1959 New York Giants Football Highlights

the Giants open a coast-to-coast defense of the Eastern title in the vast Los Angeles Coliseum with white teka blocking Chuck Connolly fades to pass Jo Morrison brilliant rookie is the receiver 37 yards before he's tripped up by les Richter that summer all launches a sensational field-goal season this 23-yard it puts the and three to nothing in the second period Conerly out bombs they're minded Rams Bob snooker fights off boroughs and complete Sussex yard touchdown Giants lead 10 Billy Wade is the RAM quarterback and he's passing [Applause] but Livingston has that one all to himself the Giants are looking to roll it up [Applause] Connolly spots number 85 Bob and the rugged giant and nads for 24 yards down to the 21 this time Chuck hands to Gifford and Frank eats up the yards for the touchdown 17 to nothing once the ram's roar back Wade throws to the toughest man in the league to cover del Shofner he's away [Applause] Alley Matson a big man for LA meets up with the big men from New York and beats him for a TV [Applause] 17 in the third period the Rams win the air wade pitches eight yards to Marconi and the land minutes later Wade steps into the pocket and fires a great jumping cat spy software for 43 yards and the third Rams take the lead 21 to 17 [Applause] welcome his too late to walk summer holds 14 yard field goal in the Giants trail 21 to 20 in the fourth period Schaffner Conerly will take smoker Bob spins to take Chuck's 35 yarder pack a fabulous catch one hand with less than two minutes remaining summer rolls third field goal is the winner twenty-one Giants hectic opener murder takes over in Franklin feel as the Giants try to take Philadelphia the great Eagle passer norm Van Brocklin has something cooking it's a gone goose to Tommy McDonald for 33 yards and the touchdown you'll jump in front these things can happen twice and in the second period Van Brocklin proves it again McDonnell catches this 14 to nothing Connerly muscles into the act before it's too late [Applause] Morrison looks for the catch and drilled for 15 yards are closing in ray why TECA throws a key block and Gifford slashes pie for the Chandler punts and it's a good one Donal gets that ball and behind a good block by Powell Mack [Applause] yards and another score 21 to 7 in the third period it's Powell's turn [Applause] he chokes the kickoff into the pack [Applause] for 95 yards the soft church catches down on the to the touchdown is easy for Van Brocklin and it's easy for the Eagles of in the 4th Shaw pitches a strike to Bob snooker Bob drives through Johnson for 42 yards before car trips him up [Applause] Kyle wrote displays his endzone super special he beats Riley on the touchdown toss first Shawn but it's Eagles 42 to 21 oh no not again but it sure is Jordison pitches 19 yards to McDonald press the Giants 49 to 21 now it's grim going as New York travels to Cleveland the Giants got a win Don Chandler the Giants punting specialist gets off a booming 62 the order done averaged 54 yards a kick in this game [Applause] the speed merchants of the Browns is Bobby metal and the Wiggles and jigs around the corner the game 19 [Applause] next the high-speed downfield Menace ray Renfro [Applause] and mix it first down now in slow motion the big boy the great Jimmy Brown with absolutely no place to go rosey Grier in Livingston make brown strip unnecessary rubbish Tully applies the crusher [Applause] this time the great giant defense foils Mitchell robust Ellie's pinzón offends him another loss plums turn the quarterback fakes fakes once more and runs smari dives in for a seven-yard loss the Browns are stopped cold and Wren punts going to George Scott [Applause] oh he dropped it in that Sun field he covers for Cleveland on the Giants goals ago third down on the sixth plumb road with modulus key in pursuit a jump pass and a jump catch by Linden crow Connolly's turned to pitch he fakes spins and rips to gifford the drownin disc locking flank races for 24 yards making the stop why TECA guards Connerly for a dead shot to snooker mobs a blaster for the extra yards and gains 15 rosy Brown and this cross block for triplet and male roles for eleven yards to the 20 Connerly fading despot skippered 21 yards to the wine the first break through the line explodes and cuddly scholar's giant seven [Applause] in the fourth connelly passes to snooker well mixed an amazing catch to outwit lar 427 yards that set up the insurance field goal by sure-shot Pat Summerall from 21 yards it's good [Applause] come to nothing late in the game plum finds an elusive chap Mitchell with a pass he swings free of swari and Hough and stampers 33 yards for the brown PUF charges through to block roses try for point and when a big one over Cleveland ten to six [Applause] back to Yankee Stadium and revenge on the gunnel and the Eagles it's the largest opening day crowd in giant history with a 7 to nothing lead Van Brocklin once more robust