Dang tough day. Couple of deaths today that sting personally.
The Chargers' First Great QB, John Hadl, Dead At Age 82 - RIP Sir
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Originally posted by chargeroo View PostHadl was very good. When we discuss our best QB's we often leave him out but we shouldn't, he was just as successful as Dan, Stan, and Philip. He was a great all-around guy. He played Halfback as well as QB at Kansas. He hated the raiders and played fiercely against them. John was a favorite of mine. I hope he made it to heaven.Chargers vs. Everyone
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Originally posted by chargeroo View PostHadl was very good. When we discuss our best QB's we often leave him out but we shouldn't, he was just as successful as Dan, Stan, and Philip. He was a great all-around guy. He played Halfback as well as QB at Kansas. He hated the raiders and played fiercely against them. John was a favorite of mine. I hope he made it to heaven.
By all accounts he was a really good guy.
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Originally posted by charger1_sj View Post
We won the 1963 AFL championship with Hadl. At the time the Bills and Oilers were the teams to beat. KC and Oak caught up in 1965 and thereafter.
o“Less is more? NO NO NO - MORE is MORE!”
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I was still a kid as Hadl wound down his career - too young for his best years, I became aware at a later point near the end (just before the laughable Johnny U saga) when the Chargers were a shitty team and he was getting the shit beat out of him with regularity every game.
But my image of him remains vivid - he was a bad ass gunslinger, not afraid of nothing or no one. He had a great arm and more courage than Fouts, which is a compliment and no knock on Dan. JH was a baller thru and thru, I agree he was our first great QB 100%
RIP, may his family be comforted by the eternal love felt for their warrior.“Less is more? NO NO NO - MORE is MORE!”
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I remember being a little surprised when I realized that he wasn't in the Hall of Fame, but when I checked his career stats I could see that I was looking at him with my Charger fan eyes. He was very good, but not Hall of Fame level. But that passing attack ...
Edit: He is in the College Football Hall of Fame and the Chargers Hall of Fame:
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Originally posted by cmplxgal View PostI remember being a little surprised when I realized that he wasn't in the Hall of Fame, but when I checked his career stats I could see that I was looking at him with my Charger fan eyes. He was very good, but not Hall of Fame level. But that passing attack ...
Edit: He is in the College Football Hall of Fame and the Chargers Hall of Fame:
https://www.kshb.com/sports/college-...team-announcesTHE YEAR OF THE FLIP!
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Originally posted by Air Coryell View Post
Kemp was picked up in 1962 by the Bills. I think we tried to sneak him through waivers.
Then they lured Tobin Rote out of retirement to replace Kemp. Tobin told Sid he'd only play one year so they drafted Hadl. Tobin lead them to their only championship, the next year Hadl stepped in. That's how I remember it.THE YEAR OF THE FLIP!
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