Just love these old videos, was a kid in the 60's two of my favorite players were Bob Hayes and Leroy Kelly and Fran Tarkington but I remember him better with the Vikings anyways these videos will never get old 👍 great job!!
Awesome work again you’re amazing no agenda or bias you know all the players give them their due respect just so enjoyable you have encyclopedic knowledge much respect 😎👍
Thanks for the education on Mr. Jones. On so much of that film he was wide open and/or eluded contact. Good to see Art Powell and Ken Anderson up for seniors HOF recognition.
Fran Tarkenton to Homer Jones was a remarkable TD connection that worked often despite double coverage and despite the Giants not having any other significant offensive threat. It was slim pickins in those days at Yankee Stadium. BTW, that Homer Jones TD run back for Cleveland vs the Jets was the first ever MNF game on ABC.
In the mid-late 60's Man Coverage was the primary scheme of most defenses. It was the speed of Homer Jones, Otis Taylor, Paul Warfield, and Bullitt Bob Hayes. This was the main reason most defenses went to more Cover-2 and Deep Zones. It did not eliminate the Bomb. But it made offenses have to look for other ways to move the ball.
Spot on, as usual. If a team has a speed burner like Randy Moss, that receiver should still be able to be open enough against almost any zone scheme to risk throwing the deep ball
I knew not Jones' accomplishments. Jones possessed goog hands, speed and vision (what I see). His prodigious YAC is remarkable. You've got to love '60s ball. Those stadiums in the day, yikes it looked like a dungeon in NY. Some of our current players, limited practice, no hitting, beach ball helmet covers, little pre-season work should dial up vid's like these. These guys were tough compared to some (or most) current weenies. Thanks brother, keep 'em coming - appreciated.
I never saw Homer Jones play but on this footage alone he checked a lot of boxes. He had the speed,good hands and especially good eyes! Thanks again Rick for yet another amazing segment!
I always thought Homer was more of a journeyman, one year wonder type. Never even heard of Dials! Homer might have been an outstanding RB. He was about the same size and speed as OJ. Pretty rare combination in any era. Very interesting Mark. I like learning about these players that were just slightly before my time.
He was ever so slightly heavier than O. J. during his early years, but nearly identical in size when The Juice got into weightlifting. A rare combination of size and speed, as you stated, indeed. Dial had his career cut short due to a back surgery. He was drafted by the Giants in the 2nd round in '59, but cut during training camp, then picked up by the Steelers. Who cuts a 2nd round draft pick in his rookie year???
Def, agree. Very underrated. Can you imagine Jones without the knee surgeries?! Truly, one of the games super player of those , and any time. Also, great props to Tarkenton. He may not have had a rocket arm, but it was still bombs away. John Gilliam also led the league in average yards per catch the first year they teamed up in 72;.
Tark used to lean heavily upon his back leg and put the entire weight of his body into his longest throws. He admitted that he didn't have the strongest arm in the world, but that he could throw the ball 50-55 yards. Furthermore, he said that his arm was adequate because defensive pass rushes wouldn't allow passes much longer anyway. After Gilliam, Tark had yet another fine WR deep threat in Sammy White.
In short, Tarkenton helped to make receivers better. Another case in point was Ahmad Rashad who didn't do anything at all until he hooked up with Tarkenton's Vikings.
The Saints corner wasn't too happy with Jones beating him by sizable margin on the play at 3:40. So frustrated in fact that as Jones goes to the ground to snare the ball, the corner tries to slug him. Just misses. I don't think that he would have fared well had he connected. He'd already been beat on the play and it seems to me he may have been asking for another type of beating had Jones known the guys intent. Exciting video. I didn't know Jones was such a big play guy. (Before my time). Thank you for bringing these great videos to us! Pretty much the only football I watch now.
Yeah, that Saints player exhibited the style of play back in the day that was commonplace. Thank you for watching and commenting - I enjoy the engagement.
Thank you for remembering Homer Jones. I might sound crazy but I think if Homer wore a number that fans could relate to a wide receiver, he would be more remembered. Wearing #45, he looks more like a pick-up truck instead of a sports car
His running style was deceptive. He didn't seem to be running that fast until you looked at all the pursuers. It looked like they were just jogging, but they weren't!
Did anyone else notice that in one of those clips ( at 4:07 ) the DB for the Cardinals # 20 had on one of those old, CLEAR facemasks like they wore in the 1950's ?
At first I didn't think that he was wearing a facemask, then I thought that he must have had a single bar that was pulled down, but I didn't stop to think that he was wearing the plexi-glass shield. Great eye, Keith!
