From: daugherb@b8.b8.ingr.com (Bruce Daugherty)
Subject: Re: Greatest Moment
Organization: Intergraph
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 15:47:12 GMT

In article <1423@netxcom.netx.com>, bkerbel@netxcom.netx.com (BKerbel) writes:
> 
> As a Redskin fan, I have lot's of memories to choose from.  I grew up
> during the Gibb's era, so I don't even remember watching any games 
> beffore about 1978 when Pardee was coaching.  I am familiar with
> the George Allen era, but never saw any of the games so I don't include
> anything from the early/mid seventies.  So, here are my top five from
> the Gibb's era.
> 
> 1) Obviously, John Riggins 43 yard touchdown run against the Dolphins
> in Super Bowl XVII on 4th and 1 to give the Redskins the lead.  To me
> this is greatest moment in sports history (not just football).  Nothing
> else even comes close.  I don't expect non-skins fans to agree, but I
> still get the chills every time I watch a replay.
> 
**  brett,(name doesn't deserve capitilization) you forgot to mention 
**  how John "I guaranty victory" Riggins was slightly upstaged by Marcus
**  Allen the next year when your Redskins were 3-1 favorites over the 
**  winingest team in pro team sports!! 





> 2) The 1982 NFC championship game against the cowboys (name doesn't deserve
> capitilazation).  It is difficult to pick out any one moment from this game.
> The energy in RFK stadium could be felt everywhere in the D.C. metropolitan
> area.  It started building the week before the game, and by gametime I think
> cracks in the parking lot pavement were starting to form.  Several vivid
> pictures are still in my head from this game.  Tom Landry, showing emotion
> during a game for the first time in 20+ years, yelling "NO DANNY, NO" as
> Danny White tried to run a play on fourth and short and ended up getting
> his running back nailed for a 3 yard loss.  Dexter Manley knocking out
> Danny White.  Daryl Grant intercepting a tipped ball and returning it for
> a touchdown. Etc.....
> 
> 3) 1987 NFC championship game against the Vikings.  On the last play of
> the game Daryl Green knocked down a pass in the end zone which would
> have sent the game to overtime.  The realization the Redskins were back
> in the Super Bowl was just an incredible feeling, best exemplified by
> Green running over to Gibbs, hugging him, and saying "were going to
> the Super Bowl"
> 
> 4) 1991 Divisional playoff game against the Falcons.  Gerald Riggs scores
> a touchdown putting the Redskins comfortably in front, and the crowd
> responded by tossing thousands of promotional seat cushions onto the
> field.  It was an amazing sight.  The only thing I've ever seen to compare
> it to are the marsh-mellow wars that go on in the Penn State student 
> section.  This was more impressive because I was at the game.  If I
> wasn't there it may not have left such an impression, and I might
> have chosen the 2'nd Quarter of Super Bowl XXII against Denver instead.
> 
> 5) 1986 Divisional playoff game against the Bears.  Darryl Green hurdled
> a Bear on punt return and continued untouched to the end zone giving
> the Redskins all they needed to win the game.
> 
> 
> My all time worst memory is very easy to pick out.  I believe it was the 
> last game of the 1979 season,  when Roger Staubach somehow brought the
> cowboys back to beat the Redskins by one point after being down by 13
> with about 5 minutes left in the game.  This knocked the Redskins out of
> the playoffs.  What made it so horrible was the Redskins still had a chance
> to win after the cowboys got the go ahead touchdown.  Theisman took the
> team down the field.  He completed his last pass to the cowboys 42 yard
> line and attempted to call time out with 1 second left.  The referee
> signalled time out, but the scorekeeper let the clock run out.  After much
> discussion on the field the game was declared over.  Replay clearly showed
> the referee signalling to stop the clock with 1 second left.  It is quite
> possible Mosely would have missed the field goal anyway, but the paper
> had been reporting that Mosely routinely practiced 60 yard attempts, and
> definitely had enough leg to get the ball over the goal post.
> 
> May the cowboy organization wither and die, only to come back to life so
> it can be killed again.
> 
> 				Hail to the Redskins,
> 					Brett


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