Does anyone remember the annual College All Stars vs. the Super Bowl Champs game?

Not a chance

Yeah, I remember it.

It generally sucked. The last one I vaguely recall was against the Packers.

The future of the Pro Bowl = 3D holographic Madden simulation in Hawaii...

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I remember, I didn't even think it made it to 1976. On a guess I would think the last game was around 1971-72.

man I thought I was one the of the older dudes on here but some of ya'll are ancient.

Originally posted by LasVegasWally:
Yeah, I remember it.

It generally sucked. The last one I vaguely recall was against the Packers.

This.

I was there for the first all-star win, which was in 1937 for a squad that featured Sammy Baugh. In the 1940s the games were competitive affairs that attracted large crowds to Soldier Field. But as the talent level of pro football improved, the all-stars had diminishing success. The last all-star win came in 1963, when a team coached by legendary quarterback Otto Graham beat the Green Bay Packers 20-17. By the 1970s, crowds for the event were dwindling. In addition, NFL coaches were reluctant to part with their new draftees (who would miss part of training camp) for a meaningless exhibition in which the players might be injured. A players' strike forced the cancellation of the 1974 game.

Could be fun to just do super bowl champs vs. NFL all stars....

That's one of the biggest shame of our wonderful sport -- fear of injuries.

Without that, we could have some sick pro bowl type games.

I think Rubberneck was at the very first game

Originally posted by Dr_Bill_Walsh:
The future of the Pro Bowl = 3D holographic Madden simulation in Hawaii...

/thread

Originally posted by Ether:
This.

I was there for the first all-star win, which was in 1937 for a squad that featured Sammy Baugh. In the 1940s the games were competitive affairs that attracted large crowds to Soldier Field. But as the talent level of pro football improved, the all-stars had diminishing success. The last all-star win came in 1963, when a team coached by legendary quarterback Otto Graham beat the Green Bay Packers 20-17. By the 1970s, crowds for the event were dwindling. In addition, NFL coaches were reluctant to part with their new draftees (who would miss part of training camp) for a meaningless exhibition in which the players might be injured. A players' strike forced the cancellation of the 1974 game.

Originally posted by McLovinAlexSmith:
man I thought I was one the of the older dudes on here but some of ya'll are ancient.

Some of my comments on here make me appear older than I am. I am 51, but been watching sports since I was 5. We only had one TV till I was 8 and dad watched a lot of sports.

WOW I didn't realize it went all the way up to 1976.

Originally posted by McLovinAlexSmith:
man I thought I was one the of the older dudes on here but some of ya'll are ancient.

Originally posted by Ether:

Originally posted by LasVegasWally:
Yeah, I remember it.

It generally sucked. The last one I vaguely recall was against the Packers.

This.

I was there for the first all-star win, which was in 1937 for a squad that featured Sammy Baugh. In the 1940s the games were competitive affairs that attracted large crowds to Soldier Field. But as the talent level of pro football improved, the all-stars had diminishing success. The last all-star win came in 1963, when a team coached by legendary quarterback Otto Graham beat the Green Bay Packers 20-17. By the 1970s, crowds for the event were dwindling. In addition, NFL coaches were reluctant to part with their new draftees (who would miss part of training camp) for a meaningless exhibition in which the players might be injured. A players' strike forced the cancellation of the 1974 game.

God damn thats waayy back.