@@markgardner9460 I thought the same thing...this film is from the 60's surely everyone had abandoned those clear facemasks...but I kept rewinding and freezing it...and looks like it's the old clear plastic.
@@markgardner9460 Actually we're both wrong, looked up images of all 3, who all wore the Clear face mask in college, but all three had also switched to the gray plastic by the 60's. Tittle and Gifford 2 bars and Perry a 1 bar. Perry ( do a image search on Google ) wore 2 face masks I'd never seen before, one that was clear that looked like a gas mask almost, and a one bar that came to a V in front of the nose...very strange looking !
Remarkable TD at 4:25! Hauls in Fran's pass in traffic goes 50 yards down the sidelines puts a move on the Cardinals defensive back and shrugged him off effortlessly!
He caught many long-range passes, but your clips showed him catching many shorter passes and turning them into long gains. I don’t think the NFL tracked YAC yards back then, but Homer Jones was a great one for sure!👍🏻
I can still see Elmo's fast, high, knee lifts! I enjoyed Billy "White Shoes" Johnson's dance, but after that it became too much for me. Now it's a complete joke.
Mark....you and I are cut from the same cloth. I absolutely hate the theatrics in today's NFL. I'm definitely a purist. They never showed Packers backup QB's wife up in a luxury box either!!!!!
It's supposed to be about the game...not all the extra "stuff". Also, there doesn't need to be a storyline for me. The fact that the Bears and the Packers, for example, are playing eachother is what it's about for me.
Rice's 14.8 YPC is waaaay down the list. If we're talking number of receptions and touchdowns, then that's obviously a different story, but this video is about YPC.
I GREW UP IN BROWNSVILLE BROOKLYN ON PROSPECT PLACE AND SARATOGA AVE I LEARNED THE GAME OF FOOTBALL STARTING AT 9 YEARS OLD FROM AN OLDER DUDE NAMED THOMAS GALISHAW WHO PLAYED RUNNING BACK BEHIND JOHN BROCKINGTON AT THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL IM 66 YEARS OLD TODAY AND THANK YOU THOMAS GALISHAW FOR TEACHING ME THE GAME OF FOOTBALL
No doubt his YPC is off the chart, however the biggest big play receiver of all time…the 5’7 giant from ST.Louis, Mel Gray may be that dude. (by a whisker) 😀
st. louis cardinals MEL GRAY!!! the grace peotry & ease through that st. louis arch shall haunt jack on his death bed to my dying breadth for all eternity across the usa to disneyland!!! a sight to see worth the price of birth!!
Thank you for your comments. I published a video dedicated to Mel Gray and his deep threat prowess, so feel free to check it out if you haven't already. It's in the "Special Features" of my Playlist. That video focuses on the average touchdown distance, whereas this one is YPC.
@@lesdavis3596 I believe the name of the actor who played the speedster in MASH was Noland Smith who was a wide receiver/kick returner. He played for the Chiefs and 49ers from 1967-69.
Yes, he was amazing. However, his career YPC was only 16.4 with 4 years of production coming against war-depleted defensive secondaries. When it comes to scoring td's, he's at the top of the mountain, but not when it comes to YPC, as he only had two seasons with YPC greater than 17.7. Thank you for bringing him up.
I commented earlier regarding Hudson who had a career 16.4 YPC with only 2 seasons greater than 17.7, despite playing 4 seasons against war-depleted defensive secondaries from '42-'45. He was a touchdown machine, but this video is about big plays and having the highest career YPC of all-time.
Just love these old videos, was a kid in the 60's two of my favorite players were Bob Hayes and Leroy Kelly and Fran Tarkington but I remember him better with the Vikings anyways these videos will never get old 👍 great job!!
Thank you, Patrick!
No Problem, keep up the good work 🙂
Great video 🎉🎉🎉Harold Jackson was awesome 👏
Awesome work again you’re amazing no agenda or bias you know all the players give them their due respect just so enjoyable you have encyclopedic knowledge much respect 😎👍
Much appreciated. I'm glad that you enjoy the videos. Thanks for commenting!
Thanks for the education on Mr. Jones. On so much of that film he was wide open and/or eluded contact.
Good to see Art Powell and Ken Anderson up for seniors HOF recognition.
Glad you enjoyed it. Powell and Anderson are long overdo for the HOF, too!
Fran Tarkenton to Homer Jones was a remarkable TD connection that worked often despite double coverage and despite the Giants not having any other significant offensive threat. It was slim pickins in those days at Yankee Stadium. BTW, that Homer Jones TD run back for Cleveland vs the Jets was the first ever MNF game on ABC.
