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Jan 2, 2021 · The photo of Hall of Fame tight end Kellen Winslow being carried off the field after the Chargers' overtime win is the defining image of this game, etched into football lore.
Dec 30, 2022 · The visiting Chargers put up 24 first-quarter points while holding the Dolphins scoreless. A three-time All-Pro, Winslow was the best receiving tight end in the game. For the second straight year, the 6-foot-5 target led the NFL in catches (88) in Don Coryell’s pass-happy offense.
Dolphins' tackle Bob Kuechenberg said the game made Winslow's career in a 2017 interview, adding "I deeply resented the fact that they literally carried him off the field five times and he'd come back and do some other miracle."
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- Missouri (1975–1978)
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- East St. Louis Senior, (East St. Louis, Illinois)
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- Chess Aficionado Becomes A Football Player
- Winslow Is Recruited
- Slow Start as A Tiger
- Senior Year
- First Round Pick
- Rookie Year
- Winslow Leads The NFL and Breaks Records
- Winslow Repeats in 1981
- The “Epic in Miami”
- Winslow Saves The Day
Kellen Boswell Winslow Sr. was born on November 5, 1957, in East St. Louis, Illinois. Although he had the size to be a great athlete, Winslow didn’t have much use for sports when he was growing up. By the time he reached East St. Louis High School, Winslow was absorbed in a different game, namely chess, which he played every moment he could. Winslo...
During his one and only year on the prep gridiron, the learning curve was steep, but the 6’3” Winslow eventually used his first love, chess, to “see” movement on the football field. After getting the hang of the sport, Winslow did well enough that he attracted the attention of several local colleges. The University of Missouri and head coach Al Ono...
As a freshman in 1975, Winslow was still figuring out his chess moves on the field and only had one reception for 12 yards. During his sophomore year in 1976, Winslow was becoming more aware of his role on the team and caught 16 passes for 240 yards and a touchdown. His stats may not have been anything special, but Winslow proved to be a mismatch i...
As a senior in 1978, Winslow learned the offense of new head coach Warren Powers and the Tigers surprised more top-ranked teams. The first week of the season saw the Tigers traveling to South Bend, Indiana to play number five Notre Dame. Missouri escaped with a 3-0 win. During the final game of the season against second-ranked Nebraska, Winslow had...
When San Diego Chargers head coach Tommy Prothro resigned after the first four games of the 1978 season, the team hired former St. Louis Cardinals head coach Don Coryell to take over. Coryell led the Chargers to an 8-4 record (9-7 overall) and renewed optimism among the residents of San Diego. Before the 1979 NFL Draft, Winslow believed he was goin...
Winslow played in seven games during his rookie year, although the Chargers didn’t know quite how to use him. Coryell used his tight ends to primarily bring plays to the huddle and Winslow usually lined up next to the tackle and blocked. Winslow was also used for short to medium pass plays and he caught 25 passes for 255 yards and two scores. Then,...
The Chargers were a good team in 1979 even with Winslow missing most of the year with an injury. In 1980, the team was even better with Winslow in the lineup. Quarterback Dan Foutshad John Jefferson and Charlie Joiner to pass to and sprinkled in some runs with Chuck Muncie, who came over from New Orleans during the year. The wildcard for Coryell an...
Coryell and his Chargers kept their feet on the gas pedal in 1981 and led the NFL in offense with 29.9 points per game. Winslow led the league in receptions for the second year in a row with 88 and had 1,075 receiving yards and a career-high ten touchdowns. In just his third year as a pro, Winslow was already one of the best tight ends in football ...
It may have been early January of 1982, but the weather in Miami was near 80 degrees at kickoff and the humidity felt like an oven. Before the game, the talk in the media was how “Air Coryell” would fare against the Dolphins’ “Killer B’s” defense. By the end of the first quarter, the “B’s” had all but wilted, as receiver Wes Chandler ran a punt ret...
Miami had less than a minute left to work with, but that was all the time their offense needed. Strock took the ‘Fins downfield and kicker Uwe von Schamann lined up for a 43-yard field goal to win the game. Milliseconds after von Schamann’s kick, Winslow used his tall frame and fingertips to deflect the ball. That made the kick fall well short and ...
Jan 2, 2010 · Kellen Winslow, having poured his soul into the Chargers' victory, famously had to be helped off the field by a pair of teammates.
- David Pincus
Jan 2, 2017 · And Kellen Winslow. The Hall-of-Fame tight end caught a playoff-record 13 passes for 166 yards and a touchdown and blocked a game-winning field goal before he was helped off the field after playing through cramps, dehydration and a litany of injuries that might have forced others to the sideline.
