asu78 Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 well almost a true story the guy played at st. joseph's pa. and 2 years in the WFL played WR for the Phildelphia Bell 1974 and 1975 1974 player----rec----yards-----ave-----td-----long Papale-----9------121------13.4-----1------36 1975 player----rec----yards-----ave-----td-----long Papale-----0------0---------0-------0------0 no stats in 75 but on the roster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubs37 Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 He didn't play football in college. He ran track. I know they took a few liberties, but it's a movie. It was pretty good as well, I thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheaptrick77 Posted August 27, 2006 Share Posted August 27, 2006 Originally posted by asu78 no stats in 75 Not true ... Papale caught one pass for 49 yards with the 1975 Philadelphia Bell & it was for a touchdown. He also played with the 1973 Aston Knights of the Seaboard Football League. I have yet to see the movie, but .......... Despite the "just an ol' bartender who became an NFLer" selling point and the Madden 2007 graphics for the game sequences, the movie gets some praise for its attention to detail for the Liberty Bell patch on Eagles uniforms and the Red, White and Blue stripes on the 1976 Cowboys' helmets. I'll catch it when it comes to the video store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJC_fan Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 So he did have some "pro experience" before making the Eagles. Hummmm. I'll probably see it before it leaves the theaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lhornfan Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 The card above is his rookie card and becket.com did a story on it. It jumped 10,000% according to Beckett Publications. It used to be a .25 cent common, but jumped to as high as $25 on eBay. It has since settled down, and you can get a near mint copy for around $12 - $15. Pretty amazing what a Disney movie can do. If you compared this to Albert Pujols Bowman Chrome Auto RC which books around $2,000; it would jump to $200,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheaptrick77 Posted September 5, 2006 Share Posted September 5, 2006 Originally posted by LhornfanThe card above is his rookie card It is also his only card (unless you count the 1977 Topps Hispanic variation). Wow -- I picked up the Papale card for $0.35 EX-MT a few years ago because I enjoyed his interviews on the World Football League installment of the excellent Lost Treasures Of NFL Films series ........... I was not even aware of his "bartender" story at the time. I should start reading Beckett again ... 'sounds like a great article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheaptrick77 Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Well ... I finally got around to seeing this movie. Despite its glaring historical inaccuracies, I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. BTW – here is a great article on the real Vince Papale story: http://www.coachwyatt.com/vincepapale.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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