@Nevertooold

The Masterton Trophy... yep :(

@Pfuzylogic Wow. How disturbing!

@Pfuzylogic

I remember seeing that.
The hit that broke Joe Theismann's leg (1985) was the last injury I ever watched on instant replay in any sport (it was that gruesome). No more for me.

@rinkydinkydoink I saw both of those hits as they happened. Truly gruesome stuff

@ChipmunkErnie I agree. That was my point. One minute steroids are visible in someone’s locker and the next everyone is a pariah with lawyers testifying in front of Congress.

You’ve also got the obvious dichotomy between baseball and football. Get caught in baseball, the penalty is huge. In football, the penalty seems to only exist in theory.

@Adogslife

Steveson's first name sounded familiar in the context of college wrestling so I googled that thought :D

@Adogslife If by "in their locker" you mean Mark Mcguire, what was in his locker wasn't steroids but "Andro" -- or something like that -- which was a body-building powder sold over-the-counter by GNC. But that did start the whole investigation /outrage over steroids. And then Jose Canseco admitted using steroids and claimed that 50% of players used it in one form or another -- which really set the baseball purists off, calling him a liar, etc.

@ChipmunkErnie

You made me recall wondering if Namath could ever run more than a few yards before it looking like he was about to collapse - - - so I YouTubed him for a video of his college days: the man could once run like a gazelle.

Y. A. and Tobin Rote were my favorite old-time QBs :D

@rinkydinkydoink Yes, Namath was quite an athlete before the injuries, but at least one of his knees was blown out in college and much of his career was spent with heavy-duty metal knee bracing on one, or maybe both, knees. And we have to remember that back in Namath's day -- and earlier -- there were no helmet radios and it was Namath who called the games, often at the line of scrimmage.

@ChipmunkErnie

A brilliant, brilliant athlete - - and a gesture never to be forgotten:

@AnnaBunny

for sure...

@Justafantasy

Oh man... I need to google this!

EDIT - do the name Dick Trickle strike a familiar note?!

@rinkydinkydoink he wasn't the only one I've heard stories about the youngster's in the 70's and 80's getting out absolutely wore out and watching some more famous driver's get out with a lit smoke or a beer.

I forget the name (might have been trickle) had a rule, he needed I think an hour sleep for every 100 laps/miles. He was out partying and then sleeping about 2-4 hours before a race

@Justafantasy

...and some probably still think there was "nothing as swell as the good ol' days"!