The Super 70's (1980), Part 1

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Having finished with the "Best Ever" series, this presentation, the sixth in the NFL Films Legacy Series, takes a look back at the entire decade of the 1970's in the NFL, and it's moments, players, and teams.

This first part of five takes a look at the prologue, which includes the most famous play in the history of the sport, "The Immaculate Reception", a play that proved that destiny was already at work. Then we take a look at how some of the payers were celebrating touchdowns, a trend that began with Elmo Wright, who may have been the first player to elaborately celebrate TDs [ironically, his TD celebration seen in the famous Christmas Day game in 1971 when his chiefs battle the Dolphins in professional football's longest game, in fact was not a TD].

But with Vince Lombardi's death and the collpase of the Packer dynasty, which actually began in 1968 when Lombardi left Green Bay, someone needed to fill the power vacuum. That's where Don Shula's 1972-'73 Miami Dolphins came in. Those teams won back-to-back Super Bowls, the first of three times that would happen in the 70's [it's only happened four times since then], and completed the only perfect season in the sport's history in 1972.

All credits go to NFL Films and ESPN Classic, as well as APM Music. Two airings from ESPN Classic were used to create this one presentation.

By the way, if you want to see a higher quality version of this program, check ryanbrandy08's channel. You'll see a higher quality version of this program there, as my version come originally from old VHS tapes, while his is of digital quality.

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• 70s
• 1972
• Immaculate
• Reception
• Miami
• Dolphins

[thedarkchild86]

JOHN FACENDA COULD READ THE PHONEBOOK ON PAY PER VIEW AND ......I WOULD BUY IT .....

[cjs3872]

@thedarkchild86

Well, there's a reason that Facenda's considered THE voice of NFL Films, and that's the way his voice added drama to every film he voiced over. I just wondered what a film of today's NFL stars of games would sound like with his voice. For instance, I wonder how he would handle last week's Broncos-Steelers game. Facenda would have probably said something about Tim Tebow "raining bombs on the Steelers".

[TheSPACECOWBOY68]

So who was number one, the Cowboys or da Raiders, during the 70's?

[cjs3872]

@TheSPACECOWBOY68

That's easy. The team that handled both the Raiders and Cowboys, the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers beat the Raiders in three of five playoff matchups, including two of three AFC Championship Game matchups, and the Steelers beat the Cowboys in both of their Super Bowl matchups in the decade, Super Bowls X and XIII. As for who was better betwen theCowboys or Raiders, I'd say the Cowboys, since they won two Super Bowls in the 70s, while the Raiders won one.

[garfieldboyvmk]

7:10 Epic Horsecollar double tackle!

[cjs3872]

@plntntvzn

Your saying that Ed Podolak had a lot of success against the Dolphins in that Christmas Day game is putting it very mildly. In fact, he was THE dominant player in that game, as he totalled a whopping 351 all-purpose yards. In fact, Don Shula wouls tell that he STILL hasn't found a way to stop Podolak, 40 years later.

[plntntvzn]

@cjs3872 In that 1971 game, pehaps Mercury Morris should have been used. Ed Podoalk of the Chiefs had an awful lot odf success that day, though Miami made him fumble right before halftime to set up Miami FG. Field goals were missed that day by Jan Stenarud who had a below average year as a kicker in 1971.

[cjs3872]

@plntntvzn

Your comments about the 1973 Dolphins running roughshod through the post-season is one reason why even the Dolphin players consider the 1973 squad to be superior than the 1972 team, even though it lost twice. However, I think that version of the Dolphins' most impressive win was also the one that put them on the map, and that would be the NFL's longest game, the 1971 Christmas day playoff game vs. the Chiefs, the 40th anniversary of which comes up a week from tomorrow.

[plntntvzn]

@ 4:10, some Oiler helps start return off by taking care of long-time Seattle Seahawk special teamer kamikaze #25 Ron Dufek. OOPS, it looks like @4:12 it may have not been legal,and the scoring summary of this game confirms it. Great job by Dufek by drawing penalty(Ha-Ha).

Miami Dolphins of early 1970s knew how to win both kinds of games; defensive slugfest and offensive shootout (or atleast early 1970s version of offensive shootouts). 1973 Dolphins were more tested by AFC than the 1972 Dolphins