John Riggins to be featured on 'A Football Life'

[SFREDSKIN]

He started the Mohawk trend, who doesn't love Riggo? I guess cowboy fans.

[skinsfaninok]

I'm broke, I'm bored and I'm back! Lmao

[CultBrennan59]

Riggins was a good football life; not one of the better ones though.
Wasn't a fan of the narrator. I felt like they didn't share much of the stories on riggo with the skins. They really focused on his pre football and college and net days more than his skin days I felt. I would have liked to see the family side of riggins with his wife and daughters. I felt that with all the times riggo would say "I had a beer" that he would get into his stories of him drinking a beer before the games or practice or meetings which we had famously heard.

[htownskinfan]

Just finished watching it.Definitely gets you fired up about todays game.That cowboy game that made Riggins sit out a yr,man that game killed me also,that game sucked balls.Man I hope we win today,its bad enough when your a skins fan and we lose to the Cowboys,but when your a Skins fan in cowboy country it sucks more

[MTK]

Loved how he came out in full uniform when we was inducted into the team ring of fame. That's classic Riggo for you.

[Hog1]

That was tremendous! Really got to me....

[htownskinfan]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Loved how he came out in full uniform when we was inducted into the team ring of fame. That's classic Riggo for you.

Yeah no shit
That was awesome

[SFREDSKIN]

He had to hear it one more time!!

[SmootSmack]

Just finished watching it, loved it. At the same time though I wish there was like an hour more of it. I'd like to know more about the Pardee era Riggins, and how he became a Redskin to begin with. And then how he felt about the trade for George Rogers, etc.

[SmootSmack]

Funny story about John Riggins and me. Many moons ago I was like 8-9 years old and my dad was in the hospital getting surgery. One day I decide I want to call his room to talk to him. So I dial the number I've got written down and...well you know where this is going...I dialed the wrong room and John Riggins answered! He was getting operated on as well (back surgery I think). I was so nervous I literally threw the phone at my older brother for him to talk to Riggins. I think I just said "feel better" and that was it. He was really cool about it, "thank you, that's very nice of you" or something like that.

[htownskinfan]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Just finished watching it, loved it. At the same time though I wish there was like an hour more of it. I'd like to know more about the Pardee era Riggins, and how he became a Redskin to begin with. And then how he felt about the trade for George Rogers, etc.

Yeah that would have been great
I was happy to see he was married and had a couple daughters,I had figured him for a loner,glad I was wrong

[CrazyCanuck]

"Give me the ball, I'll make you famous."

Loved it. Good times.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Funny story about John Riggins and me. Many moons ago I was like 8-9 years old and my dad was in the hospital getting surgery. One day I decide I want to call his room to talk to him. So I dial the number I've got written down and...well you know where this is going...I dialed the wrong room and John Riggins answered! He was getting operated on as well (back surgery I think). I was so nervous I literally threw the phone at my older brother for him to talk to Riggins. I think I just said "feel better" and that was it. He was really cool about it, "thank you, that's very nice of you" or something like that.

So did you remember to call your Dad back, cus I think id have gone to bed happy at that point.

[punch it in]

Originally Posted by htownskinfan

Yeah that would have been great
I was happy to see he was married and had a couple daughters,I had figured him for a loner,glad I was wrong

Yeah me too - i was surprised when the wife came on.