Bum Phillips 1923-2013
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.
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…
A scene from the 1979 Saints/Broncos game of 1979. The Saints Defense stops Broncos runner Otis Armstrong.
1971 New Orleans Saints Action! Joe Owens (#72) and Richard Neal (#87) put the heat on Packer Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr.
The Wall Street Journal sees the defense of the 2014 New Orleans Saints as a future development of all NFL defenses to come.
The 1992 Pat Swilling Upper Deck Trading Card
Something a little different. A re-post of an article by Tee Word at Canal Street Chronicles explaining today’s defensivebacks and their job duties in the modern day defensive backfield.