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Originally Posted by OverAndBack
Well, technically, Gifford didn't score three ways, but he was responsible for touchdowns three different ways.
Gale Sayers had a touchdown reception, four touchdown runs and a punt return TD in his famous 6-TD game of 12/12/1965:
1st quarter
CHI-Gale Sayers 80 yard pass from Rudy Bukich (pass failed) 6-0
2nd quarter
CHI-Gale Sayers 21 yard rush (Roger LeClerc kick) 20-7
CHI-Gale Sayers 7 yard rush (Roger LeClerc kick) 27-13
3rd quarter
CHI-Gale Sayers 50 yard rush (Roger LeClerc kick) 34-13
CHI-Gale Sayers 1 yard rush (run failed) 40-13
4th quarter
CHI-Gale Sayers 85 yard punt return (Roger LeClerc kick) 54-20
BTW, this might or might not be the game, but Giff did throw for one touchdown, rush for two and catch one in this 1956 game against the Redskins. |
I'm sure that was the game they referred to on the show. BTW - I remember that performance by Sayers. I grew up in Chicago and was (still am) a huge Bears fan. Also - when Dick Butkus was drafted by Da Bears, his whole family moved up to the south side and his younger sisters (who were twins) went to my HS (Bloom in Chicago Heights). They lived in Glenwood, I think. Butkus had a Harley and tooled around on it while dressed in leather. Believe me - there's nothing more intimidating than Dick Butkus dressed in leather on a Harley!
Thanks for looking that stuff up.