Y.A. Tittle passes away at 90.........

[LousianaHorn]

Marshall Texas native........LSU and NFL star Yelberton Abraham Titlte has died at 90............he was one of my Dads heroes for sure........went from Camp Pendleton up to Keysar stadium to see him play in the fall of 1950..............and my pop rooted for the Giants when they played the Cowboys in the early days......................RIP Y.A............!

https://www.marshallnewsmessenger.c...shall-native-hall-fame-qb-tittle-passes-away/

 

[HornFanatic]

It's "Tittle" not "Title"

 

[LousianaHorn]

I know, thats what you get for typing after a couple of dog beers while watching the Astros!

 

[WorsterMan]

RIP YAT. A giant of the game when he played. One of Marshall Texas finest!!!

I was just old enough and interested in football enough to see him play his last year in the NFL in 1964.

 

[Hideo Gump Jr.]

I remember the picture of him kneeling on the field with his helmet off and blood dripping from his head. No concussion protocols back then.
How close did he come to being a Longhorn?

 

[Crockett]

Award winning photo ... photographer had to argue with the sports editor to get it published since there was no "action" in the shot and it wasn't published with game day coverage.

Because of that it wasn't eligible for a Pulitzer, but the photo is famous and in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

 

[Hideo Gump Jr.]

A contemporary of Bobby Layne & Doak Walker.
Would there been enough room in the same college backfield?