Tully rushes and van lets her go it's aimed for peaks but how inspiring Spears it for a gallop down the sidelines the yards for Harland and the touchdown all defense in the second the Eagles red dog but Connolly is ready he flips in the flat to Gifford ground eliminates Brookshire and gift gallops for 27 yards without very protecting Chuck throws short to Webster good for 27 yards before Webber checks in on the 16 Donnelly fakes to triplet then hands to Webster dissing very do the blocking and Alec bolts 16 to score [Music] [Applause] you saw bull's back kayak as Chuck Chuck's mom's knocker beats Riley 439 yard before Brookshire makes the stop [Applause] old reliable Pat Summerall takes charge a 32-yard field goal puts the Giants in front 17 to 7 in the third Shah relieves Connally and flips - Kyle wrote some nifty footwork by Kyle earns him 11 yards [Applause] in slow motion George Shaw screens his targets Stella's open and with beautiful form Bob beats Johnson 4:13 on the TV [Applause] 20:47 and revenge for the murder in Philadelphia [Applause] back on the road as the Giants meet the Pittsburgh Steelers in Forbes Field the first time the Giants handled the ball Connelly fakes twice and that sets it up Gifford is beaten dick Alban and Frank run 77 yards for a touchdown [Applause] Bobby Lane slips the leather to cut Co Big Mo hits and enforces a fumble Pittsburgh 28 on connelly second chance with the ball there's no faking Webster and triplet block different slices in front of all but in scores [Applause] [Music] the Giants lead 14 to 10 on the third lane hurries to pass peerless Jimmy Paton dives for a tremendous interception and the judge in rain and mud ball handling is tricky Heinrich throws but Derby intercepts and charges back 20 yards to the giant 15 the defense repels Lane and he takes the field goal from 19 yards [Applause] in the fourth period Cutco takes the hand off but mo knifes in and the ball is jarred loose tough feels it on the bounce and runs five yards for a touchdown [Applause] pittsburg first [Applause] Trix Bobby Lane hands off to Tracy but he's not running he's passing buddy dial what's back for the catch and the rookie on can really move finally drop style after 68-yard once again Lane is grounded and kicks his third field goal from the sixteen pittsburg 16 two minutes to go and trouble Morrison fumbles the ball and Scott there gives Lane a last chance on the giant 16 second down four to go Tracy gets three mo and Huff applied the brakes third down in less than a yard that kevandsian Moe blocked the whole and Tracy is cold and mouse 4th down and inches super defense Kames in the Steeler line is crazy fails to get the first down in Pittsburgh 21 to 16 Exce giant coach Vince Lombardi returns with his comeback Green Bay Packers Gifford injured in the last game takes a fan side view of this one as the solid Packer defense forces the Giants to punt tumblers kick bounces far downfield great big cats [Music] Piper three the 66 yard punt pays off cat cabbage jars McElhenney and Moe recovers the fumble um the two triplets drought and you so power a path for Webster and Alex corn [Applause] in the second Joe Francis wings a bomb McElhaney catches and runs down the sideline for 23 yards before Nolan trips him up Paul Hornung puts Greenbay on the scoreboard with a 29 yard field goal Connolly fires to Webster you so rides off curry and Alec picks up 24 long distance placement kicking that means summer all his 49 yarder puts the Giants ahead you so and triplet block as Connolly such to pass completes Alec Webster and now 27 yards this time triplet leads the interference for Webster and Alec blast the seven yards for Green Bay 3 some are all on stage in a new role Connelly throws and it's summer all catching for 10 hat carries on and with another 49 yard field goal the Giants win 20 to 3 football's finest placekicker leaders in the east with a 5 and 1 record the Giants play host to the Chicago Cardinals with Connor Lee hurt George Shaw warms up for his first giant start why TECA holds him off for Shaw who slings a strike to Gifford for 25 yards Stacy making the stop this game is another summer all production Pat clicks for 37 yards in the Giants lead 3 to nothing the terrible Texan of the cards throat to scare John David crow takes the kickoff [Applause] after a 72 yard run back to the giant 18 however krob proves human on this play huh fly sin and there's the fumble mole recovers [Applause] in the secondary the cards tied at three to three on Conrad's 25-yard field goal the Texas terror breaks loose again crow slams over tackle flips by Sam huh good for 73 yards before cliff Levingston [Applause] omelettes well King Hill tries a quick airstrike [Applause] takes it away for a touchback to the rescue in the third period Hill has more trouble he pummels robust felling grabs it and ticks off 33 yards to the cards 43 forcing him out [Applause] the foot is mightier than the arm Summerall boots his