When I was 10 years old, I rode my bike around Elgin, I watched some kids playing football. And my Mom dressed me for every game. ©2020 Pro Football Hall of Fame All Rights Reserved. You know, they say, that when you get up here, they already got the votes, you don’t have to say why they ought to be in the Hall of Fame. After not doing that well at the beginning, they basically told me to get to work. If you have a good season, that’s good. And, what happens when you’re smart. He has been married to Susan Anderson since May 25, 1974. TE | Oakland Raiders That's when Davis chose a guard out of Texas A&I with the 17th pick in the draft, in part because at 6'5", 255 pounds, Gene Upshaw ran the 40-yard dash in … Midway through the 1980 season he was traded to the Houston Oilers for a first-round and two second-round draft picks.
In the 1977 AFC playoff game between the Raiders and the Baltimore Colts, it was Casper’s 10-yard touchdown reception that ended the double-overtime affair, 37-31, in favor of the Raiders. And, it’s something that Dave Casper is in there and will be there, and his family will know this and they will see this forever. Do the right thing. But, the Hall of Fame is forever. If you have a good career, that’s good or something that lasts a lifetime. She went to watch me.
Once Dave Casper became a starter in 1976, Oakland never lost to Pittsburgh again for the rest of the 70's, beating their bitter rivals three straight times in 1976-77.' They had a kid named Junior Croom and they handed him the football.
Nicknamed “The Ghost” by his teammates, Casper was not only a great receiver and blocker, he was also a clutch performer.Two of the game’s most memorable plays involved the sure-handed tight end. Tough, physical, clutch player . But, that was his statement, ‘okay, I got it, now I’m bored.’ One time with another team, this wasn’t when I was coaching him. Notre Dame gave me four unique gifts. And, as I said, he was one of the smartest guys that I’ve ever known.
So, anyway, I just have to finally say that - I’d like to tell you a quick story. At the 5, a quick thinking Casper continued the ball’s forward progress with his foot before finally falling on it in the end zone for the game-winning touchdown.Casper played six and a half seasons with the Raiders. If I hadn’t had Flip and Fred. The phony stuff is for losers. And I’ve had four of them. Self - Oakland Raiders Tight End / Self - Houston Oilers Tight End / Self - Los Angeles Raiders Tight EndSelf - Oakland Raiders Tight End / Self - Houston Oilers Tight End / Self - Los Angeles Raiders Tight End / Self - Los Angeles Taiders Tight End / Self - Oakland raiders Tight End Always keep your hat on.’ I always believed you only needed your hat when you were playing but this coach wanted him to always keep your hat on at all times. And you go to a parade - I counted over 100,000 people at the parade today - counted 50,000 blue 12 jerseys. Went to shower, took a shower with his helmet on. Thank you.Sign up and get Insider's information & Special Offers Most guys wouldn’t do that - how you gonna get a guy in the Hall of Fame, well ‘let’s draft him and not play him for two years and then play him, and he’ll be in the Hall of Fame.’ You know, sometimes in life, you just get stuck on stupid and that was me for those first few years. They have two children. WR | Pittsburgh Steelers You know, they didn’t have any lawyers back then - they didn’t worry about getting sued.
I apologize, but I’ll guarantee you, he made it up, he made it up after thatAnd then, when you’re bright like him, then the next thing is you get bored. Now that’s a celebration - that’s what we’re here for - we’re here to cheer, and to celebrate, and to have a good time.They show the pictures of Dave Casper, and the “Ghost to the Post,” and you see the “Holy Roller” and that’ll be part of his legacy but that’s not what Dave Casper was all about.
and Group Head, North American Commercial Banking'} And, I don’t think there’s any place better to celebrate the Hall of Fame than here in Canton, Ohio - the job that you people do is just amazing. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist.