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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: 731 1,308 55.9 10,439 96 68 See also. Lists of NFL starting quarterbacks; References. Pro-Football Reference This page was last edited on 5 ...
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]
The 1962 New York Giants season was the franchise's 38th season in the National Football League.Giants quarterback Y. A. Tittle had a breakout season in 1962. Said Cold Hard Football Facts, "It's safe to call Tittle a late bloomer.
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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 .
With players, such as Tittle and Gifford approaching their mid 30s, the team declined rapidly, finishing 2–10–2 in 1964. [12] They rebounded with a 7–7 record in 1965 , [ 12 ] before compiling a league-worst 1–12–1 record, [ 25 ] and allowing more than 500 points on defense in 1966 . [ 25 ]
Offensively, Y. A. Tittle threw for 2185 yards, completing 51.2% of his passes, and had a league-high 17 touchdown passes. However, Tittle had 28 passes that were intercepted. Billy Wilson was Tittle's favorite target, as he had a team-high 53 receptions for 831 yards and 7 touchdowns.