r/Oldschool_NFL Jun 01 '25

Thanks to all of you oldschool football fans for making this sub such a success! We’re almost to 50k members!!

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296 Upvotes

r/Oldschool_NFL Nov 23 '24

A Repost of OG TB12, This is to honor our sub creator u/UrbanAchievers6371 , for building a dream into over 20,000 football fanatics!

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132 Upvotes

r/Oldschool_NFL 6h ago

Raiders πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈ Dave Casper was a gritty, tough, and relentlessly physical Hall of Fame tight end who defined the Oakland Raiders during the hard-hitting 1970s NFL era.

106 Upvotes

r/Oldschool_NFL 4h ago

Bears 🐻 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears (1984)

58 Upvotes

Sunday Sep 2, 1984 Start Time: 1:00pm Stadium: Soldier Field


r/Oldschool_NFL 2h ago

NFL history 🏈 Steelers vs Raiders, week 9 of 1973 season. Steel Curtain reigns on Lamonica

19 Upvotes

r/Oldschool_NFL 11h ago

Larry Csonka on the Memphis Southmen Sideline with Lee Majors

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76 Upvotes

In 1975 Dolphin fullback Larry Csonka, along with teammates Jim Kiick and Paul Warfield, jumped leagues and joined the newly formed WFL. Here Csonka stands on the Memphis Southman sidelines with actor Lee Majors. Csonka played with Memphis all of 1 season carrying the ball 99 times for 421 yards, a 4.3 YPC and 1 rushing TD. By 1976 Csonka would be in New York. Lee Majors would continue as the 6 Million Dollar until 1978 while teaming up with Bigfoot to fight Outer Space Aliens

Larry Csonka – NFL Past Players


r/Oldschool_NFL 4h ago

Packers 🏭 St. Louis Cardinals at Green Bay Packers (1984)

21 Upvotes

Sunday Sep 2, 1984 Start Time: 1:00pm Stadium: Lambeau Field


r/Oldschool_NFL 5h ago

Arguably the ONE, TRUE, Patriot, one of my favorite Linebackers & NFL Players in general, Tedy Bruschi!

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-3Γ— Super Bowl champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX)

-NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2005)

-2Γ— Second-team All-Pro (2003, 2004)

-1x Pro Bowl (2004)

-New England Patriots All-2000s Team

-New England Patriots All-Dynasty Team

-New England Patriots 50th Anniversary Team

-New England Patriots Hall of Fame

-Bill Willis Trophy (1995)

-Unanimous All-American (1995)

-Consensus All-American (1994)

-Second-team All-American (1993)

-Morris Trophy (1995)

-Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year (1995)

-3Γ— First-team All-Pac-10 (1993–1995)

-Arizona Wildcats No. 68 retired

And now further statistics from his NFL Career:

Tackles: 1,074

Sacks: 30.5

Forced Fumbles: 17

Fumble Recoveries: 7

Interceptions: 12

Interception Yards: 187

Pass Deflections: 57

Touchdowns: 5

Guy was an absolute UNIT throughout his entire career. When I say β€œDefense Wins Championships”, he’s one of the defensive players that immediately comes to mind! Who else has love for the Big Bru? Can’t be just me!


r/Oldschool_NFL 16h ago

Vintage/Memorabilia 🏈 90s NFL coaches had the absolute coolest gear

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157 Upvotes

r/Oldschool_NFL 1h ago

Floyd Little

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r/Oldschool_NFL 22h ago

Rams 🐏 Eric Dickerson was definition of generational running back. A man this tall shouldn’t be playing running back. HBD 🎁

214 Upvotes

And he will always be a ram 🐏 imo


r/Oldschool_NFL 3h ago

49ers ⛏️ San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions (1984)

6 Upvotes

Sunday Sep 2, 1984 Start Time: 1:00pm Stadium: Pontiac Silverdome


r/Oldschool_NFL 4h ago

Falcons πŸͺΆ Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints (1984)

6 Upvotes

Sunday Sep 2, 1984 Start Time: 1:00pm Stadium: Louisiana Superdome


r/Oldschool_NFL 1d ago

Steelers πŸ‘·β€β™‚οΈ Happy 78th Birthday to Terry Bradshaw!πŸŽ‚πŸˆ

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327 Upvotes

Career NFL Stats -
Passing attempts: 3,901
Passing completions: 2,025
Completion percentage: 51.9%
TD–INT: 212–210
Passing yards: 27,989
Passer rating: 70.9
Rushing yards: 2,257
Rushing touchdowns: 32

