Saints History: A Photographic Stroll Down Memory Lane
by Saintsational on Jun 5, 2009 6:00 AM CDT
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A while back CSC member Big and Easy mentioned that he had a lot of old Saints photographs that he could share with everyone. After some work on his part to have them digitized and uploaded on his website he contacted me about how to share them with everyone. So today I have the pleasure of presenting some very cool pictures from Saints days of yore.
Big and Easy has put together a website dedicated to the Saints and has uploaded a fair amount of old photos there. You can see the entire gallery right here. These are a must see for any Saints fan but particularly the ones who were around during the good ol' days. For a little background on the pictures we can refer to what B&E has written on his site:
As a kid, going to New Orleans to see the Saints play was one of my favorite things I did with my Dad. I still remember a lot of little things about those trips that wouldn't mean anything to anyone else, but they meant the world to me. It obviously had a big impact on who I am today and I am proud to be a card toten member of Who Dat Nation. My Dad was priviledged enough to have taken pictures on the Saints sidelines in the eighties and I have those pictures to remind me of those days gone by. They were some tough years for the Saints as a team, but great memories for me and my Dad. Not all the pictures on this site were taken by my Dad but we have over 500 pictures taken on the sidelines of the Superdome and from Tulane Stadium. I hope you enjoy them as we have.
I have included just a few of the pictures here in this post but make sure you go to Big and Easy's website and check out the entire gallery yourself. Canal Street Chronicles would like to thank Big and Easy, and more importantly his father and the other photographers who took these pictures, for their work in capturing these moments in time. I'm sure B&E will be hanging around the comment section with some more info and to accept the many thank you's he should receive.
Notice Archie on the bench in the background getting checked out by team doctors after getting his bell rung.
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by Big and Easy on Jun 5, 2009 12:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah!
What’s the deal!?
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by Saintsational on Jun 5, 2009 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great pics
How many crazy stories does your dad have from being on the sidelines?
by Steve the fan on Jun 5, 2009 1:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Crazy stories
I was too young then for him to tell me the stories and he’s too old now. lol. But we always stayed at the Marriott on Canal because the opposing team stayed there, and back then, players were not celebs. I got so many autographs, it was insane. My Dad would visit the hotel bar occationally and they would all be there. One night he came back to the room and said “Guess who was sitting at the bar next to me.” It was Don Shula. Like I said it wasn’t like TV celebs like today. It was much more laid back.
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by Big and Easy on Jun 5, 2009 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks B&E :)
I enjoyed looking at your site. Most of those old games I only got to see on TV. Wasn’t until I was like 12 or 13 that I got to go to my first game. Loved it ever since. Great pics and again thanks for the contribution.
by narco301 on Jun 5, 2009 1:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This is more like it!
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by Saintsational on Jun 5, 2009 1:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
OH MY!
IT’S EVEN BETTER THAN I THOUGHT IT’D BE.
OK, I’d better stop shouting or I’ll wake up my wife, who is dozing on my shoulder…
Amazing, B&E. Thank you so much for sharing this treasure with us. I will go to your site and check out the rest soon. It’s a great evening for me – LSU just got Rice out 1-2-3 in the first inning of super-regional @ the new Alex Box stadium, and I’m groovin’ on vintage Saints pics AND current mini-camp news. I just need a Dixie Beer and a piece of king cake…
B&E, I like the point you make about it being a different game. For us fans, these pictures are ABSOLUTELY GOLDEN because in those days, we NEVER saw anything like this – there was no espn, espn.com, no nfl.com, no csc, etc. And, we were such a bad team that we never sold out our home games, so we could only watch half the games on TV each season. (sidebar – I’ll never forget when the Saints were playing MNF for the first time in my life, and I was absolutely crushed that even though it was MNF, we still wouldn’t get to watch it on TV – my dad tried to explain it to me gently, but I just kept saying, “But it’s Monday Night Football…they HAVE to show it!!”)
I’m going to forward a link to this post and your site to my dad and his best friend (whose kids would come and stay at our house each Sunday while he and his wife went in to all the Saints home games on OLD family season tickets, while we listened to the games on the radio, called by Wayne Mack and Danny Abramowicz, then Jim and Archie). They will love seeing these.
"Knock 'em the (- -) out!" - G Dub
by HansDat on Jun 5, 2009 6:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I actually know the owners of Dixie Beer
I’ll see what I can do for you hans
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by Saintsational on Jun 5, 2009 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice - thanks, Dave
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by HansDat on Jun 5, 2009 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I just noticed - Dave, you're 3 weeks and a day from being a married man
Congratulations. How are the preparations going?
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by HansDat on Jun 5, 2009 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wedding?
Wait…what!? Wedding? I’m not get…I have no idea what you’re talking about. Wedding?
Oh, my wedding. Things are going just swell. Guess I almost forgot about it. Silly me.
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by Saintsational on Jun 5, 2009 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha! You ARE a silly man.
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by HansDat on Jun 6, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Memoribilia
You asked about pictures of mine. That is next task. I trying to come up with a way to catalog it where I can have a picture and text explaining what it is. I appreciate the nice comments.
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by Big and Easy on Jun 5, 2009 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Memoribilia
I’ve got most of it posted. Check it out. Thanks for all the looks.
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by Big and Easy on Jun 6, 2009 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good job on the memorabilia page
I enjoyed looking at it. It was great looking at the autographs on the helmets and figuring out who they are. (Vince Buck, Milton Mack, Floyd Turner, Renaldo Turnbull, etc.).
I like all the college football and NFL/Super Bowl stuff, too. It’s so interesting to see the list of enticements offered to the league (especially after reading the press from the most recent awarding of a Super Bowl to NO).
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by HansDat on Jun 7, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that shot of dejection on Archie's face in that lead picture is HAUNTINGLY STRIKING
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by HansDat on Jun 5, 2009 6:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Archie's face
If it looked like he just had his butt kicked, it’s because he had. You will remember that was the common theme back in those days. He was truely frustrated every game. My Dad said that it was hard to get a picture of him with his head up.
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by Big and Easy on Jun 5, 2009 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh my...
These pictures are a real treat. Thank you!
by NolaViaAustin on Jun 5, 2009 10:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Thank You B&E!
I didn’t realize how old I was until I saw these pictures and actually have vivid memories of the 79-80 Saints growing up in Gonzales. Thank you for making me feel as old as I am! (tongue planted firmly in cheek)
GEAUX S88S!! Konichiwa!!
by s88fan on Jun 5, 2009 11:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Fantastic pics
Brought back a ton of memories. I almost felt compelled to boo Archie off my monitor, hehe. I hate to say it, but Muncie and Galbreath are still the best backfield duo we’ve ever had.
by coldpizza on Jun 7, 2009 3:38 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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