RIP Greg Landry (1 Viewer)

[JohnnyU]

Remember him as the Lions QB and a replacement for an injured Bert Jones with Baltimore.

Gregory Paul Landry (1946-2024) - Find a Grave...

Professional Football Player and Coach. He was a quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) and United States Football League (USFL) from 1968 to 1984. Before turning pro, he played for the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1965 to 1967. He was selected in the first...

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[JohnnyU]

First Baltimore Colts game I ever went to was September 16, 1979 in Cleveland. Landry started for an injured Bert Jones. I remember the Colts blocking a punt and went in for a TD to take a 7-0 lead. Pro-Football reference says it was a fumble recovery for a TD, but I thought it was a blocked punt. I do know they were punting. Maybe my memory is off after 45 years. I went nuts with excitement, but that was soon extinguished when someone threw a liquor bottle and hit me in the head. I never showed any more emotion the rest of the day. The bottle just bounced on the concrete and didn’t break. Made them well back then I suppose. Colts kicker Toni Linhart (RIP) missed 3 makable field goals and the Colts lost 13-10. Landry was 17/29 for 185 yards and no TDs or INTs. That was my Greg Landry experience in person.

 

[doeseatplace]

The legendary Greg Landry / Bill Munson platoon of the late 60s - mid 70s was awesome. The Lions finished 2nd in the NFC Norris 7 times in a row

 

[Monty Burns]

The legendary Greg Landry / Bill Munson platoon of the late 60s - mid 70s was awesome. The Lions finished 2nd in the NFC Norris 7 times in a row

I'm a Packer fan I'll always remember this play by Landry as it epitomized the ineptitude of the post Lombardi Packers:

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RIP Greg Landry

 

[Snoopy]

The legendary Greg Landry / Bill Munson platoon of the late 60s - mid 70s was awesome. The Lions finished 2nd in the NFC Norris 7 times in a row

NFC Central at that time.