Professor

thanks colin

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Fielding

no no NO, preston ridlehuber is the most imprtant nfl player

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Potatoking

i would appreciate you telling us who Preston Ridlehuber is... cause you mention him alot

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Fielding

Ive mentioned him twice...

And now, as told by gregg easterbrook, the greatness of Preston...

Ah, Ridlehuber! In Asgard, the football gods speak your name in tones of reverence. Grabthar, chief of the football pantheon, pauses to throw incense into the ceremonial popcorn maker whenever your name is whispered. Nike, goddess of marketing, leaps in delight at the thought of your feats. Lambasthor, god of halftime tirades, has only good words to say about you.

The career statistics of Raiders third-string tailback Preston Ridlehuber may lack distinction: 12 rushes, four receptions, one punt return and one pass completion. But no football player has ever done something as important as what Preston Ridlehuber did -- he won the Heidi Game.


The Heidi Game was played on Nov. 17, 1968. It was an era, so dimly remembered, when many cities saw just one NFL game per week -- an era of primitive darkness! In that week's nationally televised game, the Jets were leading the Raiders 32-29 with 50 seconds remaining, Oakland's ball. The clock ticked to 7 p.m. Eastern, the old, highly formalized starting moment for prime time. Without explanation, the NFL scene dissolved, to be replaced by an image of ein kleines Mädchen skipping through the Alps as someone yodeled.

Millions of Americans were outraged that wholesome family entertainment had replaced the crunching violence they had been enjoying. Millions called local network affiliates to complain and were further outraged when told -- pre-Internet, calling the local network sports desk was the main way to get scores -- that the Raiders put up two touchdowns in the final 49 seconds to win 43-32. The entire country had missed the best part! And the deciding play of the Heidi Game was a wild fumble that was booted, botched and muffed by numerous gentlemen until fallen on in the end zone by the most important player in NFL history, Raiders third-string tailback Preston Ridlehuber.


Preston Ridlehuber has Heidi to thank for his place in NFL history.
Within mere hours of the Heidi Game, all networks had announced that henceforth they would never cut away from pro football for other programming. This established a vital premise: Nothing is more important than football. The president might be giving a news conference to declare plans to invade Canada; the Pope might be reading a homily at which he announces his conversion to Zoroastrianism; Ashlee Simpson might actually be singing instead of lip-syncing; regardless, there is no chance any network would cut away from any NFL game.

Preston Ridlehuber's heroics paved the way for the modern era of Sunday NFL doubleheaders, Sunday and Monday night games, Saturday games in December, college football on television nearly round-the-clock. As you ease back into your couch with the remote, say a word of thanks to the man who made all this possible.

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Potatoking

i didnt read that, but judging by the length of the post... he must be important

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Fielding

its four in the morning central time. WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE TO DO?

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BU54

Fielding, good story and good point!

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Bears always have and always will need a quarterback!! But not a MLB.


10-7-07 Bears 27,Packers 20
12-23-07 Bears 35, Packers 7
Then Brett Favre Retired...

beneichten

Fielding, probobly the best posts I have ever read!

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NYGfreak

The best NFL player, is also the best lacrosse player of all time...Jim Brown

Jayhawk_Colin

you can make an argument for to many guys, i think we have had 20 names thrown up so far, we should make 5 polls and the 5 winners would go into the final poll for greatest player ever

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From Seinfeld:

George is scoffing shrimp at a meeting.

Reilly: The ocean just called, they are running out of shrimp.
George: The jerk store just called, they're running out of you.
Reilly: That shouldn't be a problem since you are there all time best seller.
George: I slept with your wife!