Pro Football Hall of Famer Andy Robustelli, whose arrival in New York in 1956 ushered in one of the great eras of Giants football, died Tuesday at age 85.
Tom Landry was the Giants defensive coordinator in the 1950s before joining the startup Dallas Cowboys franchise in 1960. The Giants offensive coordinator in the late '50s: Vince Lombardi.
Frank Gifford, around whom the Giants offense was built, recalled Tuesday for The Associated Press the relationship between Robustelli and Landry.
“Andy was a great leader. When he came to us from the Rams [in 1956], it turned everything around defensively. He fit perfectly into Tom Landry’s defense. Tom Landry was such a leader in putting defense into pro football and Andy was one of the key components of that.
“He was far and away above the other defensive ends of his era. Andy was not all that big, but he was very quick. With Andy and Tom Landry, it was almost scary the anticipation that they had of what was going to be run.
"He and Tom were very, very close. Whereas Tom was the overall defensive coach, Andy basically ran the defensive line along with the linebackers. He was the leader. Everyone knew that. He was the leader in the clubhouse. He was quiet. But when Andy talked, everyone listened.”
Read the AP obituary on Andy Robustelli.
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Posted by: js wings | June 08, 2012 at 11:22 PM
WHILE I'M AT IT. THERE IS ANOTHER NEIGHBOR OF MINE THAT IS ONE OF THE FINEST MEN I HAVE EVER MET. HIS NAME IS NEILL ARMSTRONG.A GREAT CHRISTIAN MAN THAT LOVES HIS HEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS.GREAT COACH OF CHICAGO AND FOR THE COWBOYS. IT IS SO NICE EACH TIME WE MEET AND SEE HIM SMILE AND LET YOU KNOW HE LOVES YOU. HE IS MARRIED TO A PRINCESS TOO.
Posted by: GERALD L GREGG | June 01, 2011 at 11:11 PM
THESE TWO GENTLEMEN WERE THERE, BUT THERE IS ANOTHER WHO WAS AS GOOD OR BETTER THAN MOST.HE WAS MY EIGHBOR FOR YEARS WHEN HE WENT HOME TO GOD. NAME WAS DICK NOLAN. HE WAS ONE OF THE NICEST MEN I HAVE EVER MET. WE TALKED MANY MANY TIMES AND HOW PROWD HE WAS HIS SON MIKE BECAME COACH OF THE SAN FRANCISCO TEAM AND BY THE WAY HIS WIFE IS A PRINCESS.
Posted by: GERALD L GREGG | June 01, 2011 at 11:02 PM