third 49 yarder in two games The Blind Side as Heinrich focuses on Gifford Frank hasn't for 32 yards making the stop Pat Summerall clicks from the 20 and scores all the points in a giant nine to three victory another capacity crowd Jam packs the stadium for the Giants second meeting with Pittsburgh in the second period Gerald s smash as a whole is triplet stampedes through dragging Jack fuller a 12-yard gain with Connolly injured Don Hinrich directs and hits by Gifford with an 11 yarder the field gold man is still at it some are all kicks one for 21 yards three to nothing Bobby Lane fakes twice as mobray crew the very tours led by safari on the gala fence we'd returns of 22 yards to this dealer 25 when the engine stalls the Giants call on summer all that flex for 27 yards and a six to nothing lead Bobby Lane looks to pass with his receivers covered Lane takes off for 21 yards [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Lane finds time to pick his man a 17 yard pass to Jimmy or Lane cranks up for beauty he leads her perfectly for a four yard touchdown in the third period Don Heinrich bids for the lead complete the snooker for 49 yards to the school [Applause] but again yes sir from 29 yards out Summerall kicks his six field goal in two games Giants lead 9 to 7 can the Giants hold Don Chandler punts in the fourth period John southern receives with only two minutes to play [Applause] John 45 after a 28-yard run back the game is 90 seconds too long for our gallant giant defense Lane finds Tracy all alone and it's a 45-yard touchdown [Applause] now tied with the Browns the Giants travel to Minneapolis where they tackle the Cardinals leading three to nothing in the second summer all kicks off Stasi shoestrings the catch and when Mel gyeom Ellison Kelly hit him the ball pops loose Joba saw recovers on the car summer all is added again from the 23 it's six to nothing [Applause] Conerly lets them in the trap and puts the metal triplet on the screen Brown blocks [Applause] before yielding spacing Phil Kang fakes into the line but Gifford has the ball he's tripped but he tosses Webster spins receives and beats Norton [Applause] [Music] [Applause] 13 to nothing lead in the third the cards rebound Billie Stacy takes the punch gets a block hips clear of Tom Scott [Applause] [Music] [Applause] the cards revived kickoff boss and makes the catch pack hits him [Applause] crow scores and the cards take the lead King Hill fakes a handoff and rolls left Lynch hits him for another free ball dick recovers on the twenty-eight crow Connelly is back informed Frank Gifford Dixon and full stride for 33 yards and [Applause] [Music] in the fourth period Connerly zeroes in on Bob snooker Bob makes a terrific spinning catch as the Giants go on to win 3220 its took on early day as the Washington Redskins invade Yankee Stadium good old number 42 the 38 year old heroes honored and here he is in person yes galore more than $20,000 worth the mrs. Perry Ann Connolly joins the party and so do the coaches the team and the fans in a tribute to an all-time great [Music] early in the first Don Chandler is back to punt but he doesn't it's a nifty run 24 yards before Vossler gets wide Giants need Jack Stroud holds off the skins as Chuck spots a man [Applause] Melkor catches living draws on others flat stops him after 17 yards Webster carries with death and white TECA blocking the touchdown Ally opens for tenure with rosy Brown clearing away triplets sets up a touchdown that's 15 yards for Mel to connelly evades the skins and loops a pastor wrote in the corner touchdown in the second period Ralph's yummy whoops - Dom parser on a screenplay Lynch piles up the plan there's a fumble Livingston recovers for the Giants Connolly is on the beam sucker beats hot McCain for seven and TV that putting forward a nothing making a great big Conerly day Chuck tosses his third touchdown pass the snuffer for 34 yards 31 for New York and it's just the second period Yomi tries for a score but overshoots and Livingston took plates to defenders but concedes to Anderson that sets up another gifford looks for receiver asbury blocks different wires 24 yards to fill king and the [Applause] in the third period nifty little Annie LeBaron thanks the connection with fado and a LeBaron completes the drive with a slick running pass for nine yards to Jim finale his first score now Gifford says why he became the all-time giant ground gainer after blocks by Dustin Brown stylish striding gift goes 78 yard next three men the pulling down [Applause] the touchdown is easy for Webster Pam to lock up for crushing 45 to 14 win Yankee Stadium is closed today the streets are silent there is no game no roar of the crowd inside action coaches drill the team for the climax game with the Cleveland Browns the old pro Charlie Conerly perfects timing but now let's meet some of the brains behind all this brawn well Jaworski Chief Scout is a vital source of information on Cleveland Cavanaugh