Jack Youngblood link page

Jack Youngblood link page

created by fearsome foursome

"BLOOD" IS IN

Game Called. Upon the field of life
the darkness gathers far and wide,
the dream is done, the score is spun
that stands forever in the guide.
Nor victory, nor yet defeat
is chalked against the players name.
But down the roll, the final scroll,
shows only how he played the game.

VOTERS FOR THE HALL of FAME

You have heard of the 150 plus sacks, over 200 straight games played.

Playing 2 1/2 games with a broken leg.

But, here's what is important.

Having Jack Youngblood in Canton will pay tribute to the great Ram players and Ram teams of the 70's.

Names like Fred Dryer, Larry Brooks, Jim Youngblood, Dave Elmendorf, Rod Perry and many more will get their just respect, too.

And in those NFC championship games of the 70's, the Ram defense played great in all of them except one.

The 75 Dallas game (Dallas was so hot that day they would of made God punt). The Ram offense and special teams turned the ball over in every game.

Put it this way, if the Steeler offense did the same thing as the Ram offense did in the 70's, Lambert might not be in the Hall of Fame cause he wouldn't have no 4 rings.

CHECK WHAT I JUST SAID, IT'S A FACT!

ARTICLES

Larry Guest (great article)

CNN/SI GREATEST DE

SACK STORY by JOHN TURNEY

Distant Replay

HALL OF FAME ON JACK

GREAT LA TIMES ON JACK (thanks slr)

LA TIMES ARTICLE

One of the greatest defensive ends in NFL history, Youngblood played for the Los Angeles Rams from 1971 to 1984.

A first round draft pick (20th played selected overall) in 1971, Youngblood quickly established himself as a rising star in the NFL.

He played in 14 games his rookie season, making 10 starts.

By 1973, he became a full-time starter and earned his first Pro Bowl berth.

He would go on to set a team record by appearing in 201 consecutive games.

During his playing career, Youngblood became the prototype for NFL defensive ends.
One of the early advocates of weight training, he would earn All-NFL honors six times, play in seven Pro Bowl games, and be named to the Sporting News All-NFC team three times.

Three times he was selected by his teammates as "Rams Most Valuable Player" and he was named "NFC Defensive Player of the Year" on two occasions.

Although quarterback sacks were not an official NFL statistic until 1992, John Turney - a researcher for College and Pro Football Weekly - poured over game films and game play-by-plays and determined that Jack's 150.5 sacks was third most in pro football history.

In 1979, Youngblood led the Rams with 17 sacks.

His courageous performance during the playoffs helped lead the Rams to their only Super Bowl appearance ever.

In Jack's final season, he once again led the Rams with 10 1/2 sacks and was dubbed by then Head Coach John Robinson as "the most competitive man that I have come across."

During his career, Youngblood led Los Angeles to a 119-71-1 record (.626) - including 9 seasons with 10 or more wins and five NFC Championship Game appearances. It was the most successful era in Rams history.

Some key reasons for HOF

1. Led a defense that won 7 straight division titles starting 7 different QB's (nfl record)

2. A defense that allowed a high powered Seattle offense (rated 3rd in the nfl) to -7 total yards (nfl record) for an entire game.

3. Over 150 sacks and played in 201 straight games.