Happy 25th Anniversary SuperBowl XVII

Warpath · 01-30-2008, 05:13 PM

25 years ago today was one of the biggest days of John Riggins' career. Happy 25th anniversary 1982-83 Redskins!

vaoutlaws2006 · 01-30-2008, 05:15 PM

nice...that made my day...had no idea....hail skins!!!!!!!!

DynamiteRave · 01-30-2008, 05:17 PM

Oh glory days, how we long to see you again.

ArtMonkDrillz · 01-30-2008, 05:17 PM

Ah, I remember it like it was yesterday.
Just kidding, I wasn't even 3 months old and I was probably asleep the entire time but I've seen the clip of Riggo so many times that I really do feel like I saw it live.
How many other teams are lucky enough to have such an iconic moment?

DynamiteRave · 01-30-2008, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

Ah, I remember it like it was yesterday.
Just kidding, I wasn't even 3 months old and I was probably asleep the entire time but I've seen the clip of Riggo so many times that I really do feel like I saw it live.
How many other teams are lucky enough to have such an iconic moment?

Don't feel bad. I hadn't even been conceived.

scowan · 01-30-2008, 05:26 PM

I do remember it like it was yesterday. My Dad was at the game!!! (Company trip prize) I was home watching it on TV. I was 11 and all I remember was being so nervous! I jumped up and down when Riggins ran over that Dolphin and started to build up speed for the endzone. He was faster than he looked in those days!!!

QBall · 01-30-2008, 05:30 PM

Awesome pic! Hope that Mooch can bring Portis and Co. to the promiseland one more time baby!

Schneed10 · 01-30-2008, 05:48 PM

LOL

When this game took place, I was four. When Riggins broke it loose on 4th and one, my dad jumped out of his chair, screaming YEAAAHHHH! at the absolute top of his lungs. He couldn't stop jumping up and down. It was so loud that it scared the crap out of me (I think I was probably playing with toys at the time) and I started crying. Then I realized he was freaking out because of happiness, and I joined in. I think that moment, while scary as all get out, was the moment I became interested in the Skins.

I guess you could say I've been a Redskin fan for 25 years today. Awesome.

Warpath · 01-30-2008, 05:50 PM

Little do people remember it was 4th and 1. If Don McNeal makes that tackle things most certainly would of turned out different. Either way 70 Chip worked and Riggo powered that diesel about 40 yards to the endzone!

SmootSmack · 01-30-2008, 06:09 PM

Don't forget Theismann's tip in the end zone. Huge play!

And not to be a downer, but it's really tragic what became of David Woodley.

jbcjr14 · 01-30-2008, 06:46 PM

I remember it like it was yesterday! I WAS THERE! It was the single greatest moment for me as a Redskin fan. 25 years ago I was 12, wow!

Thanks for the memories!

Warpath · 01-30-2008, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Don't forget Theismann's tip in the end zone. Huge play!

And not to be a downer, but it's really tragic what became of David Woodley.

Wow man I just read his Wiki page and I had no idea:
After football, Woodley increasingly drank, causing several health problems. Woodley underwent a liver transplant in Shreveport in 1992. Woodley died from complications due to kidney and liver failure on May 4, 2003.
Thats crazy stuff. Its weird how you never hear about this kind of stuff.
David Woodley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Slingin Sammy 33 · 01-30-2008, 09:46 PM

Greatest single moment in Redskins history. I have the poster on my wall and remember watching with my Dad.

SpeedyDuncan · 01-31-2008, 12:29 AM

What a great day. I was a senior in college. We had a big keg party. I got drunk. I got laid. The Skins won their first Super Bowl.

I often wondered if my day was similar to Riggo's.

I also have a poster commemorating the 4th and 1 run to glory. I had the Diesel autograph it last year.

01-30-2008, 05:13 PM	#1
Warpath The Starter Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Potomac Falls, VA Age: 48 Posts: 1,762	Happy 25th Anniversary SuperBowl XVII 25 years ago today was one of the biggest days of John Riggins' career. Happy 25th anniversary 1982-83 Redskins!

01-30-2008, 05:15 PM	#2
vaoutlaws2006 Impact Rookie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Fayettenam, NC Age: 52 Posts: 806	Re: Happy 25th Anniversary SuperBowl XVII nice...that made my day...had no idea....hail skins!!!!!!!! __________________ The future is obviously right now!