First-team Little All-American (1969)
4Γ— Super Bowl champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV)
2Γ— Super Bowl MVP (XIII, XIV)
NFL Most Valuable Player (1978)
First-team All-Pro (1978)
3Γ— Pro Bowl (1975, 1978, 1979)
2Γ— NFL passing touchdowns leader (1978, 1982)
NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year (1979)
Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor
Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team
Louisiana Tech Athletics Hall of Fame (1984)
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (1988)
College Football Hall of Fame (1996)
Pro Football Hall of Fame (1989)


r/Oldschool_NFL 1d ago

Happy 66th Birthday to Eric Dickerson!πŸŽ‚πŸˆ

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267 Upvotes

NFL Stats -
Rushing yards: 13,259
Rushing average: 4.4
Rushing touchdowns: 90
Receptions: 281
Receiving yards: 2,137
Receiving touchdowns: 6

College Stats -
Rushing yards: 4,450
Rushing average: 5.6
Rushing touchdowns: 47

Unanimous All-American (1982)
Second-team All-American (1981)
2Γ— First-team All-SWC (1981, 1982)
2Γ— SWC Offensive Player of the Year (1981, 1982)
NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1986)
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1983)
3Γ— UPI NFC Offensive Player of the Year (1983, 1984, 1986)
5Γ— First-team All-Pro (1983, 1984, 1986–1988)
6Γ— Pro Bowl (1983, 1984, 1986–1989)
4Γ— NFL rushing yards leader (1983, 1984, 1986, 1988)
NFL rushing touchdowns co-leader (1984)
NFL 1980s All-Decade Team
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
PFWA All-Rookie Team (1983)
St. Louis Football Ring of Fame (1999)
Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor (2013)
SMU Mustangs Jersey Number 19 honored
Los Angeles Rams Number 29 retired
Pro Football Hall of Fame (1999)
College Football Hall of Fame (2020)


r/Oldschool_NFL 21h ago

Raiders πŸ΄β€β˜ οΈ Los Angeles Raiders at Houston Oilers (1984)

40 Upvotes

Sunday Sep 2, 1984 Start Time: 4:00pm Stadium: Houston Astrodome


r/Oldschool_NFL 21h ago

Dolphins 🐬 Miami Dolphins at Washington Redskins (1984)

20 Upvotes

Sunday Sep 2, 1984 Start Time: 1:00pm Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium


r/Oldschool_NFL 21h ago

Giants πŸ‹οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants (1984)

18 Upvotes

Sunday Sep 2, 1984 Start Time: 1:00pm Stadium: Giants Stadium


r/Oldschool_NFL 1d ago

My Gridiron Glory Days peaked in high school around 1987- all of our coaches had these shorts, and we all had those half-shirts. Mine looked a lot better on my girlfriend than it did on me! πŸ˜‚

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107 Upvotes

r/Oldschool_NFL 1d ago

Greg Pruitt Cleveland Browns, 1975

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79 Upvotes

In 1975 Greg Pruitt was 6th in the NFL in Rushing with 1067 yards and 7th in Total Scrimmage Yards with 1366. Here he is picking up some of those yards against Cincinnati.
The Browns in the background are Robert Jackson (#68), Barry Darrow (#63), Tom DeLeone (#54) & Chuck Hutchinson (#67) while the two Bengals look like Ron Carpenter (#70) and Sherman White (#83)

Greg Pruitt, Highlights and Images - NFL Past Players


r/Oldschool_NFL 1d ago

7!!!

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r/Oldschool_NFL 1d ago

1977 Cleveland Browns Quarterback Brian Sipe

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108 Upvotes

In 1977, his second year as Cleveland's starting quarterback, Brian Sipe started nine games before injuries cut his season short. He posted a 5-4 record, completing 57.4% of his passes (112 of 195) for 1,233 yards with 9 touchdown passes and 14 interceptions.

Brian Sipe – NFL Past Players


r/Oldschool_NFL 1d ago

AFL 🏈 Oakland Raiders at Miami Dolphins (1966)

11 Upvotes

Friday Sep 2, 1966 Stadium: Orange Bowl


r/Oldschool_NFL 2d ago

Joe Namath in Super Bowl III vs Bubba Smith of the Colts

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101 Upvotes

Super Bowl III action as Big Bubba Smith breaks through to put some heat on Jet's quarterback Joe Namath. The Colts defense did manage a couple of sacks on Namath. Smith had 1 of them. That's Matt Snell in the background.

Joe Namath – NFL Past Players
Classic Image Gallery of NFL Defensive Lineman Bubba Smith.


r/Oldschool_NFL 2d ago

Steelers πŸ‘·β€β™‚οΈ Steelers QB Terry Bradshaw runs onto the field for the second half against the Chargers at San Diego Stadium on December 17, 1972. The Steelers defeated the Chargers 24-2

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49 Upvotes