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truebluelarry : 3/31/2015 8:25 am
The Giants first game at the Polo Grounds October 18, 1925. Jim Thorpe is second from the left.


Hinkey Haines 1925


Ray Flaherty 1929


Steve Owen 1930


Benny Friedman 1931


Bo Molenda, Dale Burnett, Ken Strong, Harry Newman 1933


Mel Hein 1935


Tuffy Leemans 1936


Cal Hubbard 1936


Charlie Conerly 1948


Emlen Tunnell 1948


Len Younce 1948


Tom Landry 1951


Kyle Rote 1952


Arnie Weinmeister 1952


Frank Gifford 1953


Roosevelt Brown 1956


Sam Huff 1957


Andy Robustelli, Roosevelt Greir, Dick Modzelweski, Jim Katcavage 1959


Y.A. Tittle 1961


Alex Webster 1963


Homer Jones 1967
incredible stuff  
Moondawg : 3/31/2015 8:28 am : link
thanks for all of your efforts, Larry!
Superb..  
Big Blue '56 : 3/31/2015 8:28 am : link
Cal Hubbard went on to be one of the better MLB umpires
Awesome  
jsuds : 3/31/2015 8:31 am : link
As my Dad used to yell at every game we went to in the seventies and beyond.....

Yay Yay Y-A!
very cool  
J Dot1 : 3/31/2015 8:39 am : link
fun to look over. Thanks for sharing!
great stuff  
Victor in CT : 3/31/2015 8:53 am : link
thanks for sharing Larry
I remember those poses for their football cards  
jjgmrg901 : 3/31/2015 9:01 am : link
I had a whole bunch of them and remember the big guys were always jumping towards the camera and the playmakers were either making like passing the ball or running.

I love the Huff picture. I bet there were very few times in his career that he was in a three point stance.

Thanks for the memories
awesome shots  
aquidneck : 3/31/2015 9:01 am : link
But as an aside, can you imagine adult athletes of today playing football in those top uniforms?

Huge pads on their thighs and legs to weigh them down. Nothing on their heads or shoulders to protect them.
Very cool.  
SoDev : 3/31/2015 9:03 am : link
Tough as nails. Respect.
Nothing on their heads.....  
jsuds : 3/31/2015 9:04 am : link
Including hair in a few of those shots. Careers longer back then?
RE: I remember those poses for their football cards  
truebluelarry : 3/31/2015 9:05 am : link
In comment 12211390 jjgmrg901 said:
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I love the Huff picture. I bet there were very few times in his career that he was in a three point stance.


Huff wore #70 becasue he was an offensive guard in college, and when he came to the Giants he worked there and also middle guard (today known as the nose tackle) in the 5-2 defense. It wasn't until Week 4 or 5 during the 1956 season that was the starting MLB in Landry's "coordinated" 4-3 defense. Ray Beck actually started the season in that position but struggled with an ankle injury while Huff mostly played on special teams.
Wow. Just Wow.  
Montreal Man : 3/31/2015 9:13 am : link
Brought a lump to my throat looking at all that history.

Who's that guy to standing next to Thorpe on his right. Talk about scary.
Thank you, Larry  
MadPlaid : 3/31/2015 9:31 am : link
These contributions are always appreciated and welcome.

I agree with Montreal Man, the guy next to Thorpe is scary looking.
Great pictures.  
SuperRonJohnson : 3/31/2015 9:43 am : link
Thanks
Thanks. Great memories. I saw Hein,Flaherty, Owen  
chops : 3/31/2015 9:54 am : link
play, but I missed Leemans,and Friedman.
The guys in the 10/18/25 photo from left to right:  
truebluelarry : 3/31/2015 10:56 am : link
Dutch Hendrian, Jim Thorpe, Babe Parnell, Paul Jappe.

Part of the reason they look so ragged was this was their second game in a row. Because of blue laws, the Frankford Yellow Jackets were not allowed to play on Sundays. So what they would do was play at home on Saturday, then travel and play the same the next day away. That's why Frankford always played more games than anyone else in the league.

