What’s your must obscure, random Saints fact? (6 Viewers)

[J.T.]

And 300,000 claim they were there

I was not at the first game. I was very young, my dad had to work on Sunday, so he gave the tickets to his father and my dad's brother. (My uncle and grandfather are deceased, my dad and I are still alive.....)

 

[Zack Lee]

Bum Phillips became head coach In 1981 and that was my first year going to a game It took another 28 years for them to win a Super Bowl. I’ve been to 3 of their playoff games.

 

[JustaSharkie]

In 2005 the New Orleans Saints played 16 (sixteen) Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back regular season road games and ended with a 3-13 season record. This schedule will likely stand forever, never to be repeated.

 

[By the River]

The Saints had the last NFL player to wear #0 in a regular season game (Obert "Butch" Logan). He played with the Saints in 1967. He signed with Dallas after us but never played during the 1968 season.

 

[WarSaintsFan]

After Sunday's win against the 49ers the Saints now have an overall winning record at home. First time in their 53 year history. 207-206-1.

 

[porculator]

The Saints have had 4 Hall of Fame coaches and the one with the best winning percentage as a Saint was Ditka, who went 15-33.

 

[jessy]

That was the 1963 AFL All-Star game where most of the African-American players from the AFL teams weren't allowed to ride in taxis, to eat or drink at local New Orleans restaurants or bars, in fact when a few black AFL All-Stars tried to force the proprietors to serve them, a few of the bouncers, bartenders pointed guns at them and told them to get out and leave otherwise they'd be shot.
So when the black AFL All-Stars arrived back at the hotel, they called a meeting and discussed and then voted on boycotting the All-Star game in New Orleans. All but 2 or 3 players voted against it and the game itself was moved to Houston.

Thank you! I heard about it on a sports podcast earlier this year and couldn’t find any additional info on it.

 

[Saint Kamara]

The Saints have had 4 Hall of Fame coaches and the one with the best winning percentage as a Saint was Ditka, who went 15-33.

Besides Hank Stram, who are the other 2?

 

[*KamaraG!rl*]

There's been a 6-game winning streak in the last 4 seasons!

 

[St.Dan]

The Mora years are known for both great milestones and missed opportunities, but here's an obscure one:

Six times in Mora's 10 1/2 years as coach, the Saints defeated a team that had either won or at least played in the previous year's Super Bowl -- 1985, beat the Niners on the road; 1987, beat the Giants at home; 1988, beat the Broncos at home; 1990, beat the Niners on the road; 1992, beat the Skins at home; 1995, beat the Niners on the road.

 

[IceHot]

Besides Hank Stram, who are the other 2?

He is probably referring to Fears and Stanfel who along with Ditka are in the HoF as Players not coaches.

 

[327]

Aaron Brooks was the first NFL player to throw for 400 yards in a game and rush for 100 the following week.

 

[tinman]

The only ostrich racing @ halftime.

In a preseason game against CIN(the year Boomer modeled underwear); the fans were called for a delay of game penalty, for the 1st time ever. The game was stopped numerous times as the dome went nuts! I was on the 45, 5 rows behind the CIN bench, we were unmerciful talking smack to Boomer.

The 2 Hillgenberger brothers playing center on the same team (both former Pro-Bowlers).

 

[SaintsFan742]

Morten Anderson set an NFL record, at the time, when he was with the Falcons with three 50+ yd. field goals in one game helping beat us.

 

[Zack Lee]

Besides Hank Stram, who are the other 2?

Tom Fears was one.