The NFL Was Raided By The WFL In 1974

Excellent video! The World Football League is an interesting footnote in the history of professional football.

And Zonk made a grand total of $50k in 1974. All the Dolphins had to do was pay the man.

Came for the football, stayed for the music.

😯Damn! That hit that Kiick took at 2:58. I thought at the very least his left knee was done

Being 26, I have never heard of that football league! Fascinating as always! I was wondering when you would post again! God bless you 🙏, Joey in Cleveland

Great subject for a video. I was a very disappointed kid when I heard that the Dolphins stars were going to leave the team. I'm sure it must have had some psychological impact on their 1974 season. Kiick was indeed winding down in 1973, but he was still 4th on the team in yards from scrimmage. Never knew that Stabler had signed. Wow, that would have made a huge difference had he bolted.

Another great trip down Memory Lane. Good job thinking tot shot the helmet logos - some I remember, some I do both. Watching your videos makers me feel like I still have my hair. Thanks

Those Fran bombs to Gilliam brings back some memories. That's all we wanted to see. Throw deep to 42. Calvin Hill leaving left a problem for the Cowboys. How to fill those shoes. Thanks to some wheeling and dealing they got Preston Pearson and of course Tony Dorsett a couple years later.

I remember reading the Rolling Stone story on Miami vs Minnesota that Hunter S. Thompson did and pretty much wrote that quite a few Dolphin players were going to defect to the WFL. The players were very unhappy with how much they were being paid and you cant blame them after all the success the Dolphins had. Glad you did this video Mark the WFL had a big impact on how the 70's turned out in the end, especially the end of the Dolphins legacy.

Homer Jones was the first player to spike the ball after a touchdown! 😊😊😊😊😊

Homer Jones is memorable for two things. He invented the spike after a touchdown; and of his 10 TDs in 1970, the first of that season was the first touchdown scored on Monday NIght Football.

"Very " unique" historical"comp"..."Mark"...."enjoyed" the "visual"memorabilia"...."including"team names"...."logos".."where "they played...."stadium " capacity" dropping "good" info"all along the" watchtower"!!🔥🔥

My Uncle John Harvey RIP played with the Larry Csonka Jim Kiick and Danny White with the Memphis Grizzlies as I remember. ! He just passed away 2 weeks ago and Thomas Henderson spoke at his funeral. Danny White was quoted saying that John Harvey was the best RB he had ever seen.

I love your friggin channel

Great job again. great site.

Awesome look at the raiding this league did to try to keep pace in with the hecnfl as much as possible

Another nicely crafted video. The sideline snap of Stabler at Alabama.

I watched the WFL as a kid......being a Raider fan myself, I agree with the Stabler comment

I remember actually going to a California Sun game at Anaheim Stadium. The Big A as it was called then. I loved the Rams but my dad did not and he had the car keys! People today would fall over but back then the NFL blacked out all NFL home games if they were not sold out 72hrs before kickoff! So I'd watch them 7x a year and listen to them 7x a year!! I followed USC and UCLA extensively so when the Sun drafted Kermit Washington, and James McAlister (UCLA starting backfield) Booker Brown USC OT and even Dick Witcher ( SF 49er TE for 10yrs) I was interested. Being 9 helped with that too! I remember Kick, Czonka, and Warfield ALL got pillaged from the Dolphins just a year or so removed from an unbeaten SB year! It was crazy. The uniforms were insane, thank God dad splurged for a colored Zenith TV! I believe the Sun also acquired Anthony Davis at some point as well?? This league seemed doomed from the start. Players demanding cash only payments, guys boycotting games over issues getting paid. Plus they played during baseball season! Back in the 70's we had baseball, basketball, and football season. They were defined and regimented. Our entire neighborhood would play tackle football from Sept-January, then Basketball from Jan-April, and baseball from April-Sept. I'd trade a dozen tomorrows for just one of these yesterdays!!!

I was just starting to get interested in pro football as a 7 year old in 1974 so I remember the heavy promotion for this league at the time and have still retained some fascination for it. In fact, the first football game I recall ever watching on TV was a WFL game. Great video as always! 🤪👍