ABC insisted that Joe Namath's Jets be one of the teams because they wanted as high of ratings as possible getting out of the gate.
I remember watching him at Fairfield University Training camp. This man was a beast!
Reminds me of Megatron. Big and fast. He'd probably be the highest paid WR in today's game if he was playing in his prime.
In the mid-late 60's Man Coverage was the primary scheme of most defenses. It was the speed of Homer Jones, Otis Taylor, Paul Warfield, and Bullitt Bob Hayes. This was the main reason most defenses went to more Cover-2 and Deep Zones. It did not eliminate the Bomb. But it made offenses have to look for other ways to move the ball.
Spot on, as usual. If a team has a speed burner like Randy Moss, that receiver should still be able to be open enough against almost any zone scheme to risk throwing the deep ball
As the saying goes….Speed kills!
I learn something every video Mark! Keep em coming!
He had very powerful legs and broke through arm tackles easily!
Yes, he had huge legs...kind of like Anquan Boldin's legs...except Jones didn't come by his with additional assistance.
Another fantastic production!!
Glad you think so!
I knew not Jones' accomplishments. Jones possessed goog hands, speed and vision (what I see). His prodigious YAC is remarkable. You've got to love '60s ball. Those stadiums in the day, yikes it looked like a dungeon in NY. Some of our current players, limited practice, no hitting, beach ball helmet covers, little pre-season work should dial up vid's like these. These guys were tough compared to some (or most) current weenies. Thanks brother, keep 'em coming - appreciated.
I'm glad that you liked it! Jones reminds me of Megatron. He'd be HUGE in today's patty-cake game.
I never saw Homer Jones play but on this footage alone he checked a lot of boxes. He had the speed,good hands and especially good eyes! Thanks again Rick for yet another amazing segment!
It's too bad that his career was cut short, so more fans could appreciate his talent. I'm Mark. :)
I always thought Homer was more of a journeyman, one year wonder type. Never even heard of Dials! Homer might have been an outstanding RB. He was about the same size and speed as OJ. Pretty rare combination in any era. Very interesting Mark. I like learning about these players that were just slightly before my time.
He was ever so slightly heavier than O. J. during his early years, but nearly identical in size when The Juice got into weightlifting. A rare combination of size and speed, as you stated, indeed. Dial had his career cut short due to a back surgery. He was drafted by the Giants in the 2nd round in '59, but cut during training camp, then picked up by the Steelers. Who cuts a 2nd round draft pick in his rookie year???
Def, agree. Very underrated. Can you imagine Jones without the knee surgeries?! Truly, one of the games super player of those , and any time. Also, great props to Tarkenton. He may not have had a rocket arm, but it was still bombs away. John Gilliam also led the league in average yards per catch the first year they teamed up in 72;.
Tark used to lean heavily upon his back leg and put the entire weight of his body into his longest throws. He admitted that he didn't have the strongest arm in the world, but that he could throw the ball 50-55 yards. Furthermore, he said that his arm was adequate because defensive pass rushes wouldn't allow passes much longer anyway. After Gilliam, Tark had yet another fine WR deep threat in Sammy White.
@@markgardner9460 Correct, and here again. More accolades for a WR playing with Tarkenton. White ROY in 76.
In short, Tarkenton helped to make receivers better. Another case in point was Ahmad Rashad who didn't do anything at all until he hooked up with Tarkenton's Vikings.
I have never heard of Homer Jones. Looks like he had what they refer to as “soft hands”. Great receiver
Yes and at 215 pounds, he was a challenge to tackle, too.
Thanks again for a great video. Never heard of this guy!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you.
The Saints corner wasn't too happy with Jones beating him by sizable margin on the play at 3:40. So frustrated in fact that as Jones goes to the ground to snare the ball, the corner tries to slug him. Just misses. I don't think that he would have fared well had he connected. He'd already been beat on the play and it seems to me he may have been asking for another type of beating had Jones known the guys intent. Exciting video. I didn't know Jones was such a big play guy. (Before my time). Thank you for bringing these great videos to us! Pretty much the only football I watch now.
Yeah, that Saints player exhibited the style of play back in the day that was commonplace. Thank you for watching and commenting - I enjoy the engagement.
Also give it up for Fran the man for being able to find Homer while getting bum rushed from all angles and slammed to the ground.
Fran was The Man! Houdini in cleats.
