mjah Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 My favorite Darrell Green moment was talking to him at lunch during my Super Bowl XXXVI trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicholas Posted May 4, 2004 Share Posted May 4, 2004 Running down Dorsette on MNF, followed by the punt return vs. Chicago! #28 :notworthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaping lizzy Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 Everytime he took the field!!! I still enjoy the time he ran down Dorsett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfn Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 The return vs. the Bears. What year was that? 86 or 87? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmac1577 Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 i think it was the 92 season where he stripped the ball away from mike irvin to spark a comeback for the redskins beating the cowboys at rfk stadium that was a great play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smashmowf Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 Running down Eric Dickerson is tops for me.....at the time Dickerson has virtually invincible until D.G. said COMMERE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 DG catching Tony Dorsett from behind, even though Dorsett had about a 20 yard head start on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 Racing him in a subway parking lot in Ashburn. He walked out of Giant with his wife as me and several friends were just leaving Subway. My buddy walks up to him and says "hey, I heard you're pretty fast" (with a straight face) So he puts his groceries down, we all line up, and my one slow, fat friend says go. Needless to say, after about 10 yards, it was clear who the winner would be, dispite the casual dress shoes he was wearing. So we all stopped about halfway across the lot as Darrell finished the "race." He's just an awesome guy, we all chatted him up for 10 minutes. He was really nice, despite probably just wanting to get home and unpack his groceries with his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 Originally posted by skinsfanforlife So many to mention but the one i always think about and that gets me hyped is playoff game vs the bears at soldier field in chicago. Green is in as the punt returner, bears punt, green catches the ball, leaps over an opponent while twisting his ribs at the same time, jukes and returns it for a TD. This quieted the fans and it was game over baby. what an impact player green was. Agreed, this is my favorite too. For the record, he didn't just "twist his ribs". His juke was so viaolent that he ripped the cartiledge from bwteen the ribs. But this was the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagles suck Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 just reading all these gives me goosebumps. he is no doubt my favorite player of all time... probably my favorite person of all time too. i was at his last game against dallas and i am pretty sure i would have spontaneously combusted if he had gotten a touchdown on the return, but i think my favorite was probably the interception return against the lions. does anyone know if it was wilbur marshall who carried him in the endzone?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSF Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 The punt return against the Bears was truely awesome. I just watched it the other night. The run down on Dorsett always cracks me up b/c he was running so much faster than everybody else. The other guys looked like they were moving in slow motion.:laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins0128 Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 When he ran down Dorsett, that was impressive considering the headstart. Also the return against da' bears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coloradoskin Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 Boy, that brings back all the good memories... Dickerson and Dorsett getting tracked down by the man. Darren Nelson missing the ball with Darrell right there and then the camera showing Darrell run up the field holding up the #1 sign knowing he was Super Bowl bound. The return agains the Bears is flat out unmatched !!! My best person memory was in 1991 I was in the parking lot at RFK early before the Oilers game and had just finished talking to Art Monk, Mat Millen and Wilber Marshall and then Darrell appeared. I asked him for an autograph on my Game day magazine and he said " if you can beat me to the stadium I will". We took off running and all I saw was him looking back at me smiling and then he turned around and ran backwards as I caught up to him. He is the BEST REDSKIN EVER !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Tater Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 The RETURN against Chicago. That was when I KNEW we were going to win the SuperBowl and no one was going to stop us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skin_finatic Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 when he caguht dorsett and when he ran back the punt return against Chicago. ALL HAIL DARRELL GREEN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpgirth Posted May 5, 2004 Share Posted May 5, 2004 Watching Dickerson and Dorsett roll up the field.... Out of the bottom of the tv screen, here came Darrell. After the Dorsett play, any time somebody broke a big play, you looked for Darrell to save the day....and he rarely disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BORICUASKIN Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 Originally posted by skinsfn The return vs. the Bears. What year was that? 86 or 87? January 10, 1988 skins 21 bears 17 :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jschlesi Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 the shots we will see when he is inducted are the Punt return a Soldier Field and chasing down Tony Dorsett. The shot that always come to mymind when I think of DG is on Monday when he lays out in full stride and tips a ball intended for Rice. Rice that mofo catches the deflection in full stride and goes for 6. Geat Players make great plays and DG made as more at Cb than any other guy to play the position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfdc Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 There are two: One of them was called back (TD). 1. The "Punt Return" against the Chicago Bears with broken ribs. 2. The interception against the then LA Raiders in the SB for 1983 season, Darrell Green steps in front of Cliff Branch, while gliding, snagging Jim Plunkett's pass and going into the end zone, leaving everyone else in slow motion. It was called back for some nit picking penalty and the Raiders eventually won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMac Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 The punt return against Chicago is tops. A close second is the play where he came from out of nowhere to flag Eric Dickerson down. D. Green was on the total opposite side of the football field and looked like Dickerson could have walked in but NOPE. Mr. Green would have no part of it! :notworthy :notworthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BD Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 In January of 1988, I was six years old. That game against the Bears made me a fan. For life. BD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedB&G4life Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 Originally posted by PatFischer37 anyone remember Darrell knocking down the pass from Wade Wilson so that we clinch the game against the Vikings in the '87 NFC Championship and go on to beat the Broncos in the SB OOOOOh yeah!! I was at that game & when he broke up the play to clinch the game it felt like the stadium was going to collapse. Fans were going absolutely nuts waving towels jumping up & down etc. I guess we can get FEDEX Field to rock like that when we start hosting championship games again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky21 Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 The last time I had personally seen the Skins beat Dallas was 1991 in Texas Stadium. The last time I had personally witnessed the Skins beat Dallas was in RFK in 1987. I was beginning to think it wasn't ever going to happen again. Me and my buddy arrived kinda late to the stadium for the last game of the year in '02 / the Skins/Girls game and DG's last game. Luckily we hadn't missed his goodbye speech. If you were there you know what I mean. 'Nuff said. I thought if the Redskins can't beat the Cowboys after this they should have their franchise revoked. Thinking of Darrell giving the Redskins fans a round of applause while his handclaps echoed through the stadium gives me goosebumps every time. My favorite moment at Fed Ex and an incredible moment from a super classy guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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