One of the few established players on the New Orleans Saints defense of the 1970s, Joe Federspiel was a 4th round pick from Kentucky in 1972. He would play 9 seasons for the Saints and start a total of 121 games.
He finished his career with 5 interceptions and 10 fumble recoveries.
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I've been following the Saints since a kid in the 70s watching the likes of Archie Manning and Tommy Myers.
We may not have as grandiose a history as some NFL teams, but there are scores of memories the New Orleans Saints have given to their fans and I have done my best to record them here at New Orleans Saints History.
The 1992 Pat Swilling Upper Deck Trading Card
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In the 1989 season opener against Dallas, the Dome Patrol gave a hearty welcome to Cowboy rookie quarterback Troy Aikmen with 2 sacks, 2 interceptions and a 28-0 shutout. Here Hershel Walker is dropped behind the line by noseguard Patrick Swoopes. Walker had a total of 10 yards rushing in the whole game. 1989 saw…
Saints Punt Return Man Vince Buck in the 1991 Win Over Tampa Bay
A couple of colorized pictures from the 1968 Saints-Vikings game with Minnesota QB Joe Kapp under some pressure from the Saints defense.
A portrait of Saints Linebacker Rickey Jackson by New Orleans artist Bob Graham
One of my claims to fame is that I played baseball against Joe in the Valley Sports Senior League in mid 60s. As I recall, his dad coached and brother, Nick, also played. I played on the Red Sox along side another pretty good athlete named Larry Carter and coached by Larry’s dad, Joe. By the way, we were league champs!