This day in 1987, NFL players strike

[Brock Landers]

NFL players voted to strike

Lasted 24 days

Replacement teams were used for 3 games LOL

What a mess that was, anyone remember those scabs?

[DiggityDaggityDo]

Redskins!

[koz-man]

[koz-man]

[Brock Landers]

Sean Payton was a QB for the bears.

What a collection of mostly bums

[johnnyvegas13]

Would u tryout to b a scab ???

[DrunkHorseplayer]

Still remember the Redskins' scabs beating the Cowboys, who had about ten regulars including about seven starters, on MNF.

[habitualwinning]

I wasnt alive in 87 so how did you old heads bet those games back then? Offshore wasn't mainstream yet and no legal nj pa il co ia mi in ar ok va wv fl ms dc tn wa mt nm or az books. So everyone just used a local or what? Shit that musta sucked. Lets hear some stories about sport betting pre mainstream internet days for us young bucks on here.

[habitualwinning]

Still remember the Redskins' scabs beating the Cowboys, who had about ten regulars including about seven starters, on MNF.

Had to be rigged, no?

[BigJay]

Joe Gibbs was always a step ahead of the competition.

I think I remember reading somewhere those 1987 scab Redskins got Super Bowl rings

[RockBottom]

Sean Payton was a QB for the bears.

What a collection of mostly bums

Mike Hohensee (ex-Golden Gopher coach) was a Scab-Bears QB also.

[VeggieDog]

There were some big-name players that crossed the picket line.

[Brock Landers]

outstanding footage!

[MinnesotaFats]

I wasnt alive in 87 so how did you old heads bet those games back then? Offshore wasn't mainstream yet and no legal nj pa il co ia mi in ar ok va wv fl ms dc tn wa mt nm or az books. So everyone just used a local or what? Shit that musta sucked. Lets hear some stories about sport betting pre mainstream internet days for us young bucks on here.

Gold Sheet weekly mailer
Odds published on back page local paper
Local guy at liquor store or bar
Settle up Tuesday 6pm

[DwightShrute]

wow look how much skinnier the people look back then compared to today.

[unde0087]

Lander all we care about is another rubberband play, post it

[mngambler]

I wasnt alive in 87 so how did you old heads bet those games back then? Offshore wasn't mainstream yet and no legal nj pa il co ia mi in ar ok va wv fl ms dc tn wa mt nm or az books. So everyone just used a local or what? Shit that musta sucked. Lets hear some stories about sport betting pre mainstream internet days for us young bucks on here.

Ask Goldy he’s like 68 years old so he should know

[VeggieDog]

Gold Sheet weekly mailer
Odds published on back page local paper
Local guy at liquor store or bar
Settle up Tuesday 6pm

A few sharps would go to the airport and as passengers were exiting the plane, they would ask them for their local newspaper that they brought with them on the plane, to see what the local sports page was saying about their teams.

[DrunkHorseplayer]

I wasnt alive in 87 so how did you old heads bet those games back then? Offshore wasn't mainstream yet and no legal nj pa il co ia mi in ar ok va wv fl ms dc tn wa mt nm or az books. So everyone just used a local or what? Shit that musta sucked. Lets hear some stories about sport betting pre mainstream internet days for us young bucks on here.

I learned very quickly that it was better to fade than to follow Jimmy the Greek.

[manny24]

pay Bobby