Altie Taylor (42) was one of my favorite RBs of the seventies. He ran with abandon, similar to Larry Brown (43) of the Redskins. He took a lot of punishment, playing in the “black and blue” division for those years and made a lot of big plays. It’s no wonder he was wrung out and ended up in a hospital bed by ‘76. I didn’t know this story about him, but my hat’s off to him. A real warrior of the 70’s NFL.

@dallasbrubaker6054

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'd say his contemporary was Larry Brown

The description makes me think of the opening of "Major League." "This guy here is dead!" "Cross him off then!"

The Lions should bring these uniforms back.

@ricenglish4556

2 жыл бұрын

Those were some sweet looking threads. Why the Lions ever changed is beyond me. I hope they go back to them. Altie and Greg Landry were my favorite Lions back in the 70's. He was at his peak in 1973, but injured his knee and was never the same after that. I had heard Altie was a little out there and once pulled a gun on someone.

@paulmicheldenverco1

Ай бұрын

The Lions should play outside. Why the Vikings started playing inside is beyond me, but playing at Metropolitan Stadium was a great home field advantage. Teams equated traveling to the Met with polar expedition. The only better home field is Mile High, which has altitude and the threat of sixteen feet of snow at any moment. Bring a parka to an August preseason game. ;)

This was a great video today. It was probably the best thing I've seen on my birthday today.

A story like this would never happen in the smartphone age!

@tmrevenge

2 жыл бұрын

Never say never

Altie had this great strut coming back to the huddle after a good run. I saw it many times. Just shows Lions have a long history of running off their skilled position players because they have been cheap and futile.

13:16 "It's only when a doctor finds him in a local hospital". That could never happen today due to HIPAA.

@crowtservo

2 жыл бұрын

These days everyone posts everything on social media. We all found out my cousin’s wife had a torn ACL and surgery to repair it because she posted on Facebook about it.

Altie Taylor died in 2010. He was 62, and exhausted.

Altie Taylor of the Lions failed two physicals, but the Oilers still wanted him anyway. LOL

Altie Taylor from my hometown Pittsburg, CA . Great RB ! , Great guy !

@definitelycutdifferent

Ай бұрын

I went to school with Altie Jr. and Tyrone Taylor (sons) in high school.

Interesting where the Narrator chimes " Altie Taylor is mostly forgotten because of the great RB's The Lions had in a "healthy" Billy Simms and Barry Sanders". That made me think about how awesome a player Billy Simms really was before he got injured. Everybody knows how awesome and classy Barry Sanders was, I mean he's GOAT like as far as the RB position is concerned. Billy Simms pretty much carried The Lions to some measure of respectability from 1980 until 1983. It's a shame that some of these players are forgotten. This is an awesome Channel and you do an awesome job of digging up and researching your subjects, I want to say 'Thank You".

Detroit’s uniform is Honolulu Blue.

I like the speakers on the field @ 6:44 against the 49ers.

3:55 Falcons always blow leads

RIP TO MY COUSIN ALTIE TAYLOR

I use to love watching him go back to the huddle,very cool 😎 may GOD bless him

your knowledge on nfl history is very impressive. I love watching videos on nfl history!

Seems to me that Altie was Emontionally Exhausted, which can and does affect the physical.

@mangrove

2 жыл бұрын

Exacerbated by playing on a team run by Russ Thomas, no doubt.

@bobscott2429

2 жыл бұрын

@@mangrove And owned by William Clay Ford.

@gregwessels7205

2 жыл бұрын

That's what immediately came to my mind. The body follows the mind.

Altie Taylor's total yards from scrimmage in 1976 was worse than if Dan Pastorini spiked the ball to the ground every single play.

Billy Sims almost jumped to the USFL in the prime of his career just typical Lions.

@hattorihanzo2275

2 жыл бұрын

Because his agent owned the Houston Gamblers.

@karlcooper7016

2 жыл бұрын

@@hattorihanzo2275 Right but the whole point is this could only happen to the Lions.

@karlcooper7016

2 жыл бұрын

@@hattorihanzo2275 same Ole Lions.

wish i knew how great Mel Farr was when i'd see his car commercials every day. that guy was great.

@JamieSmith-fz2mz

6 ай бұрын

Mel Farr Superstar! He's a super super dealer!

I don't know if Taylor was suffering from something akin to CTE or not. I know that they had drafted Dexter Bussey in 1974, and Bussey was very good. Wound up with more career Lions rushing yards. And Horace Clark was a solid receiving fullback.

You tell some interesting stories…

This sounds similar to Barry Sanders notifying a Kansas newspaper about his retirement first instead of notifying the Lions first.

@12:23 - I remember that play vs Chicago - man the Bears were po'd thinking the whistle blew and Taylor kept running for the TD

The days when teams contacted the player to tell him his contract was traded to another team.

It's the Lions history this doesn't surprise me.

@billcollins2798

Жыл бұрын

Well, they have four NFL championships (1935, 1952, 1953 & 1957). It's hard to imagine that in the 50s, they were one of the NFL's showcase teams.

Could you please do a video of Billy Sims signing a contrac in1983 with the Houston Gamblers of the USFL at the same time still being under contract with the Detroit Lions? That was quite bizarre.

The Lions had these 4 disgruntled players: Altie Taylor, Billy Sims, Barry Sanders, Calvin Johnson. All 4 were #1 at their positions in Lions history when they left the team. All 4 wanted out. Sims was unhappy with his contract and signed with the Houston Gamblers of the USFL. That contract was eventually voided. The fact remains that the Lions have had a history of having their best players unhappy.