Remind me of the days I rooted for the football New York Giants. Then they traded my two favorites, Fran the scram and Homer Jones. Never forgave them
@@jeffreywinn3161 don’t blame you 👍
How did I not get the notification last night? Fran to Homer was a great combination!
I was wondering where you were at, Steven!
Thank you for remembering Homer Jones. I might sound crazy but I think if Homer wore a number that fans could relate to a wide receiver, he would be more remembered. Wearing #45, he looks more like a pick-up truck instead of a sports car
Dodge Ram instead of the Porsche 911
Every 12th catch a 50 +yard touchdown! WOW
What kind of numbers could he have accumulated with good knees?
He would have been destined for the HOF, eh?
@@markgardner9460 I tend to think so, especially with a few more years with Fran!
Great video as always. I'm guessing the scenes around 5:40 Vs. the Vikings is Yale Bowl footage.
Based upon statements from viewers, yes it is. It threw me off initially. It's from a pre-season game.
Amazing. Never heard of him, until today
It's too bad that he couldn't escape the knee injury bug or he would have made the Hall of Fame for sure.
oh thank you again for 70s football.
Thanks, Manuel
His running style was deceptive. He didn't seem to be running that fast until you looked at all the pursuers. It looked like they were just jogging, but they weren't!
Thanks to the arrival of Fran Tarkenton to the Giants in 1967, that was Homer Jones ' best season
Yes, the Giants went from a 1-12-1 team in '66 to a promising 7-7 team in '67.
Loved his play. Got to see him play 1972 at yankee stadium.
Do you recall which area of the stadium that you sat?
Great stuff.
Did anyone else notice that in one of those clips ( at 4:07 ) the DB for the Cardinals # 20 had on one of those old, CLEAR facemasks like they wore in the 1950's ?
At first I didn't think that he was wearing a facemask, then I thought that he must have had a single bar that was pulled down, but I didn't stop to think that he was wearing the plexi-glass shield. Great eye, Keith!
@@markgardner9460 I thought the same thing...this film is from the 60's surely everyone had abandoned those clear facemasks...but I kept rewinding and freezing it...and looks like it's the old clear plastic.
Tittle and Gifford wore them. Joe Perry, too, I think.
@@markgardner9460 I know Tittle did, probably Perry too. But I think by the 60's Gifford was wearing the regular 2 bar.
@@markgardner9460 Actually we're both wrong, looked up images of all 3, who all wore the Clear face mask in college, but all three had also switched to the gray plastic by the 60's. Tittle and Gifford 2 bars and Perry a 1 bar. Perry ( do a image search on Google ) wore 2 face masks I'd never seen before, one that was clear that looked like a gas mask almost, and a one bar that came to a V in front of the nose...very strange looking !
Anything with Fran Tarkenton in it is a winner in my book!
The video was a bonus with plenty of Tark highlights, too.
Looks like Fran owes Homer a big thanks for all them yards receiving
Oh wow, you gave Charlie taylor’s cousin some press! Lol
Love your channel
Thanks - I'm glad you enjoy it!
Remarkable TD at 4:25! Hauls in Fran's pass in traffic goes 50 yards down the sidelines puts a move on the Cardinals defensive back and shrugged him off effortlessly!
With today's paddy cake tackling techniques, Jones likelihood of hitting a "homer" would be high if he played.
@@markgardner9460 He undoubtedly would have embarrassed a lot of defensive backs!
He caught many long-range passes, but your clips showed him catching many shorter passes and turning them into long gains. I don’t think the NFL tracked YAC yards back then, but Homer Jones was a great one for sure!👍🏻
I eonder when YAC became an official statistic.
@@markgardner9460 I guess I was wrong. NFL history tells me YAC became an NFL stat in 1932!
Wow! I would have never guessed that. Thanks for providing.
Love that he invented the spike. Elmo Wright did the first end zone dance. If only they had left it at that.....
I can still see Elmo's fast, high, knee lifts! I enjoyed Billy "White Shoes" Johnson's dance, but after that it became too much for me. Now it's a complete joke.
Mark....you and I are cut from the same cloth. I absolutely hate the theatrics in today's NFL. I'm definitely a purist. They never showed Packers backup QB's wife up in a luxury box either!!!!!
@tomdavey8723 bunch of self centered show offs now.
It's supposed to be about the game...not all the extra "stuff". Also, there doesn't need to be a storyline for me. The fact that the Bears and the Packers, for example, are playing eachother is what it's about for me.
@richardmorris6365 Choreographed celebrations with a bunch of players shouldn't be televised, in my opinion.