01-30-2008, 05:17 PM	#3
DynamiteRave Living Legend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Washington DC Age: 38 Posts: 16,867	Re: Happy 25th Anniversary SuperBowl XVII Oh glory days, how we long to see you again. __________________ Establishment, establishment, you always know what's best. I've been a part of this message board for 17 years. Damn I'm old.

01-30-2008, 05:17 PM	#4
ArtMonkDrillz Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ellicott City, MD Age: 42 Posts: 8,029	Re: Happy 25th Anniversary SuperBowl XVII Ah, I remember it like it was yesterday. Just kidding, I wasn't even 3 months old and I was probably asleep the entire time but I've seen the clip of Riggo so many times that I really do feel like I saw it live. How many other teams are lucky enough to have such an iconic moment? __________________ "Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." The Dude

01-30-2008, 05:26 PM	#6
scowan The Starter Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: KY Age: 55 Posts: 1,559	Re: Happy 25th Anniversary SuperBowl XVII I do remember it like it was yesterday. My Dad was at the game!!! (Company trip prize) I was home watching it on TV. I was 11 and all I remember was being so nervous! I jumped up and down when Riggins ran over that Dolphin and started to build up speed for the endzone. He was faster than he looked in those days!!!

01-30-2008, 05:30 PM	#7
QBall Special Teams Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 351	Re: Happy 25th Anniversary SuperBowl XVII Awesome pic! Hope that Mooch can bring Portis and Co. to the promiseland one more time baby! __________________ IT WAS THE TIME OF THE PREACHER.............IN THE YEAR OF 01'. NOW THAT THE LESSON IS OVER, THE KILLINGS BEGUN.......

01-30-2008, 05:48 PM	#8
Schneed10 A Dude Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Newtown Square, PA Age: 45 Posts: 12,426	Re: Happy 25th Anniversary SuperBowl XVII LOL When this game took place, I was four. When Riggins broke it loose on 4th and one, my dad jumped out of his chair, screaming YEAAAHHHH! at the absolute top of his lungs. He couldn't stop jumping up and down. It was so loud that it scared the crap out of me (I think I was probably playing with toys at the time) and I started crying. Then I realized he was freaking out because of happiness, and I joined in. I think that moment, while scary as all get out, was the moment I became interested in the Skins. I guess you could say I've been a Redskin fan for 25 years today. Awesome. __________________ God made certain people to play football. He was one of them.

01-30-2008, 05:50 PM	#9
Warpath The Starter Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Potomac Falls, VA Age: 48 Posts: 1,762	Re: Happy 25th Anniversary SuperBowl XVII Little do people remember it was 4th and 1. If Don McNeal makes that tackle things most certainly would of turned out different. Either way 70 Chip worked and Riggo powered that diesel about 40 yards to the endzone!

01-30-2008, 06:09 PM	#10
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Re: Happy 25th Anniversary SuperBowl XVII Don't forget Theismann's tip in the end zone. Huge play! And not to be a downer, but it's really tragic what became of David Woodley. __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You

01-30-2008, 06:46 PM	#11
jbcjr14 The Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 54 Posts: 2,015	Re: Happy 25th Anniversary SuperBowl XVII I remember it like it was yesterday! I WAS THERE! It was the single greatest moment for me as a Redskin fan. 25 years ago I was 12, wow! Thanks for the memories! __________________ "Work Harder: millions on welfare are counting on you" - Obama 2009 address to Congress.

01-30-2008, 09:46 PM	#13
Slingin Sammy 33 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 4,347	Re: Happy 25th Anniversary SuperBowl XVII Greatest single moment in Redskins history. I have the poster on my wall and remember watching with my Dad. __________________ "I would bet.....(if), an angel fairy came down and said, '[You can have anything] in the world you would like to own,' I wouldn't be surprised if you said a football club and particularly the Washington Redskins.'' — Jack Kent Cooke, 1996.

01-31-2008, 12:29 AM	#14
SpeedyDuncan Camp Scrub Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 43	Re: Happy 25th Anniversary SuperBowl XVII What a great day. I was a senior in college. We had a big keg party. I got drunk. I got laid. The Skins won their first Super Bowl. I often wondered if my day was similar to Riggo's. I also have a poster commemorating the 4th and 1 run to glory. I had the Diesel autograph it last year.

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