40-yard behind-the-back passes. The Chicago Bears created a hit song (and music video) known as
“The Super Bowl Shuffle.”Heck, even the New York Jets posted winning seasons during that wild decade.
Nothing may have more bizarre than the kickers. The
barefoot kickers. Yes, back in the day a good number of players attempted field goals and booted kickoffs without a cleat (and sometimes
Mike Lansford and Rich Karlis were a couple of them, but the best was without a doubt Philadelphia Eagles kicker Tony Franklin.
Franklin produced a legendary college football career, setting NCAA records at
Texas A&M University. “The Barefoot Kicker” then carried his shoeless ways into the NFL, where he played in two Super Bowls.