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Their daughter is a harpist and poet, and in 1995 she published a biography of her father titled Giants & Heroes: A Daughter's Memories of Y. A. Tittle. [ 109 ] In his later life, Tittle suffered from severe dementia , which adversely affected his memory and limited his conversation to a handful of topics. [ 81 ]
Y. A. Tittle (10) / Charlie Conerly (4) 1962: Y. A. Tittle (14) 1963: Y. A. Tittle (14) 1964: Y. A. Tittle (11) / Gary Wood (3) 1965: Earl Morrall (14) 1966: Earl Morrall (7) / Gary Wood (6) / Tom Kennedy (1) 1967: Fran Tarkenton (14) 1968: Fran Tarkenton (14) 1969: Fran Tarkenton (14) 1970: Fran Tarkenton (14) 1971: Fran Tarkenton (13) / Randy ...
The Million Dollar Backfield was a National Football League (NFL) offensive backfield of the San Francisco 49ers from 1954 to 1956. Featuring quarterback Y. A. Tittle, halfbacks Hugh McElhenny and John Henry Johnson, and fullback Joe Perry, the backfield was also referred to as the "Fabulous Foursome" and "Fearsome Foursome" by sportswriters. [1]
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But then in 1962, at the age of 36 and under second-year head coach Allie Sherman, Tittle exploded for a record 33 TD passes to lead the Giants to a 12–2 record." [ 1 ] Frank Gifford , back after a one season hiatus, and his first full year as a wide receiver (a position he would play for the rest of his career), has his best year as a ...
The 9–1 Tigers, led by quarterback Y. A. Tittle, were not invited to play in the 1947 Sugar Bowl, and instead matched up with the rival Razorbacks. Arkansas entered at 6–3–1, losing at Texas and Tulsa , versus Ole Miss , and tying Oklahoma A&M .
A familiar figure on the offensive line, four-time Pro Bowl selection Wietecha, retired after a decade of service, and Greg Larson took over his job at center. Other new faces included third-string quarterback Glynn Griffing (who would spend just a single season in the NFL), linebacker Jerry Hillebrand, and offensive tackles Lane Howell and Lou Kirouac.
Three weeks later, Unitas returned to lead the Colts to a critical come-from-behind win against Hall of Fame (and ex-Colt) quarterback Y. A. Tittle and his San Francisco 49ers. Trailing 27–7 at halftime, Baltimore stormed back with four unanswered touchdowns to win, 35–27, clinching the Western Conference championship; several Colt players ...