I was curious if anyone from the pre-superbowl era won championships with 2 teams. Only one I could find is Norm Van Brocklin with the Rams and Eagles. However, Van Brocklin split time with Bob Waterfield for the Rams. In the 1951 championship game Waterfield had many more passing attempts, but Van Brocklin through the winning TD per my research. Is there anyone old enough to remember who started this game, and who was considered the starter/better player when they split time.
"It's amazing that Van Brocklin has somehow managed to hold that record all this time," Hirdt said. "I kind of like it. The other strange thing was, it was not uncommon in that era for teams to split the quarterback duties. The [San Francisco] 49ers had Frankie Albert and Y.A. Tittle. The Rams had Bob Waterfield. He was their No. 1 guy, the veteran, a more accomplished passer than Van Brocklin, but he did not play in that game. The New York Times article said he was injured. Van Brocklin played the whole game."
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Don Chandler P 1956 Giants P/PK 1965 Packers
Jerry Huth LG 1956 Giants LG 1960 Eagles
Andy Robustelli RDE 1951 Rams RDE 1956 Giants
Doug Atkins DE 1954 Browns DE 1963 Bears
Dick Modzelewski DT 1956 Giants DT 1964 Browns
Former Giants DL Ray Krouse:
1957 Lions 1958 Colts 1959 Colts
Video from Top Ten QB controversies.
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http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-top-ten/09000d5d81113d24/Top-Ten-QB-Controversies-Van-Brocklin-vs-Waterfield
Jane Russell. Lana Turner was married 8 times.
1961 Packers
Dick Modzelewski - 1956 Giants, 1964 Browns.
Then he goes to The Eagles where he shares time with Sonny Jerguson.
Then Sonny Jerguson is traded for Norm Snead and goes to Wash. where he shares time wtih Billy Kilmer.
Strange...
Meanwhile the Giants trade Shaw to Minnesota in 1961 for the Vikings first round pick which the Gians include in a package to get Erich Barnes and later Del Shofner (it's complicated) and the Rams use that pick to draft Roman Gabriel...