1979 Divisional Playoff Game (LA Rams)

[bbgun]

First time I've seen this game in 30 years. I took the liberty of uploading the best .. and worst .. moments. BTW, George Allen as an analyst? Stinkaroo.

Harvey makes a stop
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BJ on the end-around
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Two big plays by Manster
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Ball slips out of Roger's hand, picked off
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Nice run by Ron Springs
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Rams TD right before the half
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Dennis Thurman interception
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Staubach to Pearson
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Cliff Harris interception
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Staubach to Saldi TD
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Tony Dorsett run
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The play that's haunted me for 30 years
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Roger's last completion as a pro
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[casmith07]

Never really seen the old Cowboys games...great post!

 

[Idgit]

Great stuff, bbgun. That hail Mary with White right in Ferragamo's face still kills me.

 

[jazzcat22]

Was this the game. I'm pretty sure it was against the Rams in the playoffs. That they escorted Tom Landry off the field, due to a death threat?

 

[bbwlover]

The Rams went on to play Piggsburgh in the Super Bowl... and lost. Warren Beatty was the QB.

 

[RS12]

That Billy Waddy TD was one of the ten worst moments in Cowboy history. Didnt want to see Roger go out that way, home playoff loss. Rams beat Tampa the next week 6-0. The Steelers were very beatable in the Superbowl, Swann out with injury but Stallworth tore em up.

 

[Sarge]

Great post! What memories. It's like I can remember everyone of those plays. Thanks man. Good, good stuff. Harvey Martin remains one of my all time favorites.

 

[GoCowboysGo]

I haven't seen those plays since the day of the game. It's memorable, for good and bad.

At least the Cowboys as an organization has won Super Bowls to off-set some of the demoralizing losses. This one was heart breaking, being Staubach's last game.

Thanks to the op.

 

[jubal]

Brings back memories of extreme anguish ,teeth gnashing,and hand wringing.
In 89 we scored the most points of the year against the Rams and had them down in the last 2 or 3 mins. They came back and scored, beat us 35 to 31. That year we were within winning all the games by one or two scores, just ran out of time! No whuppin like 44-6!

 

[bbgun]

Was this the game. I'm pretty sure it was against the Rams in the playoffs. That they escorted Tom Landry off the field, due to a death threat?

No, that was a Monday night game in the late 1980s.

 

[Venger]

Damn, this game killed me as a kid. I was not prepared for the loss that day.

Love me some Vin Scully.

 

[bbgun]

Great stuff, bbgun. That hail Mary with White right in Ferragamo's face still kills me.

Great post! What memories. It's like I can remember everyone of those plays. Thanks man. Good, good stuff. Harvey Martin remains one of my all time favorites.

Thanks. As I was uploading these clips, it occurred to me that CBZ would have enjoyed this little stroll down memory lane, even though the final score wasn't in our favor. He was an invaluable resource when it came to musing about the good ol' days.

 

[bbgun]

Damn, this game killed me as a kid. I was not prepared for the loss that day.

Me either. I went to my room and cried. Then my two older brothers told me to grow up.

 

[NorthTexan95]

Confession ... I was 9 years old when this game was played and I was a big Rams fan at the time (got it from my Dad). In fact, I didn't like Dallas at all at this time because I always saw their games instead of the Rams.

Those were the dark ages for fans living away from their favorite teams. No internet, no ESPN, and no ticker on the bottom of the screen. I would crave the one highlight of the Rams game I would get each week on the nightly news.

Anyways ... back in those days I could tell you the entire starting lineups for the Rams. I was thrilled to win this game and go all the way to the Super Bowl. I continued following the Rams until they moved to St. Louis. To me the St. Louis Rams are a different team from the LA Rams. I couldn't root for them. I then switched to Dallas and became ingrained with Cowboys with the JJ's in 1989.

One interesting note ... cool to see Jackie Slater playing in the game knowing he started for the Rams in 2000 when they won the Super Bowl. Jackie Slater had a very long and distinguished career.

 

[Warick]

Thanks for posting these BBGun.. I watched this game as a kid, and like you, cried when we lost. I think that was the year I ended up punching my best friend (steeler fan) in the nose because he laughed at us losing. How we even stayed friends in the late 70s was beyond me.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Thanks, bb.

Man, Drew Hill... There's a name I haven't thought about in a while.

And that TE reverse to Billy Joe brought back memories. Anyone remember the OU-Nebraska showdown in 1987 or so when Keith Jackson ran about 70 yards for a TD? But that's college... How often do you see that in the NFL?

I say we break that out for Marty B! How cool would that be?

 

[bbgun]

Thanks, bb.

Man, Drew Hill... There's a name I haven't thought about in a while.

I remember him as more of a smurf receiver in Houston's run-and-shoot offense. Preston Dennard was another name I hadn't thought of in a while.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I remember him as more of a smurf receiver in Houston's run-and-shoot offense. Preston Dennard was another name I hadn't thought of in a while.

That's right, I wasn't even thinking about him in Houston. I guess it seemed like those Houston days were more like the very late 80s/early 90s than the mid 80s. I just remember him as a Ram. As a kid you thought about his name being the combination of Drew Pearson and Tony Hill... Or I did.

BTW, I'm sure people know the trivia that Ferragamo was Troy's favorite player growing up in California.

 

[GoCowboysGo]

That's right, I wasn't even thinking about him in Houston. I guess it seemed like those Houston days were more like the very late 80s/early 90s than the mid 80s. I just remember him as a Ram. As a kid you thought about his name being the combination of Drew Pearson and Tony Hill... Or I did.

BTW, I'm sure people know the trivia that Ferragamo was Troy's favorite player growing up in California.

Wow!!! I thought I was the only silly to think of Drew Hill as a combo of two of my favorite Cowoys of all time, Pearson and Tony!

Great memories ITT

 

[Biggems]

Sheesh, how old is Jerry Markwright? That game was like 30 years ago. He has to be in his 50s for sure.