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Mr. Sas, sorry you passed before the world could figure out how to throw a pass with that tiny felt football.
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Norman Sas, inventor of electric football, dead at 87. You made my childhood happier, Norman. RIP.
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Norman Sas, inventor of electric football, dead at 87. You made my childhood happier, Norman. RIP.
I had the Colts and Chiefs. RIP Mr. Sas.
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I had Broncos/Cowboys. Pretty much a useless toy that I couldn't figure out, but played the hell out of it.
Re: Mr. Sas, sorry you passed before the world could figure out how to throw a pass with that tiny felt football.
He must have invented the game when he was pretty young. The first one I remember was 1965. Maybe he was inspired by the Beach Boys. You know - "Gotta keep those good vi- vibrations ahappenin' with her!" ;)
As for the passing attack: The set we had had a QB with an arm on a spring. You cocked that felt FB back and if you could hit any player it was ruled a catch. You stuck the ball under the players arm and then you turned the machine on.
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He must have invented the game when he was pretty young. The first one I remember was 1965. Maybe he was inspired by the Beach Boys. You know - "Gotta keep those good vi- vibrations ahappenin' with her!" ;)
As for the passing attack: The set we had had a QB with an arm on a spring. You cocked that felt FB back and if you could hit any player it was ruled a catch. You stuck the ball under the players arm and then you turned the machine on.
That is how we played it too. Although the QB arm wasn't really on a spring, it was flexible enough to fling the little football.
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The set we had had a QB with an arm on a spring. You cocked that felt FB back and if you could hit any player it was ruled a catch.
Yep. I seem to remember that passes mostly hit wildly off the far wall. You could kinda sorta kick (I think it was the same guy who was the passer?).
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Yep. I seem to remember that passes mostly hit wildly off the far wall. You could kinda sorta kick (I think it was the same guy who was the passer?).
Yes it was the same guy AND he was 12 foot tall compared to the others. :laugh:
The ball flew so fast, there were always arguments whether it actually hit a player or not.
I had the Colts and the Vikings.
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I always ran 'student body left/right/middle' by mushing everyone together with the ballcarrier in the middle. crappy game but I spent hours on it too.
RIP
