HELMET SWINGING BRAWL NOTHING NEW TO 49er FAITHFUL

Originally posted by PrisonOfGlass:

I remember like it was yesterday.

Originally posted by Niners_D:

I was just having fun with how far back we had to go to get to the next level of insane. Yeah this definitely sounds like a full on riot. Crazy!

With teams exchanging vicious hits throughout the first half, in the third quarter, Eagles WR Bobby Walston made the mistake of exchanging blows with Charlie Powell, who quickly subdued him. At the same time, two Eagle players took off their helmets and attacked beloved 49er HOF RB Hugh McElhenny.

Enraged 49er fans stormed the field, and what followed was a 15-minute melee that could easily be called a riot. Officials were overwhelmed and unable to stop the brawl until the 49er band played the "National Anthem," and everyone finally stopped swinging and came to attention.

Originally posted by Aj_hwd954:
1953? Was anyone on these forums even born yet(apparently there are which I find very hard to believe)? Lame

Originally posted by smithgdwg:
Now days the National Anthem trick wouldn't work.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Originally posted by Aj_hwd954:

1953? Was anyone on these forums even born yet(apparently there are which I find very hard to believe)? Lame

Where have you been? There's a lot of us that remember the old days at Kezar. I didn't start following the Niners until 1955 ( I was 8) and most games weren't on TV then. We didn't have ESPN and sports shows virtually 24 hours a day. You had to get your news thru a thing strangely called a newspaper. No smart phones to tweet our friends with or instagram to send pictures. Newspapers and radio. That was pretty much it. I hope this history lesson was helpful to you and I hope you make it to jr. high next year.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
I think I've seen still photos of that. It's interesting that it was Charlie Powell that was involved there. Makes me wonder if it was a racial thing since Powell was the only black player on the team then. This was an era when most teams had very few black players so I wouldn't be surprised if there was some racial element to it.

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:

Originally posted by Aj_hwd954:

1953? Was anyone on these forums even born yet(apparently there are which I find very hard to believe)? Lame

Where have you been? There's a lot of us that remember the old days at Kezar. I didn't start following the Niners until 1955 ( I was 8) and most games weren't on TV then. We didn't have ESPN and sports shows virtually 24 hours a day. You had to get your news thru a thing strangely called a newspaper. No smart phones to tweet our friends with or instagram to send pictures. Newspapers and radio. That was pretty much it. I hope this history lesson was helpful to you and I hope you make it to jr. high next year.

Originally posted by ninerfan818:

Myles should be in jail, that is assault and he could have split Mason's head open. I believe he should be done, kicked out of the NFL, jailed, no pension, CYA. There is no place for that type of thuggery in the League

Originally posted by mitpdub:

They should cut him in Cleveland.

I would be the first to sign him after reinstatement.

Rudolph kicked him in the nuts and tried to take his helmet off first. Garret just lost it. He's been a model citizen since drafted, so after he gets dropped we should volunteer to help rehabilitate him.

Originally posted by VaBeachNiner:
WZ circa 1953