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Sep 29, 2015 · This is the story behind the most horrific professional sports injury of all time and the athletes, movie stars, and media celebrities who turned it into an unlikely cultural touchstone. Theismann just before and after the moment the New York Giants' Lawrence Taylor sacked him and broke his leg.
Nov 18, 2016 · Thirty-one years after Joe Theismann suffered a career-ending leg injury, Lawrence Taylor, the man who delivered the blow, recalls the hit -- and the aftermath.
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Nov 14, 2015 · Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann's career ended when his right leg was broken gruesomely after a hit by Lawrence Taylor on Monday Night Football on Nov. 18, 1985.
Nov 19, 2015 · That broken leg has been framed as unforgettable, as disgusting, as the sad end of Theismann’s career and as one of “Monday Night Football’s” most memorable moments.
Nov 18, 2014 · Only 98 yards from their running attack. Riggins became so frustrated with himself after gaining only seven yards on 11 tries that he told coach Joe Gibbs to take him out and go with somebody...
Joe Theismann never suspected how many benefits would come from the worst moment of his life. "One neat thing is, I'm in the dark with my eyes closed," he said, "and Sandra Bullock is saying my name.
Nov 20, 2015 · “The pain was excruciating. I’ve had people come up and say ‘Did it hurt?’. And my suggestion to anyone, if you want to know what it felt like, go hang your foot over a curb and let somebody...