How many more yards if he'd learned to use the stiff-arm?
I guess he preferred to run like his nickname - Rhino
@@markgardner9460 ok, how many more yards if he'd learned to use the stiff-horn?
A LOT more!
Geat video
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it!
“During his career , he was known for his considerable size and speed.”
Fun fact - He died in the same town he was born in.
SORRY-----Rice is the MAN!!!!
Rice's 14.8 YPC is waaaay down the list. If we're talking number of receptions and touchdowns, then that's obviously a different story, but this video is about YPC.
I remember Homer, my old favorite was Otis Taylor & of course Jerry Rice.
Hi Marc - wearing my packers John Brokington Green home jersey for this one
Stellar! I want to get a green Starr, but I have been unable to find one in my size. Eventually, right? Hopefully.
I GREW UP IN BROWNSVILLE BROOKLYN ON PROSPECT PLACE AND SARATOGA AVE I LEARNED THE GAME OF FOOTBALL STARTING AT 9 YEARS OLD FROM AN OLDER DUDE NAMED THOMAS GALISHAW WHO PLAYED RUNNING BACK BEHIND JOHN BROCKINGTON AT THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL IM 66 YEARS OLD TODAY AND THANK YOU THOMAS GALISHAW FOR TEACHING ME THE GAME OF FOOTBALL
To play RB behind Brockington must have been something to behold. Downside: not much playing time.
Charley Taylor is a excellent cousin to have!
That’s one old record for sure. Morrows passes were almost like long handoffs.
This record will stand forever due to the league's fascination with the ultra-short passing game.
Earl Morrall, you mean.
Despite their lack of success in that era, the Giants had some great ones like Jones and Tarkenton. Too bad this year's team is more like the Gnats.
Only 15 passing td's and less than 2,900 passing yards last year is pitiful in this day and age.
As a Giant fan in the mid to late 60's, there weren't too many bright spots. Homer Jones was one of them.
Tark 'n Jones and that was about it. Nothing much on defebse, I don't think.
9.3. in High school-----IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!!
That's what Sport magazine reported.
Tommy McDonald and Stanley Morgan
McDonald's career YPC was 17.0 & Morgan's was 19.2. I admire both of them. From '79-'81, Morgan lead the NFL in YPC each year - what a monster.
The Giants are my team! They are going to be very smelly this year. Did you ever think about doing a presentation on Pat Fisher!
No doubt his YPC is off the chart, however the biggest big play receiver of all time…the 5’7 giant from ST.Louis, Mel Gray may be that dude. (by a whisker) 😀
I hear ya! I published a video dedicated to Mel Gray awhile back. It's in the "Special Features" of my playlist, if you're interested.
Sorry Tarkington!!
Tarkenton
The blonde at 2:44 had some interesting attractions!
st. louis cardinals MEL GRAY!!! the grace peotry & ease through that st. louis arch shall haunt jack on his death bed to my dying breadth for all eternity across the usa to disneyland!!! a sight to see worth the price of birth!!
Thank you for your comments. I published a video dedicated to Mel Gray and his deep threat prowess, so feel free to check it out if you haven't already. It's in the "Special Features" of my Playlist. That video focuses on the average touchdown distance, whereas this one is YPC.
Did Homer Jones have a part in the movie MASH in 1970? Wasn’t the speedster on the opposing team that the MASH guys drugged?
That's a good question. I don't know. Will someone please answer this question? Thanks!
@@lesdavis3596 I believe the name of the actor who played the speedster in MASH was Noland Smith who was a wide receiver/kick returner. He played for the Chiefs and 49ers from 1967-69.
@@SethW398 That’s correct! Thank you!🙏🏻
@@lesdavis3596 You’re welcome.
Some of us remember former Eagles' star Timmy Brown as Spearchucker in the early episodes of the TV series.
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Yes, he was amazing. However, his career YPC was only 16.4 with 4 years of production coming against war-depleted defensive secondaries. When it comes to scoring td's, he's at the top of the mountain, but not when it comes to YPC, as he only had two seasons with YPC greater than 17.7. Thank you for bringing him up.
hutson booboo
I commented earlier regarding Hudson who had a career 16.4 YPC with only 2 seasons greater than 17.7, despite playing 4 seasons against war-depleted defensive secondaries from '42-'45. He was a touchdown machine, but this video is about big plays and having the highest career YPC of all-time.
Who is the blond with the beehive hairdo and what are her stats! Lol.
I don't know, but she deserves double coverage.
Double D with a huge motor as the scouts say. Lots of upside with a high ceiling,