Bears - Mike Phipps Interview 1977

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Come on, let me have a run.

Why should a friend stand? That's more like it.

You participate in some round.

That's the idea.

Want to have shoes and picture? Okay.

I think the best quarterback will eventually show itself and it's a good situation.

I don't think at all it will be controversial.

I think I'll learn from him and likewise he can learn a lot from me and the offense is going to be generating more points this year.

I think it's going to be a good season for both of us.

How long will it take you to learn a new system say with the Bears? Is that a big problem? Well I'm getting my head cramped full of information today.

I'm happy to say that it's not that dissimilar.

So there are quite a few things that are changing from year to year even on this club.

There will be some of the veterans having to restart and learn over again.

So I'll just consider myself a rookie for a while and go in there with the idea that I have to start fresh and not take anything for granted.

Spend a lot of hours and a lot of time on the field and those are the combinations that usually do it for you.

Okay, let's see if you can do it.

Keep that knee flat.

Keep that knee flat on the ground.

Knee flat on the ground.

Keep that knee flat.

Keep that knee flat on the ground.

Keep that knee flat on the ground.

Come on, you got this.

30 right? Uh huh.

30 right? Uh huh.

I didn't feel like I was willing to go back and compete for a job at number one in Cleveland when I consider myself to be a number one quarterback.

I was trying to set my goals a little higher.

I just didn't want to go back and win the job.

I wanted to prove to myself once and for all that I would have the potential to be a good, sound NFL quarterback and I just didn't think that Cleveland's atmosphere and environment would be inducing to that happening.

I'm going to go back and do it.

I'm going to do it.

I'm going to do it.

I'm going to do it.

I'm going to do it.

I'm going to do it.

I'm going to do it.

Identifier

F.2012-03-1422

Date Of Production

1977

Abstract

Footage consists of the Chicago Bears practicing in 1977, which is intercut with an interview between Mike Phipps and an WLS-TV news journalist. Phipps had just left the Cincinnati Bengals at the time, and was traded to the Chicago Bears.

Run Time

0:05:06

Format

16mm

Extent

241 feet

Color

Color

Sound

Mag Stripe

Reel/Tape Number

1/1

Has Been Digitized?

Yes

Language Of Materials

English

Element

Trims and Outs

Genre

Journalism
Sports

Form

Outtakes
Interviews

Subject

Sports
Chicago Bears (Football team)
Football

Related Collections

SUBSERIES II: Sports

Related Places

North America ➜ United States ➜ Illinois

Main Credits

Koza, Frank (is filmmaker)

Participants And Performers

Phipps, Mike (is interviewee)

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