The Most FEARED Player in NFL History

I'm 57 now, but back in '77 I was a 10 year old Native/Black kid whose only memory of that year is of Alzado coming to St. Vincent's Home for children to play Santa Claus for us. When I remember this special man, all I can remember was his soft voice, and his Big heart he showed that he cared for more things than football & steroids, this man cared about us, and that is something nobody can take away!!! P.S. Never got to tell him, but I still have Love for this man! Thanks Big Al, they don't make 'em any more like you Big Brother, you are the Best!!!

If anybody was born to be a Raider, it was Lyle Alzado.

I used to go to Gold's gym in Venice, Ca. in the 80's. Lyle was there every morning. Lyle was the nicest guy in the gym. He would always say hello and offer to spot me on heavy lifts. We miss him

To be fair to Alzado, literally every other athlete in the world was on the juice in the 80's. Heck there are sports records that will never ever be broken from that time period because the athletes were walking science experiments in how far the human body's limitations could be pushed chemically.

Fran running in that touchdown and immediately beaming Ron Bolton with the ball is one of my all time favorite clips.

A friend of mine attended an autograph signing event in California and Alzado was there. My friend told me that Alzado was the nicest and friendliest person there. He was a true gentleman.

About 1972,some broncos took part in a fund raiser for our highschool.Our varsity guys took on broncos in a whopper eating contest at a local burger joint.They were on the bed of a flatbed truck.At 6 to 8 whoppers guys started puking.Alzado ate 14 whoppers and won the contest.

21:49 That look in his eye is INTENSE. The guy might’ve been juiced to the gills, but he was a WARRIOR. RIP 🙏

Best non ESPN 30 for 30 documentary

The Raiders were my favorite team in the 70's. Alzado, Davidson, Tatum, Matuzak. All of them tough as nails.

How dare you, KTO, saying "Ernest Goes to Camp" is a bad movie. It's a true masterpiece.

He was a perfect wrestler without knowing it . Vince would have loved him

Growing up watching players like Jack Lambert Lyle alzado and Jack Tatum, they were the ones I tried to emulate when I started playing football. Probably the reason I've had a couple dozen concussions and my memory shot at age 50 Que Sera Sera

He was nicknamed Darth Raider when he came from Cleveland. Lyle was a monster of a man and a monster of a football player. Its a shame that since he was honest about his drug use he will never be a hall of famer even though he deserves it and most HOFers from his time were also on drugs but never admitted to it. Great video and thank you for spreading the history of Lyle.

Put 3 Mile Lyle in the hall of fame already, dude gave everything to the sport.

I’d argue that Jack “The Assassin” Tatum was the most ruthless. He paralyzed a man and never regretted it

I grew up during the 1970s when these modern-day gladiators played the game! This was a time when this was truly a brutal game, and it required heart, masculinity, and tenacity. Unlike today. Lyle Alzado was originally from the mean streets of Brooklyn, NY like myself. It builds character. He was also one of my all-time favorites because of his style of playing. He was a man's man and gave it his best! A tough guy. RIP LYLE ALZADO. You have my respect and admiration.

I don't understand why you would consider yourself a phony. You walked the walk, you talked the talk, and you showed out. Everything you put out there was real as can be.

I loved the playstyle and mentality of the 70's. Vietnam war vets, some coaches involved in world war 2 and the Gulf of Tonkin, almost everything that decade had was awesome.

"I don't know if I'll ever find a home but this is the closest thing to it." Alzado was born to be a Raider. We are essentially the Ellis Island of NFL teams-- "give us your tired, your sick, your poor, your orphans, your criminals, your addicts..."