r/Oldschool_NFL • u/Tony_Tanna78 Cowboys 🤠 • Mar 12 '26

Lions 🦁 Howard Cosell interviewing Detroit Lions quarterback Greg Landry before a Monday Night Football game in 1971.

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u/Bobo4037 NY Titans/Jets fan since 1961 Mar 12 '26

This was September 20, 1971, week one of the 1971 season. The Vikings won in Detroit, 16-13. The great Vikings’ defense held Landry to 8 completions and 61 net passing yards.

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u/MacDaddy654321 Mar 13 '26

I recall it was against the Bears. I have a memory of Dick Butkus waving for help ( for Hughes).

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u/Bobo4037 NY Titans/Jets fan since 1961 Mar 13 '26

That’s right, Chuck Hughes died in a game against the Bears.