NY Giants vs. Washington Redskins: Game Day Memories of an Epic Rivalry

December 5, 2010   ·   David Rush   ·   Jump to comments

My dad starting taking me to see the New York Football Giants at the old Yankees Stadium (the joint that Ruth built), when I was six or seven. '66, '67: The memories are dim but not altogether absent from the deep recesses of my mind's eye.
I remember the ham and cheese heroes we stopped for with just the right amount of sliced onion and tomato, the perfect dab of deli mustard, my feet were frequently cold, there were iron girders all over the place (though not necessarily view-obstructing, at least our seats), we had Fran Tarkenton, I knew that, and a wide receiver named Homer Jones, who I remember best of all.  
Jones was a big man, 6'2", 220 pounds with sprinter's speed and questionable hands. Aside from Bob "Bullet" Hayes (of the Cowboys), he was probably the fastest man in the NFL at the time and, while the particulars are vague, I do remember his frequent deep forays up the sideline, the crowd chanting Homer, Homer as Tark floated one deep downfield, the enorm...

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