Funny Moments in Patriot History

[QuiGon]

Theismann- "Joe Namath is just a happy guy."

Maguire- "Ohh boy is he happy."

Namath LINK

The most amazing thing about the Namath incident is that they cut to the sidelines, he propositioned whats-her-name, then they left for a play. Then THEY WENT BACK TO THE SIDELINE for a follow-up question..!!

 

[QuiGon]

HAHA...Oh yeah! Then Chatham saying after the game that BB had been showing them film on the streaker all week!

That Chatham play showed us all just how big, fast and incredibly strong professional football players are. He was running at, like, 1/4 speed and just sort of bumped the streaker with his shoulder, who subsequently went flailing like he had been hit by a bus.

 

[Patjew]

What about Bob Gladeiux getting paged while in the stands..and a few minutes later suited up and returning the opening kick....ONLY the Patriots...!!!

Is that true???

 

[Patjew]

The most amazing thing about the Namath incident is that they cut to the sidelines, he propositioned whats-her-name, then they left for a play. Then THEY WENT BACK TO THE SIDELINE for a follow-up question..!!

Exactly right. What were they thinking cutting back to them??? And thank god they did!

 

[RayClay]

Is that true???

I believe he and a friend had been drinking plenty beer and watching the game.

Gladieux had recently been cut. There roster was tight because they were always broke.

At half time his friend went to get 2 brews and didn't hear Gladieux paged to the locker room over the PA.

When he returned to his seat Bob wasn't there so he sat down to watch the game.

On the kickoff return the PA announcer said "tackle Gladieux".

That's the way I heard it.

 

[RayClay]

Is that true???

Look what I found.

From the horses mouth, as they say.

http://www.stocksandnews.com/print/print.asp?Id=1559&adate=1/20/2004

“I went downtown to rock and roll and hoot it up. I was
downtown ‘til Sunday morning. I never made it home. I met
some friends, my girlfriend. We just partied – Thursday night,
Friday night, Saturday night, Sunday. I woke up and said, ‘Ah,
heck. I’m going to the game.’

 

[pats1]

http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=32&ID=29616&year=2002

The Boston Patriots of the AFL drafted Gladieux in the eighth round [1969], and he thought he would start on special teams as a rookie. He even called his family to tell them about it.

But just days before the opener, he heard on the television he had been cut. A trip to the coaches’ office the next day confirmed it.

“Unfortunately, I went to an organization that wasn’t very stable financially. They would cut people about to make either performance or roster incentive bonuses,” said Gladieux, who was resigned the next day and played out his rookie season with the Patriots. “For the first time in my life, I was on a team that wasn’t playing to win. We were playing to survive.”

Cut in the final days of cam the next year, Gladieux attended the Patriots’ opener as a spectator, until he heard his name over the loudspeakers.

“I sat down while some buddies went to get hot dogs and beer when the announcer told me to come to the locker room,” Gladieux said.

“Management took John Charles, the No. 1 pick from Purdue, back to the locker room after warmups, and they were trying to get him to sign a new contract five minutes before the game. He wouldn’t sign, so they cut him and came looking for me.

“I figured, hey, I might as well be paid for showing up.”

Gladieux doesn’t remember those times when he reflects on his playing days. His years in Louisville and South Bend come back easier.
He also is grateful that people remember him fondly.

 

[Tunescribe]

Pats line up for the field goal as Troy takes his time getting off the field. NOT!

Adam hits him for the TD!

Do I remember that right?

That was a classic moment. Troy was just standing there in the end zone and caught the ball like he was playing catch in the pre-game warmup. The the camera goes to Martz shaking his head on the sideline. Priceless.

 

[Flying Fungi]

Millen decking Sullivan

:bricks:

 

[Patriotic]

"Harpo" Gladeuax

Actually met Harpo (he had hair like Harpo Marx) during training camp as a kid. Just like in the infamous kickoff story, he was drinking beers in a pub in Amherst, Ma along with teamates Mike Talliferro & co. Had a fun afternoon as they sang songs with my aunt and uncle who loved to sing.

