Rams win over Giants, November 25, 1968

Posted on November 25, 2008 by lmharnisch



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The Rams pulled out a 24-21 victory over the New York Giants with some old and new tricks.

Bruce Gossett’s field goal with only four seconds left kept the Rams
(9-1-1) within striking distance of the division leading Baltimore
Colts. It was the third time this season Gossett had been called on
late to tie or win a game.

The new wrinkle was a 60-yard bomb from Roman Gabriel to Wendell
Tyler, making his first career start. How significant was the play? The
Times published a drawing of it, with analysis by Coach George Allen.

–Keith Thursby

Note: Wendell Tyler did not play for the Rams in 1968. He didn’t debut
with the Rams until 1977. I should have written Wendell Tucker. At least I
didn’t call him Wendell Wilkie. –Keith



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3 Responses to Rams win over Giants, November 25, 1968

  1. Richard Lawrence's avatar Richard Lawrence says:
    November 26, 2008 at 9:45 am

    I think you mean Wendell Tucker. Wendell Tyler was just beginning high school in ’68.

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  2. keith's avatar keith says:
    November 26, 2008 at 10:10 am

    You’re absolutely right. Got my Wendells confused for some reason. Nice catch.–Keith

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  3. David Middlecamp's avatar David Middlecamp says:
    December 19, 2008 at 6:52 pm

    When I lived in the Washington D.C. suburbs in the early 1970’s California had given the nation’s capitol a president (Nixon) and football coach (Allen). Redskins fans whined more about Allen than Nixon. Like the San Francisco Giants of today, under Allen the average age of the team rose to social security eligible levels.

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