{"id":18941,"date":"2012-11-21T11:30:58","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T16:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=18941"},"modified":"2012-11-21T11:30:58","modified_gmt":"2012-11-21T16:30:58","slug":"must-see-john-riggins-a-football-life-at-8-p-m-on-nfl-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/11\/must-see-john-riggins-a-football-life-at-8-p-m-on-nfl-network\/","title":{"rendered":"MUST SEE: John Riggins: A Football Life at 8 p.m. on NFL Network"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tonight, the NFL Films series “A Football Life” features Washington Redskins great John Riggins<\/strong>. It is absolute must see viewing for any Washingtonian, whether they were a fan or not, and of course all football fans.<\/p>\n

Twelve minutes of the documentary are already up at \u2018John Riggins: A Football Life\u2019 \u2013 Sneak Peek<\/a>. It is really good, even though it is mostly information that isn’t new, but with Riggins describing some things.<\/p>\n

The NFL Films producer Dave Douglas<\/strong> told DC Sports Bog – More on the NFL Network\u2019s John Riggins documentary<\/a> all about it:<\/p>\n

In my 35 seasons here, this has been by far the most enjoyable show I\u2019ve ever worked on,\u201d Douglas told me this week. \u201cIt\u2019s not even close. Not even close. It\u2019s not just John\u2019s material and stories. Once you talk to him, and meet him, and have a couple beers with him, you realize how wonderful and real he is.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I can’t wait to see the whole thing. I’m half-hoping that some of the myths surrounding Riggins are elaborated on. One of them was he partied too hard before a game and asked his linemen, the Hogs, only to block well enough for him to get about 3 yards — he didn’t think he could run any farther. Naturally, they didn’t listen and he ran for something like 150 yards. From what I gathered, it was in January 1983 during the playoffs, the game he bowed to the crowd. Then again, “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”<\/p>\n

Transplants to Washington, this is part of the reason people still love the Redskins and have put up so much from Dan Snyder. Hopefully, Snyder will see this documentary and go make peace with the Redskins and “get him back in the family.”<\/p>\n

When I was a kid, I met Riggins in the Vienna Mister Donut (RIP). I got his autograph, complemented him on his preseason game analysis. He was shy, but accommodating to an autograph request. That was probably at least five years after he stopped playing and he still looked like he could play.<\/p>\n

Watch it now, until it’s taken down<\/p>\n