Posts Tagged ‘Joe Theismann’

Lawrence Taylor broke Joe Theismann’s leg 25 years ago tonight

My friend Brad (a New York Giants fan from New Jersey) mentioned in a status update that today was the 25th anniversary of Lawrence Taylor breaking Washington Redskins quarterback’s Joe Theismann’s leg. While I did not watch the game (it was a school night) my father left me a note on the kitchen table that [...]

Riggins and Theismann would make a great Redskins radio team

Last week DC Sports Bog reported that John Riggins was speculating on his tv/HD radio show that this is the final season of Sonny Jurgensen and Sam Huff on Washington Redskins radio. The pair has been doing games together since time immemorial.

Riggins is not making a leap of logic coming to the conclusion that [...]

Despite two Washingtonians, Monday Night Football fumbles

When ESPN realized that play-by-play announcer Al Michaels might leave Monday Night Football for NBC’s Sunday Football (USA Today) they decided to hire Tony Kornheiser of The Post/WTEM/ESPN as the third man in the booth. Kornheiser joins new former Redskins QB Joe Theismann, who parlayed his experience analysing American Gladiators and Terps basketball into [...]

BELTWAYLAND MILESTONES

>There were two big D.C. anniversaries this week that I blogged about on Metroblogging DC.
D’OH! I MISSED JOE THEISMANN
The era of the quarterbacks with a single bar facemask ended 20 years ago tonight when Lawrence Taylor broke Joe Theismann’s (nee Theezman) leg (The Post) in two places. I posted my thoughts on the occasion and [...]

D’oh! I missed Joe Theismann

Another day, another anniversary, this time it is a major one in Redskins history. Twenty years ago tonight, QB Joe Theismann’s (nee Theezman) career ended on the turf at RFK Stadium when Giants LB Lawrence Taylor broke his leg in two places. Theismann’s brutal injury is one of the memorable in the annals of pro [...]

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