traded away Bobby Layne?

I wonder if there were "FIRE GEORGE WILSON" signs adorning the Briggs Stadium stands at that fall's games... :-)

[WhiteCamry]

Is that Chris Schenkel doing the voice over?

[kendawg1111]

Yes.

[deepcosmiclove]

@WhiteCamry

Yes that is Schenkel. He was the Giants announcer in those days and also did NBA on Sundays when they used to start the telecast when the game was 2 minutes old. With 2 minutes gone on the clock there would be an official timeout and ABC would begin the program.

[CalCityStickUpKid]

wow quaterbacks jersy number went up that high then

[yourtrueruler]

Not only that, The Minnesota Vikings wide recievers John Gilliam (I think) and Ahmad Rashad were # 42 and # 28.

[cbehr91]

Back then, players could where any number they want from #00-#99. It wasn't until the 1970s that the NFL enforced a strict numbering system.

[deepcosmiclove]

@cbehr91

Players had their numbers assigned by the teams pretty much as they do now. The numbering system was like it is today. However, the system wasn't rigidly enforced as it is now. Huff, for example was a center originally so he wore #70. Bobby Layne was a back, #22. Great players were allowed to wear the numbers that they had in college, like Grange #77, but normally, and always, numbers in the 70's went to tackles, as it is today.

[steve355]

@cbehr91 Jim Otto famously wore 00 in the AFL and was grandfathered ; the 1967 Saints had a DB named Obert Logan who wore number zero.