Terry Tate Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 Not. It was because of a snowball thrown from the stands that pretty much ended Chuck Foreman's career during a MNF game against Minnesota in 1979 in which the Bills lost 10-3. I was there, saw it go right through his cage a drill him in the eye right after he scored the winning TD. The decision was ABC's Roone Arledge's, not Ralph Wilsons 157543[/snapback] That's funny, I thought it was football-related knee injuries that ended Chuck Foreman's career. Because you see, Buffalo and Minnesota have never met on Monday Night Football. Not in 1979, not ever. Not in Buffalo. Not in Minnesota. Not in a box, not with a fox. Maybe you're thinking of a MNF game Buffalo played against New England in 1980, where Chuck spent his last year. Except that didn't occur either. Buffalo played no MNF games at all in 1980. Of course, Buffalo's hosted eight MNF games since then. But Chuck Foreman didn't play in any of them.
millbank Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 That's funny, I thought it was football-related knee injuries that ended Chuck Foreman's career. Because you see, Buffalo and Minnesota have never met on Monday Night Football. Not in 1979, not ever. Not in Buffalo. Not in Minnesota. Not in a box, not with a fox. Maybe you're thinking of a MNF game Buffalo played against New England in 1980, where Chuck spent his last year. Except that didn't occur either. Buffalo played no MNF games at all in 1980. Of course, Buffalo's hosted eight MNF games since then. But Chuck Foreman didn't play in any of them. 157660[/snapback] Chuck Foreman was hit in the eye by a snow ball , only it was in 1975, in a game the Vikings won 35 - 13 . There was a great fuss at the time about fans throwing snowballs..... here is article Chuck Foreman Bills did play the Vikings in 1979 but it was in Minnesota not Buffalo the score was 10 - 3
Terry Tate Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 Chuck Foreman was hit in the eye by a snow ball , only it was in 1975, in a game the Vikings won 35 - 13 . There was a great fuss at the time about fans throwing snowballs.....here is article Chuck Foreman Bills did play the Vikings in 1979 but it was in Minnesota not Buffalo the score was 10 - 3 157683[/snapback] Yeah, I was a little too harsh, but every aspect of that statement besides the snowball was fiction.
millbank Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 Yeah, I was a little too harsh, but every aspect of that statement besides the snowball was fiction. 157716[/snapback] A snow ball did strike Chuck Foreman , who did suffer blurred vision , yes he was able to continue on with his career but if I remember correctly his eye never right again, that is how it was....... but the fan could not have seen it in 1979 this unfortunate event was in 1975......
GG Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 How awful. Having to sacrifice 1 or 2 days out of 365.The Horror!!!!! 157632[/snapback] Is that anything like a server being down 3 hours out of 168 in a week?
Terry Tate Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 A snow ball did strike Chuck Foreman , who did suffer blurred vision , yes he was able to continue on with his career but if I remember correctly his eye never right again, that is how it was....... 157722[/snapback] Yes, he was struck in the eye by a snowball. Deplorable, but it was not in a 1979 MNF game after a winning TD, but in a 1975 day game after an incomplete pass. Pretty much end his career? It didn't stop him from coming back in the game two plays later and catching a TD pass. He went to the pro bowl not just in 1975, but in 1976 and 1977, as well as being named to the All-Pro team 1975 and 1976, and conference player of the year by UPI in 1976. It had nothing to do with Roone Arledge or whether or not MNF games were hosted in Buffalo, as they continued. Definitive statements should be backed up by fact, not fiction.
millbank Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 Yes, he was struck in the eye by a snowball. Deplorable, but it was not in a 1979 MNF game after a winning TD, but in a 1975 day game after an incomplete pass. Pretty much end his career? It didn't stop him from coming back in the game two plays later and catching a TD pass. He went to the pro bowl not just in 1975, but in 1976 and 1977, as well as being named to the All-Pro team 1975 and 1976, and conference player of the year by UPI in 1976. It had nothing to do with Roone Arledge or whether or not MNF games were hosted in Buffalo, as they continued. Definitive statements should be backed up by fact, not fiction. 157749[/snapback] I gave you the facts , and while he was wrong it should not be forgotten he was hit in eye and that it did do him harm. Everything I have said is factual supported by news articles , my participation in thread is only that its wrong to forget Foreman was hit.
JAMIEBUF12 Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 Chuck Foreman was hit in the eye by a snow ball , only it was in 1975, in a game the Vikings won 35 - 13 . There was a great fuss at the time about fans throwing snowballs.....here is article Chuck Foreman Bills did play the Vikings in 1979 but it was in Minnesota not Buffalo the score was 10 - 3 157683[/snapback] wow,that was a kewl history lesson.i didn't even know you could find old articles like that on the internet
Guest Guest Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 wow,that was a kewl history lesson.i didn't even know you could find old articles like that on the internet 157820[/snapback] You can find anything online. They even have MBA degrees that requires only a check. No more will you have to go on the stadium wall and ask your fellow peers the answer to every homework question. So easy even a sue can do it.
Mark VI Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 That end zone happened to have a couple hundred Browns fans and I saw several being tossed.
Just Jack Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 One of the Blue Coats in that section got part of the beer dumped on her during that "celebration".
Kelly the Dog Posted December 13, 2004 Posted December 13, 2004 Not. It was because of a snowball thrown from the stands that pretty much ended Chuck Foreman's career during a MNF game against Minnesota in 1979 in which the Bills lost 10-3. I was there, saw it go right through his cage a drill him in the eye right after he scored the winning TD. The decision was ABC's Roone Arledge's, not Ralph Wilsons 157543[/snapback] Were you at the Billy Thompson "shot heard round the world" game when he hit the game winning triple in the 8th inning against the Red Sox in Wrigley Field in 1933, too?
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