 

[RayClay]

Actually met Harpo (he had hair like Harpo Marx) during training camp as a kid. Just like in the infamous kickoff story, he was drinking beers in a pub in Amherst, Ma along with teamates Mike Talliferro & co. Had a fun afternoon as they sang songs with my aunt and uncle who loved to sing.

UMass training camp?

 

[QuiGon]

Exactly right. What were they thinking cutting back to them??? And thank god they did!

Yeah it certainly increased the comedy value. I will also remember that game as the first ever NFL game I watched in HD.

I go to a lot of card shows and get a lot of autographs from sports stars. I have to say when I met Namath he was a very friendly guy with a warm smile and an engaging personality. I mean, some of these guys take your jersey, sign it, and move you along without even looking up.

Of all the athletes I've met at these things, Namath is the only one that actually introduced himself to me. I walked up to him and before I can say anything, he sticks out his hand flashes a smile and says "Hi, I'm Joe..!!" (like I didn't totally know who he was already ).

 

[PatsWorldChamps]

BB telling tom jackson to go F himself after the SB victory... TJ had previously reported that BB had "lost" the team, after cutting milloy.

 

[Bill's Girl]

BB telling tom jackson to go F himself after the SB victory... TJ had previously reported that BB had "lost" the team, after cutting milloy.

I forgot that one on my BB list! I would love to see the tape of THAT, especially the look on Jackson's face! TJ said that the Patriots hated their coach.....and he said this without having spoken to any of the players!

 

[Pat the Pats Fan]

I forgot that one on my BB list! I would love to see the tape of THAT, especially the look on Jackson's face! TJ said that the Patriots hated their coach.....and he said this without having spoken to any of the players!

Not sure if there was ever a clip of that conversation. Mostly, we know of it from the book "Patriot Reign".

Also like Hochstein stumbling around the ballroom after the Panthers SB asking where the "F" that fat Warren Sapp was?

But the best to me was the final drive in SB XXXVI, with Madden saying, they should go for overtime, and Brady calmly leading the team down the field. The play JR Redmond made to get out of bounds with a 1st down still to me was the play of the drive.

 

[italian pat patriot]

Theismann- "Joe Namath is just a happy guy."

Maguire- "Ohh boy is he happy."

Namath LINK

...almost as bad as Rick Sutcliffe.

thks Seymour93 !

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

I think it was 1998. Back to back comebacks by Bledsoe to beat Miami and Buffalo. The Bills game was won on a controversial play with :01 second left. The Bills leave the field in disgust, the Pats run the extra point with no Bills players on the field. The ball is snapped to the holder, who hands it off to Vinatieri for an easy 2-point play. Anyone remember that one?

was it a Monday night or Sunday night game??? The worst part from the Buffalo perspective is that one of the tiebreakers was points allowed and that extra extra point (two points uncontested versus the standard PAT) could have come back to bite them in the tuchas if it had been one of the tiebreakers......

 

[AzPatsFan]

Other chuckles...

How can anyone forget the Great "Flush-In" at Schaefer?

Or the stands burning down in the middle of a Game at BC stadium?

 

[italian pat patriot]

Actually met Harpo (he had hair like Harpo Marx) during training camp as a kid. Just like in the infamous kickoff story, he was drinking beers in a pub in Amherst, Ma along with teamates Mike Talliferro & co. Had a fun afternoon as they sang songs with my aunt and uncle who loved to sing.

grandissimo Bob Gladieux 'Harpo' ! un mito !

 

[Coast2CoastPatsFan]

Some of you folks may not remember this but at the end of the broadcast of the Pats' 12-0 victory over Miami in 2003, when CBS showed their clips to end the broadcast the very last clip showed (in slow motion) some goofy Doofins fan with his head and face all painted up getting nailed squarely on the top of his gourd with what appeared to be a big snow/ice block. It was an appropriate finish to a very memorable Patriots game in their 2003 Championship season. My friends who were watching the game with me had already gone outside to celebrate the victory, and I had to call them in and replay the ending for them to see. We were all practically pi$$ing our pants in laughter watching it.