Two things. #1: That was the only honest thing Russ Thomas ever said. #2: Bum Phillips might be the most tolerant head coach that ever lived.

Looks like every time he touched the ball was a great play...he's a little before my time, but I never really knew how good he was.

@AlbertEinsteinSpock

2 жыл бұрын

I thought Dexter Bussey was just as good, the guy who replaced him. The Lions had drafted former Heisman Trophy winner Steve Owens at fullback, and Owens became the Lions' first 1,000-yard rusher in 1971. But he, like Mel Farr, blew out a knee. Dexter Bussey came in 1974 and was outstanding; at least as good as Taylor. And Horace King was an outstanding backup in terms of his ability to catch a pass out of the backfield and run with it. Better than Taylor at receiving. Billy Sims was drafted in 1980 and was better than all of them. In fact, better all-around than Barry Sanders if you factor in that Sims was faster in straight-ahead speed than Sanders, much more powerful and could people over, and was an excellent receiver and a better blocker than Sanders. Nobody can touch Barry's razzle dazzle and elusiveness. Barry is an all-time great. But Billy Sims was a more complete back. Sims would have never rushed for negative yardage in a playoff game like Sanders did. He was too powerful - incredibly powerful for a tailback. Sims, like Farr and Owens, blew out a knee. That is one area where Barry was unmatched: his ability to stay injury-free. Outside of his rookie season and a few games in another, Sanders rarely every missed a game. And he rarely ever fumbled.

@billcollins2798

Жыл бұрын

@@AlbertEinsteinSpock Yes. It's a pity Sims didn't play longer in the NFL. Their '83 team was the best in his era. Even though they were 8-8, several of their losses could have easily gone the other way. And in their playoff against SF, the 49ers were a thoroughly beaten team at the end of the game, even though Danielson threw five interceptions. Murray simply blew what would have been the game winning FG, which was well within his range. A win there would have propelled them to the championship game against Washington.

Altie was from my hometown of Pittsburg Ca. Mighty Pirates 💪

The curse of the Lions

Reminds me of Dri Archer. I thought he died ngl

Nice Willy Wonka reference.

Whenever Allie Taylor was traded, it was feared that he was thrown six feet straight into the ground every single time.

I wanna know what Detroit got from Houston for him. Can’t find the terms of the trade anywhere. Maybe it was just cash considerations? Anyone???.....

I think physicals are just so team can know about players current condition, Brett Favre failed his physical and Ron Wolf told medical staff to just pass him, Wolf didn’t care

@KermitTheGamer21

2 жыл бұрын

The Bears just cut one player and refused to sign a prospective free agent on account of failed physicals. Though I guess neither of those players are the best players in football like Altie Taylor and Brett Favre were.

you should do a video on the circumstances that led to jim brown's abrupt retirement

@jasondickstein71

2 жыл бұрын

He does videos on lesser known stories. The Jim Brown retirement is well documented.

@jasondickstein71

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps, he’ll do a video on Jim Brown that has been talked about. Ya never know. 😛

@stevenmiller7747

2 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t everyone know that story?

Pete Huthwaite was the owner/founder and commissioner of the Stars Football League, a pro league that was around a decade ago. Here's the Wiki entry: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stars_Football_League

who did they trade for

Who was he traded for? Was it a player or draft pick of any significance to the Lions? That info. might add to the story. Or let's say it was for a 7th round, or later, pick. Since they dont work out the vast majority of the time it may have been worth the gamble.

Gandpa Joe man...what a bad guy

Even for the Lions, this is stupid.

He was Serena and Venus Williams close cousin on thier father's side

D*mn!!! Closeline at 5:25!!! Cab you imagine someone doing that today? Immediate year long suspension!!! PERIOD!!!

What did the Oilers give up for him?

@samsbutchershop7684

2 жыл бұрын

I made that point in a comment as well. In another video, he talks about Reese McCall of the Colts being drafted in the first round without having impressive college stats. .So why was he drafted in the first round? Maybe he had the physical assets to be a top tier player? If the Oilers only gave up a late round pick or a player of little impact, then this trade would still make sense. These videos are sometimes very interesting, but I suspect he sometimes omits key facts to make the story more intriguing than it actually is.

@BillMorganChannel

2 жыл бұрын

@@samsbutchershop7684 They are great though, he must work 20 hours a day on them!!!

@samsbutchershop7684

2 жыл бұрын

@@BillMorganChannel I do like how he digs up these interesting little nuggets you never heard about before. It's a cool niche that he's created for himself. Still, in this case, if Houston gave them 10th round pick for a 29 year old RB who you might get some decent production out of for a year, that wouldnt seem so crazy.

I have ALWAYS said that the Detroit Lions have ALWAYS been BELOW a 39.6. They NEED to trade for Quarterback who will SPIKE the football into the ground on EVERY single OFFENSIVE play!!!!! This video PROVES THAT!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

He wanted to play on a winner he doesn't care if the lions loose every game why bleed sweat give 1000% while mng gives 5% and don't give him help kind of like Aron Roger's in GB

This unofficial Official Jaguar Gator 9 historian will remind everyone you made another video from that offseason and another running back who wore #42 disappearing. In that case it was Chuck Muncie after being drafted by the Saints.

@terencehill2320

2 жыл бұрын

do you also fluff him too with that brag ass opener on nearly every message?

What these videos need is some context before you get to that.

I like your channel but your videos are too long you could sum up everything in half the time