em coach patiently plans the past patterns Johnny delassalle aligned coach demands perfection say he's our quarterback too a Lee Sherman offense coach once the bombs neatly stacked Tom Landry defense coach dreams about a shutout and Jim Lee Howell head coach and coordinator of all the schemes and now the big game the clincher the Giants versus the Browns [Applause] in the first period the grape Jimmy Brown has no place to go he's hit and fumbled John's 40 Connolly opens another spectacular show Gifford catches [Applause] yards Costello in fists making the tackle first and ten Webster blocks as Chuck tosses to wrote 30 yards to the [Applause] Charlie Connelly shoots a perfectly Pastor Bob Schaffer [Applause] in the second period big Moe hits Mitchell head on Sam Huff making the recovery once again enter Pat Summerall this 40-yarder makes it Giants ten Browns nothing Connolly gives to Gifford give throws to smoker [Applause] Connolly resumes bombing with at us to Joe Marcin [Applause] [Music] the Giants are romping Frank Gifford slices into the [Music] milk plum tries to launch a drive-by air the rock and fizzles as Pro intercept right away for 30 yards and another [Applause] in the third period Connelly thanks to triplet then throws to Kyle rode on the crossover it [Music] Connolly fakes the throw beautifully then spawn skipper on this 32 yard scoring shot Frank yards gained Rossini 31 to nothing connelly winds up again behind Webster and triplet Gifford catches jumped from there 25 Browns 37 brown white teka a new soul blocked for triplet and Mel gives Jana ride 14 from the 22 Summerall with this board for nothing [Applause] connelly continues his pinpoint passing this time to fill King the chief knees past fist bumps over McClung going 35 yards to the Cleveland Charlie Connelly throws his third touchdown pass of the amazing round [Applause] Giants clinched the eastern title 48 to 7 now in the nation's capital Connor Lee wins the league passing title [Applause] Big Brother Brown guards Chuck on the screen pass Gifford speeds for 27 yards Connolly runs right he loves over the charging lineman to Joe Morrison and a nifty hip helps Joe to the seven to seven in the third on a wide pitch out in the third Gifford runs behind brown for 19 yards bound Charlie Conerly makes sure of his passing championship with a 26 yard touchdown 14 Washington 10 a new wrinkle Morrison convoyed by death fit sister wrote who beats James for 14 yards and this is it Pat Summerall kicks his 20th failed gold in a 24 to 10 wind up [Applause] and now the Giants meet the red-hot Baltimore Colts in league play off Memorial Stadium home of the Colts is supercharged with fan enthusiasm they idolized Johnny Unitas record-breaking passer and Lenny more dangerous than any role and Raymond berry league-leading receiver the crowd is ready so let's go united sets up trouble with this swing past Amelie meet you for 13 yards [Applause] dick Modzelewski red dogs and United throws more cuts inside for the catch Nolan encroach ace but it's too late for a touchdown and nothing a slick call by Connelly it's the dawn with white tech and snooker blocking triplet rolls for 28 yards [Music] connelly tries to pass but his receivers are covered Big Daddy Lipscomb throws Chuck for a loss the Giants take the field goal some are all boots from the 23 [Applause] it's good and the kool-aid summon to three in the second smart Lanson on Unitas Andromeda [Applause] Johnny Unitas back to throw steps into the pocket and his target is more he picks up 31 yards before patent male the Giants holdfast and Steve Myra tries from the 42 it's wide no score Connolly rolls out right he's looking for snow Kirk Bob out fights tassel [Applause] [Music] poor but the Giants have to settle for the field goal 37 yards by Summerall and the Colts in the third period connelly fakes to King and then passes it's another fabulous catch by smelter for 20 yards too [Music] Pat Summerall boots his third field goal from the 22 [Applause] in the fourth period United States his foot to bury is good for 17 yards Lynch making the tackle it's a fast pop Unitas two more Lenny drive-thru tacklers [Applause] on the option on the giant floor Unitas keeps going more makes the button [Applause] Connolly waits on the giant tent hoping for receiver Gilbert has no chance and Nelson intercepts and Unitas drops back to pass [Applause] he's got the job [Applause] with time against him Tunnel a back to pass throws one for gifford jelly sample charges into herself coke fans want more but now two giant heroes put one over thunder later Snell Kerr for 32 yards and a touchdown and story on the scoreboard is pulse 31 giant 16 we sure hope you've enjoyed these exciting highlights of the 1959 New York Giants season it's been a season full of thrills for all of us and those highlights showed you why

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Length: 39min 13sec (2353 seconds)

Published: Thu Jul 09 2020