1960 Classic Sports Illustrated Type I Photo Bednarik Crushes Frank John g. zimmerman. eagles at giants, nov. 20, 1960 | philadelphia eagles linebacker chuck bednarik celebrates after laying out new york giants running back frank gifford at yankee stadium. the hit. A great ap wire photo with a full typed caption on the verso, this was beautifully executed by john g. zimmerman, photographer for "sports illustrated," who is given written credit on the snipe. famous photo shows unconscious frank gifford lying on the ground with a jubilant chuck bednarik hulking over him. type i photo measures 7x9" and is nrmt.
Lelands On the wall outside my office at si is a photograph from 1960 of philadelphia eagles middle linebacker chuck bednarik pumping his fist triumphantly over frank gifford, who lies limp on the chewed and broken turf of yankee stadium. Even the most casual of fans recognizes the photograph that sports illustrated’s john g. zimmerman snapped seconds after bednarik delivered the blow, the most famous photo in nfl history, the image eternal and visceral and stark: bednarik standing erect and godlike, his right arm raised as if he is about to plunge a stake into a vampire’s heart, looming over gifford’s body. But that play didn’t create the mythos of “the hit.” bednarik and gifford’s lives were affected by the incident, and what people thought happened during the incident, for the rest of their lives. the play became mythologized in the aftermath. the hit that knocked frank gifford out of football for over 18 months. rip chuck bednarik. The photo of bednarik's hit is as iconic as "the catch" or the image of a bloodied and battered y.a. tittle in 1964. it's easy to look at that photo and reach a conclusion of bednarik as a player.
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