GT’s consensus All-American, 1970 ...

[YellowJacketFan2018]

When the Falcons franchise was announced, Paul Brown (!!) expressed interest in becoming a part-owner and the head coach. Rankin Smith, who saw the Falcons as a chance to have some fun, turned him down. To put this another way, Smith turned down the coach who invented modern pro football so that he and his mentally-challenged sons could run the franchise into the ground. I can only imagine how many Super Bowls and championships the Birds would have won if Brown was their coach.

Not giving The Rock a chance to play in the NFL - where he would have done just fine, btw - is right in line with this kind of asinine behavior.

Rock Perdoni was the same size as NFL Hall of Famer Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Larry Little who was 5'11'' 260

 

[takethepoints]

Rock Perdoni was the same size as NFL Hall of Famer Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Larry Little who was 5'11'' 260

Yes. People tend to forget that OLs were a lot smaller in The Rock's day. The great Steelers OL that made Terry Bradshaw and Franco Harris stars averaged - hand to God - 6'2", 243. Of course, they were all fast as lightning. Made a difference. Then.

 

[Northeast Stinger]

Looks a little greener than regular mustard to me.

Old mustard of the past was closer to Grey Poupon.

 

[dressedcheeseside]

Old mustard of the past was closer to Grey Poupon.

I love those unis!

 

[alagold]

When the Falcons franchise was announced, Paul Brown (!!) expressed interest in becoming a part-owner and the head coach. Rankin Smith, who saw the Falcons as a chance to have some fun, turned him down. To put this another way, Smith turned down the coach who invented modern pro football so that he and his mentally-challenged sons could run the franchise into the ground. I can only imagine how many Super Bowls and championships the Birds would have won if Brown was their coach.

Not giving The Rock a chance to play in the NFL - where he would have done just fine, btw - is right in line with this kind of asinine behavior.

The Smith family was a disgrace to Atl .They just "fooled around" with team waiting for the bucks to roll in.I think that they bought the franchise for 6 mil and sold it for 100 +.

 

[alagold]

I watched the Rock in person and after a while understood why teams didn't run up the middle much.He didn't get moved far.

 

[GTRambler]

Found this story that states that Rock was 5-11 and weighed 245 when he played for the Jackets.

The story is a great must-read, too! Here it is:

https://www.chron.com/sports/colleg...rgia-Tech-s-ramblin-Rock-tells-of-1974640.php

 

[Animal02]

I used to love watching the BH special and the introduction of those players.....it is a shame we do not have something similar now.

 

[YellowJacketFan2018]

When the Falcons franchise was announced, Paul Brown (!!) expressed interest in becoming a part-owner and the head coach. Rankin Smith, who saw the Falcons as a chance to have some fun, turned him down. To put this another way, Smith turned down the coach who invented modern pro football so that he and his mentally-challenged sons could run the franchise into the ground. I can only imagine how many Super Bowls and championships the Birds would have won if Brown was their coach.

Not giving The Rock a chance to play in the NFL - where he would have done just fine, btw - is right in line with this kind of asinine behavior.

Paul Brown should have been hired as Falcons head coach in 1966

 

[redmule]

Anyone else remember the College All Star game vs the NFL Champs to start the football season?

 

[jacketup]

The Falcons drafted an unknown running back from NE Louisiana named Joe Profit in the 1st round of the 1971 NFL Draft

The Falcons drafted John Wayne as a joke in the last round. Perdoni was still available. A slap in the face to Tech by the Dawg Smiths.

When the Falcons franchise was announced, Paul Brown (!!) expressed interest in becoming a part-owner and the head coach. Rankin Smith, who saw the Falcons as a chance to have some fun, turned him down. To put this another way, Smith turned down the coach who invented modern pro football so that he and his mentally-challenged sons could run the franchise into the ground. I can only imagine how many Super Bowls and championships the Birds would have won if Brown was their coach.

Not giving The Rock a chance to play in the NFL - where he would have done just fine, btw - is right in line with this kind of asinine behavior.

The Falcons wear red and black because of the Dawg Smiths. I have never pulled for the Falcons and I will not until they change their colors.

 

[Supersizethatorder-mutt]

The Falcons drafted John Wayne as a joke in the last round. Perdoni was still available. A slap in the face to Tech by the Dawg Smiths.



The Falcons wear red and black because of the Dawg Smiths. I have never pulled for the Falcons and I will not until they change their colors.

Same here.

 

[LongforDodd]

The Smith family was a disgrace to Atl .They just "fooled around" with team waiting for the bucks to roll in.I think that they bought the franchise for 6 mil and sold it for 100 +.

I believe it was Rankin's mother's family's insurance business's money from Life of Georgia that he and the sons played around with.

Anyone remember when Life of Georgia was in the building on the corner of North Ave and Spring?

 

[Oakland]

If you watch closely, I believe Smylie Gebhart can be seen in the background of the 1971 Bob Hope All American show. He's wearing a gold GT jersey #92.

 

[Oakland]

The Falcons drafted John Wayne as a joke in the last round. Perdoni was still available. A slap in the face to Tech by the Dawg Smiths.

I'm not a spelling expert, but you misspelled dwag. However, I fully agree with you.

 

[grandpa jacket]

On the Bob Hope Christmas show:

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Helluva player and a gem of a person

 

[BuckeyeJacket]

When the Falcons franchise was announced, Paul Brown (!!) expressed interest in becoming a part-owner and the head coach. Rankin Smith, who saw the Falcons as a chance to have some fun, turned him down. To put this another way, Smith turned down the coach who invented modern pro football so that he and his mentally-challenged sons could run the franchise into the ground. I can only imagine how many Super Bowls and championships the Birds would have won if Brown was their coach.

Not giving The Rock a chance to play in the NFL - where he would have done just fine, btw - is right in line with this kind of asinine behavior.

Unfortunately his son, Mike Brown, has been ruining my Cincinnati Bengals for decades.

 

[takethepoints]

Unfortunately his son, Mike Brown, has been ruining my Cincinnati Bengals for decades.

Ah, well. There's no guarantee that genius will be inherited. Too bad, that. Life would be a lot easier if it was.

 

[alagold]

Anyone else remember the College All Star game vs the NFL Champs to start the football season?

yep,
they practiced at Tech--I saw some AWESOME' physical specimens on those teams

 

[bobongo]

The Smith family was a disgrace to Atl .They just "fooled around" with team waiting for the bucks to roll in.I think that they bought the franchise for 6 mil and sold it for 100 +.

The franchise was purchased in 1965 for 8.5 million, then sold to Arthur Blank in 2002 for 545 million dollars. It is now worth in excess of 2.5 billion.