I grew up in the 70’s in Pittsburgh with arguably the best NFL in history. No way they could keep all those HOF players together today. It was great while it lasted. I started to lose interest in the NFL in the 80’s. For several reasons.
Originally Posted by bambino
I grew up in Dallas in the 60s, watching a team that got close several times but couldn't quite get over the top. Then in the 70s, your guys were just a little better than ours. 1992 and 93 Cowboys were pretty awesome, though. I remember my oldest brother saying that we finally had a badass, kick-ass team with some fucking swagger! Both of us were in our 40s by then, though, so it wasn't as fun as it would have been when we were kids or teenagers back in the Ice Bowl days.
Dad took us to a lot of the games in the early and mid 60s when kids got in for only a couple of bucks, and even good adult seats were only $6 or 7, or something in that range. Middle class families are just about priced out of it now, though. But of course, players in the 60s made a tiny pittance compared to today. Didn't Jim Brown only make about 50K a year when he hung it up?
I remember hearing about how most pro players worked in the off season, maybe in insurance sales, stock brokerage, or something like that. No need for them to do anything like that nowadays!