So the Giants and Yellow Jackets played at Frankford Saturday afternoon (Giants lost 5-3), then rode the train to New York that night and played again at the Polo Grounds Sunday. They more than likely wore the same dirty uniforms without having even been washed.
can hubbard looks like he could really beat some ass  
idiotsavant : 3/31/2015 11:11 am : link
watch out
Thanks truebluelarry  
Frank from CA : 3/31/2015 12:34 pm : link
Great stuff! Cheers to the fans who put in extra effort for the rest of us!
RE: can hubbard looks like he could really beat some ass  
truebluelarry : 3/31/2015 12:56 pm : link
In comment 12211628 idiotsavant said:
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watch out


The two most feared men from the late 1920's - early 1930's were Hubbard and George Musso of the Chicago Bears.



Not only because of their size, but they both thrived on the violence of the game. They truly enjoyed battering their opponents. Nobody went out of their way to arouse either one of those guys. (And this was an era of gritty two-way players who rarely received rest and frequently played through injury due to small rosters. If you laid out an opponent, he was more than likely going to receive an opportunity for payback over the course of a game.)
I'd love to see any of those 1930's unis  
Aquasax : 3/31/2015 1:24 pm : link
as a throwback. I keep hoping that's what Skiba has teased.
Nice, Larry  
kinard : 3/31/2015 1:39 pm : link
Thoughts:

1) ... the guy to the left of Thorpe looks like he's 60 years old (the guy to Thorpe's immediate right looks a tough SOB); 2) Steve Owens looks like he's at least 250 pounds and could probably be inconspicuous on a 2015 NFL offensive line; and
3) Hinkey Haines just looks like a player, as does Benny Friedman...Harry Newman? Not so much (I know he was good though).
RE: Nice, Larry  
Big Blue '56 : 3/31/2015 1:42 pm : link
In comment 12211859 kinard said:
Quote:
Thoughts:

1) ... the guy to the left of Thorpe looks like he's 60 years old (the guy to Thorpe's immediate right looks a tough SOB); 2) Steve Owens looks like he's at least 250 pounds and could probably be inconspicuous on a 2015 NFL offensive line; and
3) Hinkey Haines just looks like a player, as does Benny Friedman...Harry Newman? Not so much (I know he was good though).


They all looked older in those days..When I look at my parents High School yearbooks the guys all look like Harry Truman and just as old...And they were only 17-18...:)
RE: Nice, Larry  
Big Blue '56 : 3/31/2015 1:42 pm : link
In comment 12211859 kinard said:
Quote:
Thoughts:

1) ... the guy to the left of Thorpe looks like he's 60 years old (the guy to Thorpe's immediate right looks a tough SOB); 2) Steve Owens looks like he's at least 250 pounds and could probably be inconspicuous on a 2015 NFL offensive line; and
3) Hinkey Haines just looks like a player, as does Benny Friedman...Harry Newman? Not so much (I know he was good though).


They all looked older in those days..When I look at my parents High School yearbooks the guys all look like Harry Truman and just as old...And they were only 17-18...:)
Thanks for sharing true blue  
timintey : 3/31/2015 1:44 pm : link
Never knew Steve Owen was that big...
Are jim thorpes feet on fire?  
Scyber : 3/31/2015 1:46 pm : link
He must have been fast.
Seeing Homer Jones brought back memories.....  
Doomster : 3/31/2015 2:46 pm : link
You had to see Homer to believe him.....he would catch a ball on a deep slant, and there would be two defenders, boxing him in....but he would turn on the jets and blow by them like they were standing still.....in the mid 60's he was the only reason for watching the NY Football Giants...
trubluelarry  
blapre74 : 3/31/2015 3:15 pm : link
thanx so much. Brings back the violent world of Sam Huff on Sundays watching him and Brown. Wow, those were fun days. YAT, too, the man who made me a giant's fan. Recall Time cover with Huff's helmet full of grass and dirt?
One more - for those of you who appreciated Homer Jones...  
truebluelarry : 3/31/2015 3:54 pm : link
Bob Tucker 1971
Homer  
RetroJint : 3/31/2015 10:27 pm : link
In that era the split-end had to be in a 3-point stance as did the other six players at the LOS. Maybe its the camera angle but it looks like he's in the backfield. Secondly you get a sense of how big the guy was. A moose.
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