Amazing footage: 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers vs Detroit Lions

[The Fonz]

Really cool how they did this. The background is the coolest part.

very nice to see No NFL Luxury suites no sideline reporters just pure football and people are part of it. wounder if anyone in the crowd still alive The referee has a bowtie?

 

[csirl]

Officials looked very casual. What would Mike Pereira say?

 

[Trouty]

One of the finest threads I've ever seen posted here, @erod. Still, to this day, such a gem.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Wow!
A lot of work!

 

[Robbieac]

Those kids would get murdered in todays NFL.

No, not really. Back then men played like men. Most of todays NFL players have been trained to avoid contact as much as possible, and they only put forth as little effort as possible. Back in the day, players expected to get walloped on every play, and they were used to it. NFL players today are a bunch of pansies.