Eddie Podolak!

[ColumbusHawk]

On Christmas Day, forty years ago, Podolak had one of the greatest games in NFL playoff history. His combined all-purpose yardage of 350 still stands as a playoff record.

Tommorrow, the NFL Network will debut a new special commemorating the game.

Dolphins, Chiefs played in thrilling Longest Game Ever 40 years ago - Don Banks - SI.com

 

[aeischeid]

Didn't Darren Sproles come close to beating that record when he was with the Chargers?

 

[FalseMirage]

On Christmas Day, forty years ago, Podolak had one of the greatest games in NFL playoff history. His combined all-purpose yardage of 350 still stands as a playoff record.

Tommorrow, the NFL Network will debut a new special commemorating the game.

Dolphins, Chiefs played in thrilling Longest Game Ever 40 years ago - Don Banks - SI.com

I remember watching that game, what a day for Eddie!

 

[aeischeid]

I remember watching that game, what a day for Eddie!

Awesome a hawk has an NFL record like that one, and that it has stood for that long too!

 

[EddyP]

Thanks for the kind words fellas.

I was -2 when this game was played.

 

[CAARHawk]

I had an Ed Podolak (looking at the Tops sets, it was definitely the 1974 card) playing card, bought in a fresh pack of gum, and it wasn't a classics set. Had no idea who the guy was, but the name stuck with me until I came to Iowa and it all fell into place. Tried to trade my brother for it, but he wasn't going for it.

I could get as much as I paid for the pack of gum back in the mid 70's for the card today.

 

[busabus114]

Great game for a great hawk

Now the playoffs are two weeks away from starting on Christmas eve!

 

[StatelineHawk]

I remember watching game. Still have at least one old football card of Ed.

 

[MisterLucky]

I remember watching that game as well. Damn! That was forty years ago?!?!

 

[PCBHAWK]

Thanks for the kind words fellas.

I was -2 when this game was played.

I had a Podolak jersey back in grade school, will you autograph it for me?

 

[MNHawkeyeFreak]

This is on right now.

 

[GrimesHawkI]

Watched the documentry. The Dolphins ruined Christmas for a lot of Chiefs fans in 1971.

 

[papathawki]

I watched the game with about 15 family members. We were scheduled to have our big Xmas meal after the game. The gals wouldn't go ahead & carve the Goose & Turkey. None of the guys would leave the game to do what was supposed to be our job. It went on forever & since we were all Iowans, we were pulling for Podolak. In defense of the gals, they wouldn't leave the game either. Podolak was unbelievable, in a losing cause.

 

[MNHawkeyeFreak]

I don't know my NFL football history that well but what was amazing to me was how many players had other "real" jobs besides pro football. One guy worked full time in an auto plant, another was a tie salesman....when did the big salaries start?